Page 51 of Three to Fall

“We’ll get it for you.” He smoothed a hand down her back as he made the promise. “We’ll work it out.”

Kara buried her face in her hands. “I don’t even know whose baby it is. None of us have been very careful.” Pink flushed her cheeks.

I shrugged. “Gotta be either mine or Hawk’s, right? Grayson’s only been around for five minutes.”

Grayson cleared his throat. “First time we were together was two and a half weeks ago. That’s plenty long enough for it to be mine. Depends how far along she is.”

Hawk scoffed. “It’s mine for sure. I was planting those seeds long before either of you came along.” He grinned, twisting her hips so she was facing him. “Can’t wait to see that baby stretch your belly. Fucking hell. I’m gonna be a dad.”

“Or I will be,” I interjected. “Kara better hope he’s not yours. If your ego is genetic, this kid’s head is going to be ginormous.”

Hawk gave me his favorite middle finger.

Kara glanced nervously between each of us. “Will it matter? Whose baby it is, I mean? Does this…” She glanced down at the floor.

But I’d seen the fear in her eyes. I knew exactly what she was worried about. I put my fingers beneath her chin and tilted her face up to meet my gaze. “It changes nothing for me. I’ll love any baby we have because he or she is a part of you. If it’s Hawk’s or Grayson’s, it doesn’t matter. I’m still in.”

“Me too,” Hawk said without hesitation. “It’ll be better looking if it’s mine though.”

Kara laughed and wiped her eyes as she turned to Grayson. “What about you? If I have a baby by another man—”

“Then I’ll love it just as much as I love Hayley Jade.” He cupped her cheek. “I wantyou, Kara. When I told you I loved you, I meant it. That doesn’t suddenly change because you’re pregnant.”

She shook her head quickly, pressing up on her toes to kiss him. “I don’t want to lose you. I want you to be okay with this. Them. Me. The baby. All of it.”

He kissed her gently, then grinned against her mouth. “I’m having a baby.” He glanced at Hawk and me. “Holy shit,we’rehaving a baby! I can buy the baby her first stethoscope! Oh, her first pair of baby-sized scrubs! Crap, I need to learn how to make new glove balloon animals. She’s going to get sick of the rooster pretty quick, isn’t she?”

All three of us stared at him, knowing the odds of him being this baby’s father were probably on the slim side.

But Grayson didn’t care. He shrugged. “What? I can’t want my kid to be a doctor too?”

Hawk rolled his eyes. “Fine by me, as long as he can still ride a bike.”

“And make a decent meal,” I added.

Kara just smiled softly, and in her eyes, I knew this baby had just saved her.

Saved all of us.

14

KARA

Hayden kissed my neck and fit himself behind me, waking me up sweetly and gently, morning sun streaming through my bedroom window.

I ground my ass back against him, loving the feel of him hard behind me, and his warm hands trailing over my bare skin. He flattened his palm on my belly and rubbed slow circles there, while his breath misted across my shoulders. “I can’t believe you’re pregnant.”

I shook my head. “Me neither. Last night feels like a daze.” I reached for the test on the nightstand and checked the little display window again. I held it up so Hayden could see it over my shoulder. “It still says pregnant.”

He chuckled and plucked it from my fingers, putting it back where I’d found it. “How many times during the night did you look at that thing?”

I laughed softly. “At least three. Sorry. I tried to be quiet about it. Will you take me to get some more pregnancy tests today? Just in case that one is wrong?”

A sick fear swirled in my stomach at the very thought that maybe it was a false positive. If I hadn’t peed on the stick myselfand watched it react, I would have accused Queenie of rigging it, just to get me to stay.

But I’d been there. That test was so very positive it was impossible to deny.

I put my hand over Hayden’s on my belly, pressing his hand tight to my skin. “I so want this to be real.”

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