Page 127 of Unscripted with Mila

Bentley looked up, frowning, then laughed and sat beside Emmy. He waved his hand in a magnanimous gesture. “Good one, boy wonder.”

Reid chuckled. “Haven’t been called that in a long time.”

“You’ll always be that to them.”

He smiled. “I know.” He glanced at my plate. “Do you want something else, Sandy? Jordan?”

Jordan shook his head. I smiled. “No, my boy. I’m good. It was delicious.”

“It was good. Not as good as when our wives cook, but I’m glad they took the day off. Becca is enjoying having everyone here.”

I followed his gaze. Becca was on the sofa, surrounded by her kids and grandkids. Reid still looked at her as if she’d hung the moon. Theo and Anne were laughing at something Jenny said, no doubt teasing her little brother, Carter. Lily and her partner, Daphne, were smiling, their two rescue dogs on their laps being fed tidbits.

“Lily looks so happy,” I murmured. “So settled.”

Reid nodded. “She is so busy at ABC, running their systems. Theo says she blows me out of the water,” he boasted, not at all put out. “And Daphne is amazing. She was just offered head trauma nurse. Lily is so proud. We all are. She’s a great partner for Lily. I’m glad they found each other.” He sat back, lowering his voice. “Melissa and Timothy found out their adoption of Michael has been approved. We’re going to need another party to celebrate.” He grinned. “Maybe a touch smaller.”

I laid a hand on his arm. “Reid, how wonderful.”

He smiled fondly as Michael came over, his little face wreathed in smiles. “Gramps,” he said. “Gramma said I get two pieces of cake since I ate all my supper.”

Reid lifted him onto his knee. “Even your vegetables?”

Michael nodded. “All of them.”

“Then you do get two pieces. I’ll make sure they’re big ones.”

Michael beamed, throwing his arms around Reid’s neck and hugging him. My heart warmed, seeing the affection.

When Melissa and Timothy found out they couldn’t have kids, it had been a sad time for them. Then they decided to adopt and met Michael. He was three and was a sickly toddler, going from foster home to foster home. That changed once they decided he was going to be theirs. Given Reid’s history, he threw himself into helping Michael, and he was now a healthy child, always smiling and happy. Knowing he would legally be a part of this family was the best HEA I could think of for any child.

Never one to stay in place long, Michael jumped down, stopping to offer me his sticky lips. I bent, and he pressed a gentle kiss to my cheek. “Lub you, Nana.”

“I love you,” I replied.

He high-fived Jordan and returned to his parents, who watched him with love.

I sighed. “So many good things.”

Reid leaned back, chuckling. “Did you hear what Liam’s boys did this week at school?”

I shook my head. All of Aiden’s children were now married with families of their own. Ava and Hunter had two boys who kept them busy. Austin and Knox loved following their dad around and “helping” him build things. He insisted they were the future builders of ABC. Aiden couldn’t be prouder.

Ronan and Beth were constantly on the go with Evan’s teenage schedule, and their kids, Luke and Zoey, were the apple of Ronan’s eye. Jeremy and Kim had a daughter, Lana. Paul and Diane had a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Joanna. But Liam beat them all and had five children. He’d adopted Paige’s daughter, Lucy, had two other daughters, Shannon and Erin, plus a set of twins, AJ and Brock.

Prank-loving, keep-you-on-your-toes twins.

“What have they done now?” Jordan asked, amusement lacing his voice.

“They snuck into the science lab and took out all the fish from the tanks, then filled them with green and yellow Jell-O and plastic fish that they put in upside down. It looked as if the water had turned and the fish were dead.” He chuckled. “They missed one camera. Otherwise, they would have gotten away with it. Liam spent a day overseeing them cleaning the tanks and restocking them.” He grinned widely. “They are grounded for a week.”

Jordan shared a glance with Reid. “They’ll break out in two days.”

Reid shook his head. “I give them a night.”

I had to laugh. The pranks were usually harmless, but they kept Liam and Paige on their toes. Aiden found it vastly amusing since he’d had to deal with his triplets causing trouble growing up and had little sympathy for Liam, although he tried to keep a straight face most of the time.

Laughter came from the corner, and Brandon, Halton’s eldest son, stood and executed a bow. He was the comic of the family, the most gregarious of them all. He had shocked everyone when he had followed Amber Grey back to Hollywood and married her. They had met while she was here directing the movie adaptation of Mila’s book, and it had been a whirlwind romance. They divided their time between here and LA, him always traveling with her when she went on location. His consulting business enabled him to go anywhere as long as his laptop was with him.