Page 38 of Inked Devotion

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

“You told Brenna this then? To get on that road trip?” Beckett asked as he studied my face.

I cringe. “Yes, she knows, but not until after we were already on the trip. You got a problem with that?”

“Not at all. However, I have one problem with one thing.”

“Beckett Montgomery, you better not have a single problem with this,” Paige said, wagging her finger in front of him. “He is bringing joy to the world. It doesn’t matter that it won’t be a Montgomery, and he’s not going to raise this baby as a father. There are many ways to make a family, and you should know that.”

I put my hands on Paige’s waist and lifted her as she let out a little squeal, and I put her to the side.

“You’re done then?” Beckett asked, his eyes twinkling.

“Why are you smiling? You’re not saying anything nice,” she stated.

“All I’m saying is Laura and Michelle had a twin to look at, and clearly they chose the wrong one. I mean, Laura already had to deal with Benjamin once, and now she’s with the love of her life. Why not try me out? I am the better twin.”

I rolled my eyes as Archer groaned, and Paige let out a little huff.

“Okay, I’m going to have to text Eliza you just said that,” Annabelle said with a laugh.

“First off, Eliza wouldn’t mind if I had to, even though we’d have to talk about it first, and she knows I’m the better twin.”

I looked at them both and snorted. “I’m going back to work, and I’m going to tell our parents tomorrow, so don’t tell them first.”

“Do not worry, I want nothing to do with that conversation,” Archer said quickly, and the rest of my siblings nodded.

I cringed. “Oh good. I can’t wait. You can tell Eliza, though, and Jacob. Hell, even Colton.”

Paige narrowed her eyes. “Thanks,” she snapped. “So glad you thought of him last.”

“No, I’m pretty sure he thought of Marc last,” Archer said dryly.

I winced. “I’m sorry I’m flustered. I keep forgetting how many of you are with people. It turns out everyone is but me.”

“Aw, well, at least you’re going to go spread your seed out into the world,” Archer said with a laugh, and all of us nearly gagged.

“Never say that again,” I said with a laugh. “Now I need to get to work, I have two phone calls, and then I’m going to go to an early lunch to go tell Laura and Michelle in person.”

“Oh, I’m so excited,” Paige said as she started to clap. “Do you think it’d be weird if I learned to knit a blanket for her?”

“You’re not even going to learn to knit a blanket for me?” Annabelle said.

“What? Mom’s going to do that for you, but I want to help. Oh, is she going to have a baby shower? What can I do? How can I help?”

Archer came over, put his hands over Paige’s mouth, and gave me a look. “I’ll handle her. Calm her down. She has babies on the brain.”

“Thank you.” I shook my head as Paige started trying to squeal through Archer’s fingers, and I just sighed.

That had gone better than expected, and I knew my parents would probably be okay with the circumstances, but I was happy with the way my siblings had reacted. It was a different situation, but people had done this before. It wasn’t new. I’d be able to help out my friend.

Images of Brenna filled my mind, and I pushed that to the side. I did not need to think about Brenna when I was thinking about having to donate sperm. That was crossing a line, and as it was, I didn’t need to think about Brenna again because I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I saw her.

After working for a few hours, I made my way to the same lunch spot I had met with the girls before. Laura and Michelle were there, iced teas in front of them, their hands clasped.

I gave them one look, and Laura began crying, and Michelle lifted her fists into the air. “I knew it!”

“I didn’t even say anything,” I laughed.

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