Page 50 of Eight Bikers' Heir
Aisling and Hayden stood next to a stationary motorcycle facing the opposite way of us that seemed to have a special exhaust system.
“This is the surprise! It’ll blow blue or pink smoke when the engine is started,” Aisling explained as she clasped her hands together excitedly. She turned to Hayden. “Ready?”
“I’ve been ready,” Hayden chuckled before looking at all of us as we got off our bikes and faced Hayden and Aisling. “We’ll count down from five, okay?”
“Hell yeah,” Auden chuckled. “Let’s get this show on the road. I’ve been dying to fight you all over baby names.”
Chuckles sounded from all of us as Aisling peered at all of us with awe in her eyes, and I swore she was on the verge of tears. However, she dabbed at the corners of her eyes and smiled, nodding to tell us that she was ready.
“Five!”
My chest immediately tightened the moment the first number rang out, reality hitting me like a sucker punch.
Holy shit, this was actually happening. Realization kept hitting me in waves, reminding me that I was a dad to a baby on the way.
“Four!”
Lincoln put his hands behind his head, his eyes widening in anticipation.
“Three!”
The triplets shared excited looks with one another, shuffling on their feet like they couldn’t stay still the closer we got.
“Two!”
Auden and Bradley playfully nudged each other, getting tense and amped up.
“One!”
Right on cue, Hayden started the engine of the stationary bike, a cloud of blue smoke rushing out of the exhaust pipe and blowing over us.
“Holy fuck! It’s a boy!” Auden’s shout somehow rose over the engines.
I was breathless for a few seconds, struck by the fact that we were having a baby boy. Blue smoke lingered in the air as we all rushed over to Aisling to pull her into tight embraces, happy laughter and shocked voices filling the parking lot.
“You amazing, amazing woman. You’re the best thing that has ever happened to us. You hear me?” Cameron told her as he cupped her face.
Aisling smiled as happy tears rolled down her face. She nodded as she held his wrists.
Cameron kissed away her tears before Lincoln and Auden sandwiched her between them.
“Thank you… just… thank you,” Lincoln breathed into her hair. He kissed her temple, rubbing her back while Auden playfully nipped at her ear to make her laugh.
“Sweet girl. Damn it, you’ve got me all teary eyed,” Auden chuckled as he blinked his eyes a few times.
Aisling kissed him on the cheek before turning to me, her breath seeming to be stolen away. Hope glinted in her eyes as she waited for me to say something, but there weren’t really any words that could properly describe how I was feeling in that moment.
All I could do was pull her into a tight embrace, resting my head against hers as we rocked on the spot. My fingers brushed through her hair as she gripped at the back of my shirt, not wanting to let go. I could’ve held her forever.
“Cameron is right,” I finally said.
Aisling pulled back slightly to peer up at me, relief flooding across her face.
“Thank you,” she whispered.
I shook my head.
“Thank you,” I told her before pressing my lips against her forehead. What she did for us… there was no amount of gratitude that existed that could cover how we felt.