Page 51 of Mending Scars

I tossed my keys on the table. “Hey, Warrior.”

She closed her case and set the device on the end table next to the couch. “Hey. How was the game?”

I sat down next to her and pulled her legs into my lap. “It was good. Sox won nine to six.”

“That’s good. How was it meeting Tristan?”

I smiled. “He’s a good kid. Looks just like Ethan.”

She looked down and placed her hands on her stomach. Her belly was starting to look noticeable. “I hope our baby looks like you.”

I followed her gaze and put my hands over hers. “I’d want our little girl to look just like her momma with gorgeous, blue eyes.”

She scrunched her nose in displeasure. “I don’t want them to look like me.”

I didn’t ask why because I already knew the answer. Kaiya had always battled with her appearance because of Kaleb. Having a kid that looked like her would remind her of him.

I tilted her chin up to look at me. “Our baby will be beautiful no matter who they look like.”

She gave me a soft smile and nodded. After a few seconds of silence, she asked, “Speaking of babies, have you thought of any names you like?”

Honestly, I hadn’t really thought about it. “No. Have you?”

“Of course. I’ve been thinking about names since we found out.”

I chuckled. “Well, let me hear them.”

Kaiya’s smile spread over her face. “For a girl, I like the names Jocelyn, Harper, and Piper.”

“And if we have a boy?”

“For a boy, I like the names Hayden, Asher, and Noah.”

One name stuck out to me. “I like Hayden.”

She brought her eyes to mine. “Yeah?”

I brushed my knuckles down her cheek. “Yeah, Warrior. I do.”

“And if it’s a girl?”

“Piper is cute. Harper is too. But we’re having a boy so it doesn’t matter,” I joked.

Kaiya softly laughed. “Is that a fact?”

“Yep, boys run in my family.”

Those full lips curved up at the corners. “A little Ryker wouldn’t be so bad.”

“Neither would a little Kaiya.”

She shook her head. “You’d have your hands full with two of me. You wouldn’t know what to do.”

“Hey, I have a way with women. I’m sure I’d be fine.” I smirked.

Kaiya rolled her eyes and changed the subject. “You hungry?”

“Yeah, baby. You want me to go grab something?” I asked as I rubbed her legs.

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