Gasping in delight, Hunny shoved her onesie haphazardly back onto the rack before giving Nessa her full attention. “Like, more no-sex orgasm-type fun, or did you two decide to bump uglies?” Nessa grimaced, and Hunny added, “Make the beast with two backs?”
Make the beast with— “You know we’re both adults, right? You can saysex.”
Hunny’s brows rose in challenge. “Fine. Did you two fuck?”
Nessa snorted out a surprised laugh, brushing her shoulder playfully against her friend’s. “Better. Now I don’t feel like some crone reliving her glory days at the nursing home.”
“Come on. The phrases aren’tthatold.”
“They’re older than me,” Nessa argued.
“You’re right, and you’re practically an antique,” Hunny said with an exaggerated sigh. “And Murphy is even older than you, so he’s definitely a fossil.”
“I’ll let him know you think so,” Nessa commented lightly, handing Hunny the lilac onesie.
“There’s no need. I’ve called him old before.” Hunny looked down at the outfit, her eyes lighting up. “Oh, I love this!”
“I hoped you might. No umbrella ducks in sight.”
Hunny bit the inside of her cheek, giving the outfit another glance. “Do you think this color is gender-specific, or is it a happy neutral? I still don’t know the sex of our kits.”
Gender-specific? “I suppose lilac is traditionally more oriented toward girls, but who cares? If you like it, you should get it.”
“Yeah. I mean, I think this is really cute. But what if I’m having all boys and they hate the color?”
Nessa blinked at her friend, desperately trying to keep a straight face. It was definitely a good thing Tank wasn’t here, otherwise he’d probably lose his mind waiting for his mate to reach a decision. “They’re kits, Hunny. They won’t hate certain colors straight from the womb.”
Actually—would they? She’d never spent time around a baby before, but they had to learn to dislike certain colors at some point, right? How early did that start?
It was such a silly question, but why didn’t she know the answer? It seemed simple enough. And if she didn’t know something so simple, what else didn’t she know?
Suddenly, Nessa felt very unprepared for the future, and these weren’t even her kits.
But you’ll be their aunt. You’ll be in their lives, and you have no idea what you’re doing.
Swallowing past the lump of anxiety clogging her throat, Nessa cast a quick glance around, hoping to spot some kind of bookabout babies on a shelf nearby. She’d need to learn the basics about children since three would arrive in just a few more months. If she started reading about kids now, she’d be a lot better equipped to help Hunny and Tank when her friend gave birth.
Murphy should probably read up on the subject, too.
Just as that thought cemented in her mind, another struck.
Aside from shifting abilities, how different were kits from human babies? Maybe the books here wouldn’t even be helpful regarding Hunny’s pregnancy. Was there some kind of underground paranormal bookstore that would have a proper selection?
Hunny groaned in distress, pulling Nessa from her thoughts. “This trip might be a bust. Maybe I should wait another few weeks before I buy any clothes.”
Hesitantly, Hunny moved to slide the outfit back onto the rack.
Nessa stopped her. “Or, and hear me out, you get this cute little outfit and two more matching sets. That way you’ve already got something for them to wear after you give birth, and if you decide against it later, you can always return it.”
After a long pause, Hunny answered, “Okay, you talked me into it.” She snatched up two identical onesies and placed them all in her cart. After that, they moved on to another rack, searching futilely for something else. Nothing struck Hunny’s interest, though, so they moved on to the cribs.
Hunny inspected each one closely. “These are gorgeous, but I feel like Henry could make something just like this for a fraction of the price.”
“Wasn’t he going to make you some furniture anyway?”
Hunny nodded. “Before we mated, and he thought I’d be in the guest room, he mentioned it. We haven’t really talked about furnishing the babies’ room, though.”
“I’m sure Tank would be over the moon if you asked him to build you something. Plus, he can always add any details or designs to the cribs that you want.”
