Page 87 of Bratty Badboys

To add salt to the fire, Caleb added, “And I’m going to marry her.”

I snapped my head at Caleb. I had never agreed to marry him since he had never asked, but I didn’t know if I wanted to reject him, either.

“Mom, tell me he’s joking.”

“I-I… I don’t know. I’m sorry. I wanted to tell you earlier, but I didn’t know how you’d feel about all this.” I raised my hand and waved it around the air.

“I feel nauseous,” Aaron whispered, sitting down on the chair as the door to Kyle’s private room opened and my lips parted, seeing him in his glasses.

“You guys are so loud,” he mumbled as Caleb went to his side to help him. He was in scrubs, his hair messy, and morphine stuck to his arm.

“Why are you standing?” I demanded and turned him around to help him sit back on the hospital bed.

Kyle winced as we helped him sit on the bed even though he promised he wasn’t hurt. “Shut up, no one asked you,” Caleb said, checking his IV drip. “You’re going to be good and rest until the doctor discharges you.”

Aaron faced me. “Are you sure you want to date him?” He whispered, but his voice was loud enough to reach Caleb’s ear.

“Aaron, he helped me with everything—they both did.”

“But… they’re so young!” Aaron glared at Caleb. “He’s a player, mom. He never has feelings for anyone.”

I licked my lips and said, “If he didn’t have feelings for me, he wouldn’t have protected me from that explosion. I know he likes me because of his actions.”

Aaron’s eyes softened, but he turned away, shaking his head. “He’s not a relationship type.”

“Why are you talking about me as if I’m not here?” Caleb asked. “And I am a relationship type, but only for Anna and Kyle.”

“I like you too,” Kyle mumbled, his eyes jumping around our faces since he wasn’t wearing his glasses. “I love Caleb and An.”

My eyes widened hearing his confession. We had never said it out loud to each other, and hearing Kyle’s deep voice say it first made my stomach clench with nerves.

“I still can’t process this all,” Aaron said, breaking the silence. “It’s weird as fuck to see you date two men, and one of them is him.”

“Aaron, be nice.”

“Yeah, listen to your mom, Aaron,” Caleb smirked, wrapping his arm around my waist. “Be nice to me.”

I pinched Caleb, making him yelp and pull away, pouting at me.

“Really him?” Aaron asked again.

I ignored his question and said, “Your husband is waiting for you outside.”

My son looked at me and closed his eyes. “You know I love you and want the best for you, right?”

I nodded as he hugged me. “It’ll take me some time to wrap my head around this, but if they make you happy and loved, I’ll come to accept it.”

I smiled when he pulled away, squeezing my shoulders. “Thank you, Aaron.”

“Family hug!” Caleb beamed and pulled us both into a hug, making Aaron groan. I chuckled when they started bantering, and I sat on the hospital bed and held his hand.

“I love you too, Kyle,” I whispered to him, his half-lidded brown eyes peering at me. A smile tugged the corners of his lips as I kissed his hand.

I didn’t know when Aaron had left, and Caleb was scooting a stool closer to the bed as he covered our adjoined hands with his and looked at both of us.

“I love you both,” he whispered, his eyebrow piercing gleaming under the hospital lights. “I can’t see a future without you two, and I’ll do everything to protect you both because I can’t live without your love.”

My eyes watered as their handsome faces blurred in my vision. My voice was thick and groggy as I confessed, “I love you both. So, so much. I don’t want to live without you two.”

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