“That’s because my goddess of a wife came into the room, and every good and decent thought in my head went flying out our front door.”
His hand patted her ass as she walked by, picking up their son. Jessie groaned. “He’s getting so big. I can barely pick him up!”
“Mama! Mama! Big boy!”
“You are, Beckett. You’re Mommy’s big boy. Let’s go have breakfast and then, we’re going to go see everyone.”
“Noli?” Beck asked, his hands framing his mother’s face.
“Yes,” Hawk laughed, plucking him from Jessie’s arms. “Your girlfriend will be there, too.”
“Oh, stop.” Jessie patted his chest as they walked through to the kitchen.
“You know Beckett’s love for Magnolia is pretty much one of the best things that ever happened to me. The way I get to tease Gunner about them getting married one day…”
Jessie laughed as she opened the fridge. Eggs, milk, peppers, and turkey all came out in a whirlwind. Hawk set Beckett down in his chair, opening a coloring book and placing a container of crayons down in front of him. Beckett hadn’t really gotten the hang of coloring on the page yet, so their kitchen table was covered in colorful lines. Hawk asked Jessie if she wanted to cover it while he was still young, but she smiled at the lines with tears in her eyes, saying it was one of the special things that made their house a home.
“You know,” Hawk’s hands slid around her waist and he kissed her cheek. “Since they’re having a boy any day now, it’sonly fitting we try for a girl. Could you imagine if another one of our kids fell in love with theirs?”
“You being a matchmaker for our child, let alone our non-existent children, is something I just can not wrap my mind around.” Her ass pressed back against his hip. “But I think I might be okay with exploring the idea of another baby.”
Hawk froze. He knew Jessie was serious when she was giving birth to Beckett. He would always be their only child. After what she went through the first time, he couldn’t imagine seeing her that sick again.
“Jess, no. I was just teasing. Our family is complete. Let Stone have a turn teasing Gunner with Quinn.”
“Oh my god,” Jessie smirked. “Can you imagine Mae if that happened? I mean, her and Lily would have a field day, but Gunner would never hear the end of it!”
“It would be fun to watch.”
“It would. But I was serious about what I said. I’ve been doing some research.”
His heart sped up.
“Research?”
“I don’t know. It’s silly.” The knife in her hand began slicing through the red pepper, hard cracks landing on the cutting board. Hawk moved from behind her, grabbing a large skillet from the drawer and setting it on the stove.
“It’s not silly. Tell me.”
“I just have this feeling that Beckett isn’t meant to be an only child. I can’t tell if that’s just my biology being cruel, or if that’s a feeling that someone else is meant to come into our family.”
Hawk nodded. “Our family is perfect just how it is, Jess. Only having one child doesn’t mean you’ve done anything wrong, or you’ve failed in any way. The way your pregnancy was…” He shuddered. “It’s okay to say you don’t want to go through it again.”
She nodded, adding the peppers to the pan and setting the burner to medium.
“I just think maybe it’s something we should talk to my doctor about.”
He ran his fingers over the small of her back. “Okay. So it’s something we talk to your doctor about. Just as long as you know there’s no pressure from me.”
“I know, handsome. I promise.” Jessie turned, smiling as she pressed a kiss to his jaw. Hawk’s hands steadied her waist for a second before he lifted her. A squeal filled the kitchen as Jessie landed on the counter next to the veggies.
“Hawk!”
He wedged himself between her legs and felt his skin pebble as her fingers raked through his hair. “Call one of your brothers. Tell them breakfast is on me if they can watch Beckett for… hmm… twenty minutes?”
“We can’t…” Jessie laughed. “I’m not doingthatwhile one of my brothers is in this house.”
“That’s why I was factoring in time to take you out to the springs.”
