Page 27 of Ice Me Baby

I need an update! I can’t get away from the house. We’re in the middle of the twin’s bedtime routine, and I’m on story duty. Cheryl told me to go, but you know how crazy they can get.

Vicy

Yeah. We are on our way now.

Gilly

Fenni and I are on the way.

Ozzy

How are the wives?

Gilly

They are doing fine. Pregnancy looks good on them.

Vicy

lol I can’t believe they got pregnant at the same time.

Gilly

That’s what happens when you and your best friend marry identical twins.

When my door opens, I pause my reading and look up. Oli holds out a hand as he asks, “You ready?”

I nod and slip out of the car but wince when I try to put weight on my foot. Shit. I didn’t ice it when I got home.

Oli doesn’t hesitate to lift me into his arms, bridal style. I huff a sigh but don’t argue; there would be no point. Tapping the screen of my phone, I ask, “Gilly and Fenni married identical twins?”

He nods as maneuvers around the car. “Yeah. A few years ago. Dannielle and Samantha both got pregnant a few months back and insisted the four of them live together.”

“That’s pretty cool.” When I've finished catching up on messages, I scroll to the bottom of the chat. It doesn’t look like anyone has given poor Merc an update yet. Nope. Not a single text on the way to the house. So, I send a quick text in both chats.

I’m fine everyone. The guys have insisted I stay at the common house for a bit.

It doesn’t take long for my phone to blow up again, but I don’t have a chance to respond when we are stopped by Perri, Gilly, and Fenni.

“Are you okay!?” Perri’s wide eyes take me in, looking for any injuries, while Oli holds me.

I nod. “Yeah, I’m fine.”

“You are not fine,” Oli grunts.

I roll my eyes as I smile at Peri. “I’m fine. Thank you.”

“She needs to get inside and elevate her foot. So move,” Oli grunts.

I slap him on the chest. “Be nice.” It’s odd seeing my normally soft cinnamon roll so grumpy.

He huffs. “Can you please move, so we can get her inside? She hurt her ankle, and needs to take care of it before it swells anymore. She’ll need to be able to walk on it in the morning.”

The three large men jump out of Oli’s way, so he can carry me into the house with no problem. I pat his chest and smirk. “There we go. I was worried you swapped personalities with Lewi there for a moment.”

He snorts. “I’m not sure that’s possible. Lewi is a dark cloud.”

I laugh when Lewi grunts. Oli gently sets me down on the couch, but before my feet hit the cushions, Lewi sits and lays them across his lap. I shoot him an arched brow, but he lets out a grunt and avoids my eyes, pretending to spend all of his concentration on untying my sneakers.

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