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“You’re going to be the best big sister. What do you think? Is there a little brother in there?”
I kinda hope so. I’d love to see Jax be a daddy to a little boy. He would be completely in his element.
“Baby!” Maeve shouts, and we both laugh.
“Are you ready for more chaos, Mr. Carter?”
His tongue glides over his lip as he clasps my hand.
“Always, sweetheart. I am the king of it, remember?”
“I do, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
JAX EPILOGUE
I can’t believe it.
I’m going to be a dad again. And, this time, I’ll be there for all of it.
I get to see Sofia growing my baby. Fuck, it’s going to be perfect.
I can’t wait to look after her, to spoil her.
Grow our family.
We walk hand in hand back to the party, a house filled with our friends.
“She needs a little nap, then tell Alexei we can do the cake.” Sofia drops a kiss on my cheek. I tug her wrist before she can leave and kiss her properly.
Frankie lands a hand on my shoulder. “You’ve done good here, Jax. We’re all proud of you.”
“Thanks, Dad.”
With a chuckle, he gives me a friendly slap on the back of my head. “Enough of that.”
Just like old times.
I look over and notice Nikolai gripping his glass of vodka so tightly that it seems on the verge of shattering
“I’ll be back in a sec.” I tell Frankie and head over to Nik in the corner on his own, vacantly watching on as the party continues.
“You okay?” I ask, taking a seat next to him.
He pours me a glass and slides it over.
“Fine.” He clicks his ring against the table. “What’s got that grin on your face?” he asks.
“Sofia is pregnant.”
“Congratulations.” With a smile, he raises his glass to me before downing the contents.
I look at his wedding ring. He rarely wears it, and I never question him about it. We all deal with grief differently.
“You ever thought about finding someone again?” I ask, already regretting the question when his face morphs into fury.
“No.”
I wonder what my sister was like to put up with his grumpy ass. Can’t be many people in the world to do that.