Chapter 47
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
Kane
After Abby stirred up the emotional tornado and bolted from the bar, it was an easy conversation for the three of us. It was a hell fucking yes, we want the same things.
I love her more than I thought was possible. She is the other half of me.
She is the reason things never worked out with any other woman because my heart knew she existed out there in the world.
I don’t know why I’m so nervous right now, standing outside Oliver’s door. I need to talk to him before we take this next step with Abby.
This is one hundred percent real now, so I need to be honest with him and see how he feels about everything.
I softly knock on the door, then push it open. He’s sprawled out on his bed, reading a book Maverick gave him last week. He’s always been a good reader, but he’s been doing it more often since he and Maverick became friends.
“Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Yeah,” he says, setting the book on his nightstand. He scoots up to lean against his headboard.
I sit on the edge of his bed, facing him. “I have a friend.” Really? That’s the best you’ve got? I shake my head, trying to stay focused. “I have a friend that I fell in love with. Well… actually, Linc and Wyatt love her, too.”
I can see the wheels in his head turning as he processes what I’m saying. “We want her to be a part of our family.”
I pause for a second, though I have a lot more to say. He beats me to it.
“I like Abby.”
I rewind through everything I just said. Did I say her name and not realize it? “How do you know I’m talking about her?”
He gives me a you’ve got to be kidding me look. Okay… fair. It isn’t like I have been hanging out with any other women.
“I like her, too,” I say.
“Love,” he says, giving me a mischievous smile.
I huff out a laugh. “You’re right. I do love her.” My palm slides over my face. “Are you okay with this?”
He thinks about it for a second and nods.
I let out a relieved breath. “How would you feel about her being a part of our family?”
“And Mav?” he asks, eyes lighting up.
“And Mav,” I agree.
He cocks his head to the side. “Here?” he asks, pointing downward.
“Not right now, but maybe one day we could all live together.”
His smile grows, and my heart rate fully settles to a normal rhythm. All the worries I have tried to ignore since things started with Abby fizzle away.
Now, for the first time, it feels like this can actually be our reality.