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The only thing moving is my heart, and it’s about to leap out of my chest.

Brander reaches for the test and examines it.

I watch his eyes. They zigzag back and forth.There’s two, is what I know he’s thinking.Two is positive but the situation is anything but.

He should say something.

Whyisn’t he saying anything?

“Brander?”

“You’re pregnant?”

My head nods involuntarily.

That’s when he reaches for his phone and speed-dials the others.

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LIFESAVER

Many unexpected thingshave occurred over these past few weeks, but Alice getting pregnant has to be the most shocking.

Really, it’s not. We all came inside of her.

Several times.

I’m surprised that one of our aging swimmers has managed to hit bullseye.

I speed down the highway, maneuvering around traffic.

Peter’s house probably isn’t the best location to be discussing a pregnancy, but Brander doesn’t think about these things and acts illogically in emergency situations. It’s why he’s killed three times as many people as Match and I combined. “Alice is pregnant, get to Peter’s now,” was the only thing he said on the call before he dropped the line.

Fuck. I’ve always wanted kids, but my reasons have always been pretty selfish. It’s about having a mini version of yourself crossed with the woman you love wandering around the house you bought together. It’s about getting to name them and seethem grow, and about embracing the adventure that comes with bringing up a child. Doctor’s wages would definitely give the infant a good childhood. I could buy a house with ample land for them to run around in. We could play tag together, and I could build a play area so when their friends visit, they’d be outdoors having fun.

But I can’t be a dadanda member of the Venom Vultures.

It’d be too dangerous.

I’d have to give up the leather jacket, the Harley, and the desert cruising.

And that shit is my life.

Could I do both?

Grizzly sure does. So do a couple others.

But it’s a risk.

A game of what-ifs for the rest of your life.

As we pass the sign for Summerlin,my gut crunches. I see the appeal now. You want to protect your child and keep them safe, and cornering your family away in Summerlin ensures that.

I jump off the Harley when we arrive at Peter’s. Don’t even knock when I get to the front door. Match trails behind me, scratching his arm an excessive amount of times like the nervous wreck he is.

Alice stands in the hallway and Brander, when he turns around to face us, sticks the pregnancy test in our faces.

It’s confirmed.

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