“No . S he said she c ould n't because it felt like she was trying to hate her own son.”
Joshua frowned.
“Zach is the spitting image of Michael. He has the Ferguson eye s and Michael’s dark brown hair, but he has Lexi’s complexion . ”
“Does Michael know?”
“No and promise me you won't tell him.”
“Why?”
“Lexi made me promise and even if I didn't , I don't think she’s ready to see Michael again after four years. Joshua, she flinched when she said his name and her eyes held such pain , it made me w ant to beat the shit out of Michael the next time I see him.”
“What was he thinking?”
“That’s what I want to know.”
“Where is Zach now?”
“Probably still in the living room , i f not , maybe in the kitchen with Roxanne.”
“He’s here?”
Sebastian nodded . H e was about to say more when he heard the doorbell r i ng. He left his room , leaving it up to the others to follow him or stay .
Chapter Nine teen
As soon as Sebastian went to get the door , Roxanne had called Zach into the kitchen to prepare lunch for him. I t was lunch time, but the real reason was so Sebastian’s brothers didn’t see him before Sebastian could tell them. She wondered how far with the news he would get before they started assuming the worst about Lexi . The ring of the doorbell pulled her out of her thoughts.
“Is that M ommy, Auntie Roxy?”
S he smiled . It had been a while since Zach called her that, but that was what he use d to call her when he couldn’t pronounce her name properly . Ava had pick ed up the nickname and called her that any time she was thinking of doing something mischievous.
“Sorry, kiddo , I think it’s either Ava or Kira.”
He smiled brightly. “Okay. Can I go to the door with you?”
“If I was going , then sure, but your mother, Kira and Ava each have a key so they can let themselves in .”
“Mommy didn't use a key , she rang the doorbell .”
“She probably put it somewhere and didn't remember that she ha d it .” And that was a good thing, else Lexi would have walked in and caught Roxanne and Sebastian kissing the hell out of each other with their clothes practically off .
He nodded.
“Roxanne Allayna Reynolds , didn't you hear me ringing the doorbell ? ” Roxanne looked up to see Kira glaring at her.
“Auntie Kira,” Zach said , running to her.
“Hey , squirt.” S he tickled him as she picked him up . H e laugh ed.
“Auntie Kira , what did you bring me?” he asked after h e stopped laugh ing .
Before Kira answered , Sebastian, his brothers and Nick walked into the kitchen. Zach turned to look behind him; all of them except Sebastian froze as they looked at Zach with wide eyes . Zach smiled at them then turned back to Kira and frowned.
“Oh squirt , I didn't bring anything for you . How about next week w e have a sleepover at my house ? ” Zach nodded eagerly. “Then it’s settled.”
She s a t Zach back on the floor . As she did so, Roxanne saw a flash of pink in her hair. “Kira , turn around.” She did and Roxanne scowled. The back half of her hair was pink.
“For all that’s holy , what did you do?”
“What?” Kira asked , her voice the epitome of innocence .
“You r hair is pink ! ”
Kira arch ed a brow.
“Half of your hair is colored pink!”
“It’s for the video of my new song . B esides it could have been worse ,” Kira replied.
“How worse?” Roxanne asked.
“Yellow.”
Roxanne laughed . Then , a fter managing to catch a breath , she glanced around then said, “Where ’ s your bodyguard?” Kira hunched her shoulders and then looked away .
“Kira, don't make me call Ava.”
She sighed dramatically. “I ditch ed him on my way here . H appy now ? ”
Roxanne glared at her friend as she barely resisted the urge to shake some sense into her. “Call him and give him the address.”
“Don't have to. He’ll call in five seconds, watch .”
Her phone rang . She smiled before
Joshua frowned.
“Zach is the spitting image of Michael. He has the Ferguson eye s and Michael’s dark brown hair, but he has Lexi’s complexion . ”
“Does Michael know?”
“No and promise me you won't tell him.”
“Why?”
“Lexi made me promise and even if I didn't , I don't think she’s ready to see Michael again after four years. Joshua, she flinched when she said his name and her eyes held such pain , it made me w ant to beat the shit out of Michael the next time I see him.”
“What was he thinking?”
“That’s what I want to know.”
“Where is Zach now?”
“Probably still in the living room , i f not , maybe in the kitchen with Roxanne.”
“He’s here?”
Sebastian nodded . H e was about to say more when he heard the doorbell r i ng. He left his room , leaving it up to the others to follow him or stay .
Chapter Nine teen
As soon as Sebastian went to get the door , Roxanne had called Zach into the kitchen to prepare lunch for him. I t was lunch time, but the real reason was so Sebastian’s brothers didn’t see him before Sebastian could tell them. She wondered how far with the news he would get before they started assuming the worst about Lexi . The ring of the doorbell pulled her out of her thoughts.
“Is that M ommy, Auntie Roxy?”
S he smiled . It had been a while since Zach called her that, but that was what he use d to call her when he couldn’t pronounce her name properly . Ava had pick ed up the nickname and called her that any time she was thinking of doing something mischievous.
“Sorry, kiddo , I think it’s either Ava or Kira.”
He smiled brightly. “Okay. Can I go to the door with you?”
“If I was going , then sure, but your mother, Kira and Ava each have a key so they can let themselves in .”
“Mommy didn't use a key , she rang the doorbell .”
“She probably put it somewhere and didn't remember that she ha d it .” And that was a good thing, else Lexi would have walked in and caught Roxanne and Sebastian kissing the hell out of each other with their clothes practically off .
He nodded.
“Roxanne Allayna Reynolds , didn't you hear me ringing the doorbell ? ” Roxanne looked up to see Kira glaring at her.
“Auntie Kira,” Zach said , running to her.
“Hey , squirt.” S he tickled him as she picked him up . H e laugh ed.
“Auntie Kira , what did you bring me?” he asked after h e stopped laugh ing .
Before Kira answered , Sebastian, his brothers and Nick walked into the kitchen. Zach turned to look behind him; all of them except Sebastian froze as they looked at Zach with wide eyes . Zach smiled at them then turned back to Kira and frowned.
“Oh squirt , I didn't bring anything for you . How about next week w e have a sleepover at my house ? ” Zach nodded eagerly. “Then it’s settled.”
She s a t Zach back on the floor . As she did so, Roxanne saw a flash of pink in her hair. “Kira , turn around.” She did and Roxanne scowled. The back half of her hair was pink.
“For all that’s holy , what did you do?”
“What?” Kira asked , her voice the epitome of innocence .
“You r hair is pink ! ”
Kira arch ed a brow.
“Half of your hair is colored pink!”
“It’s for the video of my new song . B esides it could have been worse ,” Kira replied.
“How worse?” Roxanne asked.
“Yellow.”
Roxanne laughed . Then , a fter managing to catch a breath , she glanced around then said, “Where ’ s your bodyguard?” Kira hunched her shoulders and then looked away .
“Kira, don't make me call Ava.”
She sighed dramatically. “I ditch ed him on my way here . H appy now ? ”
Roxanne glared at her friend as she barely resisted the urge to shake some sense into her. “Call him and give him the address.”
“Don't have to. He’ll call in five seconds, watch .”
Her phone rang . She smiled before
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