Page 146 of Power Move
“Don’t. You’re perfect, Eva. You did a great job. It didn’t work.”
Breastfeeding was a bust. My milk never came in and they never learned to latch. I cried endlessly until both his mother and mine told me to stop. I’d lie if I didn’t feel a pang of jealousy that things came so easily for Daphne and Brooke.
“They’re healthy. That’s what matters,” I said.
“What did you get for dinner?”
“Pizza.”
“Nice. A good choice.”
Robbie loudly sharted.
“How many diapers are we planning on going through? Do we have enough?” I asked.
“We have dozens. A ton. It’s fine. It’s okay. And Walgreens is gonna be open.” He chuckled. “Although, that’s how this whole thing started.”
“They didn’t make the Plan B, Davey.”
“No, but they were out of condoms—except the shitty generics I bought.”
“Generics can work, too. We just got unlucky,” I said.
“Not if they are truly too small. But I wanted you so much, I didn’t think twice. I wasdesperatefor you, Eva. And now look at the result of my impulsive move.”
I looked over at sleepy Robbie, rubbing his head. “It was a wild ride. Not how you thought you’d spend your fortieth birthday, huh?”
“We’ll have the party. I let Mum throw it. I relented.”
It was Davey’s birthday, but he didn’t want a fuss. Weplanned something for next week to celebrate. While he fought at first, he gave in.
“Having them home is the best gift.” Davey played with Robbie’s little Cubs sock-clad foot. “I never wanted anything more.”
“They’re special. It’s terrifying, but I’m relieved, Davey.”
“Me, too, baby.”
I looked out on the falling snow. “It’s beautiful, you know?”
“It is. A menace tomorrow, but tonight we’ve got peace and quiet and hopefully pizza.”
I rested my head on Davey’s shoulder. I forgot about the world outside. I didn’t worry about how the next eighteen years would go or panic about diapers and how we’d get them to sleep tonight. I focused on how I felt like I was home—here with my whole little world.
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Davey
“Okay, that’s unfair,”I chuckled.
“What?” Eva asked.
“You look so comfy there. And here I am about to leave the house to kick my own ass.”
Eva lay in bed bathing in early morning light. She was altogether too inviting, despite messy hair.
“Fuck the club, come back to bed then. But I warn you that the minute you get comfortable, they will wake.”
“I’ll take my chances!” I tossed my shirt and hopped in bed.
