Page 81 of The Biggest Secret
I look at all the expectant faces and begin to ask them to come down the hall to our room when Adley comes flying around the corner. She’s a mess, hair hanging out of her ponytail and her face is flushed.
“Adley! What the hell? Did you just run here? I thought you were here since we called everyone this morning.” She’s not looking me in the eye and upon closer inspection, I notice her shirt is on backwards. Oh, fuck no. I glance around the room and see my brother is missing from the group.
“Well? Do you have news, Adam?” Mom asks, oblivious to the fact that her son was most likely just fucking her daughter-in-law’s sister in the janitor’s closet.
I stay quiet until Adley looks at me. I raise a brow and she smooths down her shirt eyeing me right back.
“You might wanna fix that.” I speak softly and nod to her shirt, walking closer to my family in the waiting room. I won’t embarrass her, but you’re damn straight I’ll be talking to Billy about this.
As if on cue, he comes around the corner wearing the same disheveled look. He blatantly avoids my dirty look and claps me on the shoulder. “So? Am I an uncle or an aunt?”
This fucking guy. I let out a laugh and shake my head. “Yes, I have news. Everyone is just fine, but I’d like to make some introductions so if you’ll all follow me.” Cheers, smiles and tears fill the roomthen follow me as I walk us back down to Chelsea’s room. I knock lightly, signaling to CJ we are coming in.
“Hang on,” I push my brother back from the front row. “Let Mom and Dad in first.” He rolls his eyes but relents. They come to the doorway and lead everyone in. My mom rushes right to Chelsea.
“Oh sweetheart, you look beautiful! How do you feel?”
“I’m good. You better check on your son though, he almost lost it a time or two,” she snickers.
“I did not. I only was scared once when you threatened to rip my dick off.”
“Adam!” She’s giving me an incredulous look.
“What? It’s true!”
“You paying attention, Jacks-off? This is going to be you in a few weeks,” Britt announces then protectively goes and stands beside Francesca.
“Leave my man alone,” Francesca chastises her.
“You won’t be saying that when he’s the reason why your vagina is being ripped apart.”
“Britt! Jesus! Can you not?”
“Girl, listen to her. It’s not pleasant.” Chelsea has a pained look. “And I did it. Twice.” She narrows her eyes and stares me down.
Thankfully, just then, the nurse comes around the curtain wheeling my daughter in the basket. “Hi Dad, want to introduce everyone?” She’s got a twinkle in her eye, and I wink back at her.
“With pleasure.” I step beside the bin and pick up my daughter. “Mom, Dad, everyone, I want you to meet Cecilia Francesca!”
Screams go up. “A girl!” My mom begins crying and my sister scurries closer to us. Adley runs for Chelsea and Dominic who has crawled into bed with my wife. I smile bigger. My. Wife. I like that.
“You named her after me?”
I smile and hug my sister. “And Mom.”
They look at me in confusion. “That’s not Mom’s middle name.” Francesca lets her sentence linger as a second nurse comes around the curtain wheeling baby girl number two.
“Everyone, meet Eliana Janet.”
Gasps and shocked cries fill theroom.
“Stop it!”
“Twins!”
“Got any more back there?”
I huff a laugh at Billy and wipe my tears. My mom is full on sobbing and the noise level is getting a bit out of hand when the nurse claps her hands together twice.
