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Kodi: Of course, Dad, I did that first.
Dad: We’re already on our way two seconds after Jupiter hollered. Pray for me, son. Popi is driving.
Kodi: When you say ‘we’, exactly who do you mean?
Booker: All of us. You don’t think I could stop Frey?
Rue: How did you end up delivering the baby? I’m so not fucking doing that when Monty goes into labor, Kendrick can do it!
Kodi: You’re such a wuss!
Kari: Congratulations baby brother. Fuck, Dad, doesn’t she look just like we did?
Dad: She does.
Laken: Kodi, it seems like when she decides to do something, she’s just like you and does it in a rush. Cause there's no way you did that willingly. Isley asked, is there anything we need to bring?
Silas: Dad, are you crying?
Booker: You bet your ass he is. Though I’m not sure if it’s from Popi’s driving. Even Emmy has her eyes shut.
Taylin: We’re not far, we’ll be there in a few minutes. Kodi, fuck man…
Kodi: Shit, just don’t make a noise when you get here, I don’t want to wake Lennon before the midwifery team arrives.
Laken: Do you need anything????
Kodi: No… no, I think we’re fine.
At the thumbs up, Kodi went to unlock the front door. His fingers trembled and the shock finally hit.
Fuck, we delivered our Peanut.
I can’t… his ass was…
Right, let’s not dwell on that. Kodi blinked several times to banish the picture working to form in his mind. That was going to get locked in a box and never come out again!
The sound of a car outside had him return to the door, and he sagged in relief at the two women hustling from the car.
“Kodi, you had to be different,” Melinda, their assigned midwife, laughed. “I knew you were trouble from the start.”
His lips tugged into a bashful grin. “What can I say, I’m special.”
Loren, her assistant, tapped his arm when she reached him. “That you are. Now, where is the little tyke?”
“Asleep on her pops in our bedroom, unaware of the drama she’s caused.” He paused, running his tongue over his teeth. “Lennon’s bat did something to the umbilical cord.”
“They never are,” Melinda replied, a furrow appearing between her sculptured brows. “Don’t worry, we’ll check everything out.”
She bustled up the stairs carrying a large bag of what, Kodi didn’t want to know.
“I’ll stay here,” he answered. “My family will be descending soon.”
He’d barely finished speaking when Taylin pulled up, and Hollis jumped out of the car before it had come to a stop.
“Can I see the baby?”
Kodi’s lips parted to reply, but screeching tyres had him glance at the large SUV coming to an abrupt stop on the road at the end of the drive.
