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“You all have it together,” Mila says with a sigh.

“Not even close,” I tell her with a laugh and the others join in.

“You’re still young Mila, you have time to find your thing and your mate or mates that make you miserable but you love anyway,” Dell tells her with a smirk.

I haven’t met any of her men yet but from the stories she tells that bunch is a mixture of assholes and sweethearts. A horny bunch too from all the sexcapades she keeps telling us. Though honestly Franny and her guys are like that too. It has me wondering if this baby has really put a cramp in my groups sex life.

“You’re scrunching your face, what are you thinking about?” Dell asks curiously.

“Well I think my men are turned off by me,” I say quietly.

“What?”

“No way!”

“Why do you say that?” they shout at once.

“Well the other night we had our first group activity, mind blowing to say the least, but ever since then cuddles and kisses are about it,” I explain, and they just chuckle.

“Jade you're about to give birth any day now or hell even any hour who knows. They’re probably just afraid to be dicking you down and like poke the baby,” Mila says, and the visual makes me cringe.

“Good point, it’s not like I’m in the mood but I could’ve watched or something. Instead they went full monk,” I say with a sigh, even though I know it sounds ridiculous, I would at least like them to find me attractive even at the size of a whale.

“Hormones,” Franny and Dell say together.

“Hey—”

“Well looks like I was the last one invited to the party,” Ruby comments, strutting into the room. She kicks off her shoes and jumps on the bed squishing herself between Franny and Mila, before grabbing some gummy bears.

“Ruby! What are you doing here? Where are the girls?” I ask, excited to see my friend. I’ve neglected to call her much because I didn’t want to endanger her or the girls any further by bringing them here.

“Like I was going to let my best friend have a magical baby and not be there,” she says, rolling her eyes. “Vik has the girls downstairs, one of your mates Jace I think was taking them to the kitchen for ice cream. I have to say you have good taste babe your men are fine as hell,” she comments, making me smile.

“Vik, is it now?” I tease.

“He grows on you like a fungus,” she says with a shrug looking down at her hands.

“You know the best place to grow fungus is in a damp environment,” Mila comments, making me snicker.

“Oh you have to be Mila, they warned me about your smart mouth before I came up here. But you know what I like it,” Ruby tells her not making a big deal out of the remark. “Oh and you must be Franny with the green monster and Dell the assassin,” she says guessing correctly between the two.

“How do you know all that?” I ask curiously.

“Oh girl, Vik and Dar gossip like teenage girls, I know all kinds of things, but the most important being that you’re having my niece or nephew very soon and you didn’t tell me,” Ruby replies, giving me the look. The one that says I’m in big trouble for keeping secrets.

“I was just trying to keep you and the girls safe, and don’t change the subject, you and Vikrim seem to have gotten close,” I defend myself and then make a subject change.

“He’s not so bad, we haven’t fucked but I don’t hate having him around, who knows if he stays in town maybe things will move in that direction,” she says with a shrug, and the sparkle in her eye tells me she’s more than a little interested in having him around.

“If I didn’t already have six mates, I’d have added Vikrim in a heartbeat. The man speaks like a Spanish poet and I don’t even care what he’s saying,” Dell says with a sigh.

“His straight up Zoro vibes are enough for me. Wonder if we could get him to wear the mask?” Mila comments.

“Oh well now I definitely have to meet him. Plus if I even look attracted to him my mates will get jealous and the sex will be fantastic,” Franny says making us all laugh.

Looking around at all the happy faces I can’t believe this is my life. I actually have mates who love me, and friends I can call on when I need help. I’m no longer scared and on the run, I can actually live. It’s fucking amazing.

“Did you pick out names?” Ruby asks, casually eating some chips from one of the many bags on the bed.

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