Instead, he said, “Ditto. I’d do anything for you.” And he meant it.
Her eyes narrowed. “Even not have kids?”
The pang in his chest was stronger this time, but he nodded, completely honest in admitting that being with Eve was what mattered. He’d be thankful for whatever came with that and not mourn what didn’t. “Even not have kids.”
There were plenty of kids in their group that he could get a baby fix whenever he needed one.
She frowned harder. “Seriously?”
“Yes. Of course. If that’s not what you want—”
“What about what you want?” she interrupted.
“But if you—”
She pushed herself back so she could cross her arms. “Dammit, Kevin. What about you ? You always put yourself out there for everyone else.”
“This is a little different,” he said. “This kind of affects you too.”
“And it would be great. You know that. You know that we would be fantastic parents. Look how great we are with Drew. And we’re madly in love and will be forever. If anyone should be parents, it should totally be us.”
Kevin had no idea what to say. He’d clearly misread her previous words. “I, um—”
“And you, of all people, deserve to have everything you want. You should never be with a woman who doesn’t want to have kids, Kevin.”
He fought the sudden grin that was threatening. “Well, I’m stuck with you . So…”
She finally relaxed her frown and nodded. “You sure are. Crazy hormones and all.”
“Yep. Every bit of you. Including…” Her words sank in. “Crazy what?”
“Hormones.” She didn’t say anything more.
“Hormones,” he repeated, thinking maybe it would make perfect sense if he said it again.
Eve bit her bottom lip and nodded. “Hormones. Pregnancy hormones.”
“Because you’re…”
She nodded, watching him work it through.
Kevin felt his heart expand so quickly it made his chest hurt. “A baby.”
Eve’s mouth slowly curled up as she realized he understood. “Hopefully one baby. At a time anyway.”
He looked at her, not sure what to do first. He wanted to hug her, kiss her, kiss her stomach, buy her flowers, tell their friends, tell his parents, take out a billboard.
Instead, he gave her sly smile. “I see what you mean.”
“About what?”
“The whole out-of-the-blue-wanting-to-lick-you-all-over thing.”
Her eyebrows rose and she wiggled closer. “Yeah? Knocking me up makes you hot, huh?”
“You breathing makes me hot.”
He grinned and reached for her, but before he’d pulled her close enough to kiss her the way he wanted to, Eve’s cell phone chirped with a text message and she leaned to grab it from her purse.
“Um, Dani wants us all out in the waiting room,” she said, reading the message.
“Dani?”
Eve shrugged. “Yeah.” She turned the phone to show him the screen. “That’s what it says.”
“Okay. Well, she’s earned the right to call a family meeting, I guess.”
Eve gave a happy little sigh at that. “I love being a part of this particular family.”
He squeezed her hips. Eve was an only child and had been estranged from her parents for almost ten years. Of all the things he knew she needed and that he wanted to give her, unconditional love was first and family was second. Thanks to his friends he could give Eve more love and acceptance from family than she could have ever imagined.
“Let’s go see what they need.”
Hand in hand, Eve and Kevin stepped into the waiting area outside the rooms on the OB floor at the same time Jessica and Ben arrived.
Sara, Mac, Dooley and Morgan were already there.
“What’s going on?”
“Don’t know.”
“Dani texted.”
“Yeah, me too.”
“Okay, listen up.”
They all swung toward the doorway, where Dani stood with Sam. She looked serious.
“I’m up and out of bed and I’m heading upstairs to see my girls. However,” she said, holding up a hand to stave off any comments, “I have assignments for you all.”
Everyone looked at one
Her eyes narrowed. “Even not have kids?”
The pang in his chest was stronger this time, but he nodded, completely honest in admitting that being with Eve was what mattered. He’d be thankful for whatever came with that and not mourn what didn’t. “Even not have kids.”
There were plenty of kids in their group that he could get a baby fix whenever he needed one.
She frowned harder. “Seriously?”
“Yes. Of course. If that’s not what you want—”
“What about what you want?” she interrupted.
“But if you—”
She pushed herself back so she could cross her arms. “Dammit, Kevin. What about you ? You always put yourself out there for everyone else.”
“This is a little different,” he said. “This kind of affects you too.”
“And it would be great. You know that. You know that we would be fantastic parents. Look how great we are with Drew. And we’re madly in love and will be forever. If anyone should be parents, it should totally be us.”
Kevin had no idea what to say. He’d clearly misread her previous words. “I, um—”
“And you, of all people, deserve to have everything you want. You should never be with a woman who doesn’t want to have kids, Kevin.”
He fought the sudden grin that was threatening. “Well, I’m stuck with you . So…”
She finally relaxed her frown and nodded. “You sure are. Crazy hormones and all.”
“Yep. Every bit of you. Including…” Her words sank in. “Crazy what?”
“Hormones.” She didn’t say anything more.
“Hormones,” he repeated, thinking maybe it would make perfect sense if he said it again.
Eve bit her bottom lip and nodded. “Hormones. Pregnancy hormones.”
“Because you’re…”
She nodded, watching him work it through.
Kevin felt his heart expand so quickly it made his chest hurt. “A baby.”
Eve’s mouth slowly curled up as she realized he understood. “Hopefully one baby. At a time anyway.”
He looked at her, not sure what to do first. He wanted to hug her, kiss her, kiss her stomach, buy her flowers, tell their friends, tell his parents, take out a billboard.
Instead, he gave her sly smile. “I see what you mean.”
“About what?”
“The whole out-of-the-blue-wanting-to-lick-you-all-over thing.”
Her eyebrows rose and she wiggled closer. “Yeah? Knocking me up makes you hot, huh?”
“You breathing makes me hot.”
He grinned and reached for her, but before he’d pulled her close enough to kiss her the way he wanted to, Eve’s cell phone chirped with a text message and she leaned to grab it from her purse.
“Um, Dani wants us all out in the waiting room,” she said, reading the message.
“Dani?”
Eve shrugged. “Yeah.” She turned the phone to show him the screen. “That’s what it says.”
“Okay. Well, she’s earned the right to call a family meeting, I guess.”
Eve gave a happy little sigh at that. “I love being a part of this particular family.”
He squeezed her hips. Eve was an only child and had been estranged from her parents for almost ten years. Of all the things he knew she needed and that he wanted to give her, unconditional love was first and family was second. Thanks to his friends he could give Eve more love and acceptance from family than she could have ever imagined.
“Let’s go see what they need.”
Hand in hand, Eve and Kevin stepped into the waiting area outside the rooms on the OB floor at the same time Jessica and Ben arrived.
Sara, Mac, Dooley and Morgan were already there.
“What’s going on?”
“Don’t know.”
“Dani texted.”
“Yeah, me too.”
“Okay, listen up.”
They all swung toward the doorway, where Dani stood with Sam. She looked serious.
“I’m up and out of bed and I’m heading upstairs to see my girls. However,” she said, holding up a hand to stave off any comments, “I have assignments for you all.”
Everyone looked at one
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