“He looks good holding a baby, so yeah.” Charlie smiles lovingly at me.
“One day I’ll be a DILF.” I smile at my friends.
“Don’t wait too long, all our kids need to grow up together,” Olivia says. “No pressure.” She looks over guiltily at Charlie.
“Don’t worry, I get it.” He smirks, staring down at Daisy.
Moments later, the other Taylor twin waltzes in with his two little poppets.
“Congratulations, brother, welcome to the girl dad club.” Christian smirks, wrapping his twin in a bear hug.
“Congrats, Livvy,” Ness says, giving her a kiss. “Look but don’t touch girls,” Ness tells her own twins, who are very much interested in Poppy in the bassinet. The girls have started walking and talking and are such handfuls. “This is your cousin Poppy, and Uncle Derrick is holding Daisy,” Vanessa explains to the girls.
“DeeDee,” Ruby calls out. That is what the girls call me. She’s looking very upset that I am holding another baby. I quickly palm Daisy off and pick her up.
“How are you, my little princess?”
“Mine,” she says, wrapping her arms around my neck.
“Guess someone is jealous.” Christian chuckles as Sadie tries to climb the bassinet.
“You’re still mine, little one, I’m just cuddling your new cousin,” I explain to her.
“Mine,” she grumbles again, hugging me tightly. It is the cutest thing.
“Guess you’re hers.” Ness laughs.
“Guess I am.”
It takes me a while to detangle myself from Ruby, but we say our goodbyes and walk out of the hospital.
“You seriously looked hot holding the baby. I got a flash into the future, and it being us,” Charlie confesses.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah,” he says, bringing my hand to his lips and kissing it. “I can’t wait to make babies with you, D.”
“Wish there was a way we could have biological kids together, I think we would make cute ones.” The high I was just on fades fast.
“Our kids would be so cute. And it sucks, but as long as we are a family, that is all that I care about.”
He’s right. Us being a family is the most important thing.
A couple of months later, we are back at the hospital this time for Sienna and Evan’s baby girl, Willow. Then Isla and Finn, with their little girl, Mila. So many girls have just been added to the Dirty Texas family. I’m not sure what was in that Hawaiian water, or maybe it’s karma coming for these womanizing rockstars.
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Christmas Day with the Dirty Texas crew always feels like a fever dream. Kids screaming like they’re possessed. Football in Evan’s man cave. So much food. Random people coming and going.
“I’m going to warn you, things are crazy today,” I warn Rowan as Charlie parks the car in Sienna and Evan’s driveway. We have an entire car filled with presents. Did I go overboard?Yes, I did.Do I regret it?No, I don’t.
“Hanging out with y’all has become my new favorite hell.” Charlie chuckles, kissing the side of my head as we walk up the driveway. “I’m glad I’ve got backup now.” He grins, looking over at Rowan.
“You’re telling me it’s even louder than when I’m here?” Rowan smiles. We’ve caught up with Rowan a lot more than the others, but only because he is literally in LA now once a month for work, and I’m in New York the same amount of time.
“It is, but it’s loud because there’s so much love.” This makes both of them laugh.
