"What else?" Jett prompts. "What do you want for us?"
I take a deep breath, deciding to be completely honest.
"I want us to start thinking about kids," I say. The words come out quietly, but they feel huge in the warm room. "Not necessarily right away. But soon. I want us to talk about it. Plan for it. Build toward it."
The room goes silent. Three alphas stare at me with expressions I can't quite read.
"You want kids," Pine says slowly. "With us."
"Of course with you," I say. "Who else would I want kids with? You're my pack. You're my family. You're the people I want to build a future with."
"How many kids?" Cassian asks, and there's something soft in his voice that makes my chest tight.
"I don't know," I admit. "Two? Three? However many feels right. However many we can handle while still giving each of them the attention they deserve."
"I want that too," Jett says. His hand finds mine and squeezes. "I want to see you round with our pup. I want to teach them things. I want to build a family with you."
"Me too," Cassian says. "I've been thinking about it but I didn't want to pressure you. Didn't want to assume you'd want that with us."
"I want everything with you," I say simply. "Everything."
Pine is quiet, his dark eyes studying my face. Then he's moving, pulling me into his arms and holding me close.
"We'll start trying soon," he says against my hair. “To give you time to plan the biggest event of the year. Then we'll focus on growing our family."
"Really?" I ask, pulling back to look at his face.
"Really," he confirms. "We want this. All of us. We want you and we want the family we'll build together."
I'm crying now. Happy tears that won't stop falling. Cassian moves closer and wipes them away with gentle fingers. Jett's arm comes around my shoulders. Pine's hand finds my face.
"I love you," I say again. "So much. All of you."
"We love you too," they say in unison, and somehow that makes me cry harder.
Pine checks his phone again. "Two minutes until midnight."
We settle together on the couch, tangled in blankets and each other. I'm tucked between Cassian and Jett with Pine on the floor in front of us, his head resting against my knee.
"One minute," Pine announces.
"What are your resolutions?" I ask them. "I shared mine. You have to share yours."
"Keep you safe," Cassian says immediately.
"Be worthy of you," Jett adds. "Every single day. Make sure you never regret choosing us."
"Love you better than I did the day before," Pine says. "Always. No matter what."
"Thirty seconds," Pine says, watching his phone.
"I can't wait to see what this year brings," I say. "I can't wait to plan weddings and grow the business and start building our family."
"Twenty seconds."
"I can't wait to see you as a mother," Cassian says. "Teaching our kids. Loving them the way you love us."
"Ten seconds," Pine announces.
