Page 141 of Truth Or Dare
I laugh at her reaction and nod. “Look at her,” I say, glancing at Nova with her wavy brown hair and big green eyes. “She’s adorable.”
“Thanks,” Aiden says with a grin as he wraps an arm around Leila, looking down at her affectionately. “It’s all her momma,” he says, planting a kiss on Leila’s cheek. “And a little bit of me.”
Leila rolls her eyes playfully. “She’s literally your twin.”
“Are you kidding?” Aiden scoffs, shaking his head. “Those gorgeous green eyes and those pink chubby cheeks? She’s drop-dead gorgeous. That’s all you, baby.”
Leila parts her lips, her eyes glistening as she looks at her husband, and Aiden leans down to kiss her, his hands cupping her face until she gasps into his mouth.
I chuckle, knowing exactly how he feels. There are times when I can’t stand looking at Gabi without wanting to hold her, kiss her, touch her. Anything, just to feel her close against me.
“Alright,” Grayson interjects with a sigh. “There’s a kid in the room.”
Aiden and Leila break apart, still smiling at each other. Aiden laughs, glancing over at Grayson and nodding toward Rosie. “What about you guys?” he asks. “You want kids?”
Rosie glances at Grayson and shifts on the couch beside him. “Maybe one day,” she says. “We haven’t really talked about it.”
“Really?” Aiden raises an eyebrow.
Grayson shrugs. “She’s one of the most sought-after fashion designers right now,” he says. “You really think we have time to think about a baby with everything else going on?” He shakes his head but then glances at Rosie. “Besides, I’m happy with it being just us for a little while longer.”
Rosie smiles up at him, and he leans in, pressing his lips to hers.
“I don’t know,” Gabi muses, her gaze fixed on Nova. “They seem pretty easy to me.”
Leila and Aiden burst into laughter. “Oh god,” Leila says, shaking her head. “I can’t wait to make you eat your words once you have a baby.”
I glance over at Madi, noticing the subtle smile on her face as she watches Nova. Madeline and Lucas have been married for a little over a year now, and seeing how she’s looking at Aiden and Leila’s baby, it’s clear she might be considering having a child of her own.
“What about you guys?” I ask Lucas and Madeline. They turn their attention to me, their eyes widening a bit. “Are you planning on having kids anytime soon?”
Madeline gulps nervously and glances at Lucas. “Um… I don’t know. We want them, but—”
“We’re trying,” Lucas says, wrapping his arm around Madeline’s shoulders and pulling her close to him. Madi visibly relaxes, tilting her head to look up at her husband.
“We’re not in a rush,” Lucas adds, smiling down at Madi.
“Ew.” Gabi lifts her hands and covers her ears. “I don’t want to hear about you guys raw dogging.”
“Gabi,” Leila chastises. “Can you please not say that in front of my daughter?”
Gabi glances at Nova who’s completely blissfully unaware, playing with Gabi’s hair. “She doesn’t know what it means,” Gabi says as she glances at Nova with a smile.
I watch the woman I love so enamored with the baby on her lap, and I smile, imagining our future.
Can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.
And I can’t wait for tonight.
“Did you bring it?”
Grayson slides beside me, nudging me on the arm, and I quickly glance at Gabi and the girls walking together in front of me. Aiden’s holding baby Nova on his shoulders, and Lucas walks behind the girls.
“Yeah,” I tell him, reaching for my jacket pocket where I feel the box.
“Are you ready?”
I nod, then blow out a breath. “Nervous.”
