Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
She wakes early in the morning to get to each of their houses. Changing diapers and feeding babies before their mother’s wake. Each day, one of the girls gets to sleep in late or have a midday nap. While everyone has a hot meal waiting by the end of the night.
My sons appreciate it, but even they are starting to feel like Cass is doing too much. I smile as I think about how they ambushed me right before the call and invitation from LaSalle came in.
“Dad, we need to talk,” Noah had said as I stepped out of what should be my old office.
I haven’t been able to let Black & Lock go even after retiring. The place is how I function. I would rather be looking through cases and schedules.
“Oh yeah, what about?” I replied.
“Mom. We have to figure out a way to get her to rest. We love having her help and seeing how happy she is to have all the new babies around, but she looks tired by the end of the day.”
“Yeah, I drove her home last night and had Ry follow in her car. She didn’t even put up a real fight,” Wyatt adds.
I grunted. I noticed Wyatt had brought her and the food she made for us home the night before. Because she wants to be able to move between the boys’ houses, she’s been driving herself around even though I have offered to spend the days driving her around.
“How can we fix this without hurting her feelings or taking her happiness away?” Ryan asked.
I took a seat and sighed heavily. This one wasn’t an easy one. Short of two or three of them moving out of her reach, there wasn’t a way.
I already know that’s not going to happen. They have each established a home for their families, not only close to each other but also near my wife and me.
“I don’t think there is a way. Maybe I can get her to go on that vacation and at least she can recharge,” I offered.
Just then, my phone rang with the call from LaSalle. I was relieved to hear his offer. Cass never turns down an Alliance retreat. She gets all her girls and their children in one place at one time.
LaSalle and Tasha always provide ample childcare and ways for the guests to enjoy themselves and relax. This will be great for Cassidy. Wyatt was the one to suggest we fly ahead on a separate flight.
The new company jet had more than enough room for everyone, but Wyatt was right that his mom wouldn’t know how to mind her business and relax with all the babies on one flight. To be honest, I would have been guilty of the same.
The first one to cry would have been in my arms. I never had a daughter, so my granddaughters are a bit spoiled. They get away with a hell of a lot when it comes to me.
Noah used to glare at me for it, making me chuckle. However, seeing him with his first little girl, I think he understands more now. I have a smile on my face just thinking about it as I walk to the kitchen, whistling to myself.
My smile grows as the unmistakable sound of my brood catches my ear. The boys’ rumbling voices as they taunt each other are something I would know anywhere. Nothing has changed there.
“You know Mom and Dad came in earlier so they could get nasty. I heard LaSalle had a dungeon added to the premises,” Ryan says.
I shake my head. I heard the same, but Cass and I don’t need a dungeon to live out our desires. These kids still have a lot to learn.
“Shut up. I told them to come in ahead. They didn’t stop fucking before they had you, so why should they stop now?” Wyatt shoots back at him.
I step into the kitchen to find Wyatt with Gunnar in his arms and Noah nuzzling Addison’s little head as he holds her. Bean has a bowl of fruit in her hands as she munches on some grapes. Nellie has her head down on the countertop with her eyes closed as Wyatt has his free hand resting on her back while standing beside her chair.
Ryan has Carmen between his legs while holding Reign in his arms. John has his nephew, Brien, in his arms as he looks down at him lovingly, reminding me that I plan to have a talk with Roni.
I understand her fears, but with Dr. Nobi and Dr. Omid, I believe she’ll be in good hands. I just want to give her some fatherly support. I know how much John wants another baby, but he’s not going to pressure his wife into anything.
If I can help in any way, I want to. John is a good father and great uncle. He has patience the others don’t have. Don’t get me wrong, they’re all great fathers, but you can clearly see John’s patience with his little girl and all the other little ones.