Chapter 46 Sky
SKY
With my mates both at work, I was left alone to “toil” as Adam called it. Funny how that meant cleaning up the kitchen a little, then lying on the couch to read a book, but my mind kept wandering.
I’d been entertaining an idea lately, brainstorming characters for a love story between two men who were destined to be together, but everything and anything kept getting in their way.
Too distracted to read my novel, I laid the paperback down and lounged on the couch to let myself daydream—then squeaked softly when I felt the weirdest sensation in my belly, a tickling nudge.
With a gasp, I touched the spot and held my hands there.
My entire body went still as I waited for another little kick from the baby, my heart beating hard and fast.
I got my wish.
My eyes filled with tears as I felt her kick my palms for the first time. I rubbed my tummy, sniffling softly. “Oh, little one. How loved you are,” I whispered, wiping my wet eyes with the back of my hand.
Another flutter and my chest ached, and in a wavering voice, I began to sing. “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine…” the only verse I truly knew. This was really happening. I was going to have a baby.
I grabbed my phone and texted the group chat. I just felt her kick!
Omg, Fletcher replied. Wish I was there. Can’t wait to feel it.
There’ll be plenty more where that came from, Adam said, and it made me smile.
He got that right. Over the next two weeks, the little one became more and more active.
Both Fletcher and Adam felt her little kicks and nudges against their hands.
My heart skipped a couple of beats at the warmth in my mates’ eyes as they took turns kissing my baby-bump and talking to her in dulcet tones.
It made me feel all warm and tingly inside.
And loved. Very loved.
We braved the wintry roads to hit the mall for some new work shoes for Adam, but the minute we got there, Fletcher led us towards the Omega store, so I was pretty sure it was just an excuse to go look at baby clothes.
Surrounded by aisles of toys and accessories, and clothes ranging from the tiniest of infants to toddlers, I wandered around, looking at everything.
I paused at the pacifier section. The binkies were so cute.
There was a little pink one with a calico cat on it, and it came with a matching set of three bibs.
With a smile, I snagged it off the rack and kept browsing. When I returned to the clothes, I found Fletcher holding up a beautiful frilly dress in buttery yellow, with soft lace and pearly buttons.
“Look at this! This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” he announced with a little butt-wiggle. “Wouldn’t it be adorable for an Easter outfit?”
Adam chuckled and held up two different hangers—jean shorts with embroidered flowers and a t-shirt with a glittery T-Rex on it. “This is more like it,” he said. “She’s gonna grow up to be an Alpha like her dad, after all.”
“You don’t know that,” Fletcher remarked. “Besides, even if she’s an Alpha, she might still enjoy looking pretty.”
“And what if she doesn’t? Not all little girls want to play dress-up. Some play sports and splash in mud puddles.”
They bickered back and forth and I listened, my heart full with love for these two men who took me in when I was at my lowest low, who lifted me up, and now…
Now I was going to have a baby and I was scared and excited, but I would get to raise my little girl with not one but two wonderful dads.
“Sky? What’s wrong?” Fletcher asked.
I didn’t realize I was standing in the aisle, crying silently, until that moment. I shook my head and tried to wipe my eyes with my shirt sleeve, but the tears kept coming. Instantly, my mates were at my side. Fletcher threw his arms around me.
“Nothing’s wrong,” I whispered, my throat tight.
“Then why are you crying?”
“I’m just…” I choked up. “I’m happy. I love you both so much.”
Fletcher’s eyes got all big and shiny. He hugged me, kissing my cheek.
“What was that?” Adam asked, a hint of amusement in his voice. “I didn’t quite catch it.”
I sniffed and shot him a look. Really? “I love you, asshole. Okay?”
Without hesitation, Adam stepped in and crushed me to his chest. He kissed my temple and held me close. “I love you too, Sky. And I’ll love our baby girl when she arrives.” His hand cupped my belly, caressing it, and I smiled through my tears.
“Our little sunshine.”