Page 101 of Eleven of a Kind
“Come here.” Simon grabbed and hugged me. “I’m so fucking happy for you and Piper. I knew you wouldn’t let us down.”
“Shut the fuck up.” I laughed.
“I heard Everly paid you a visit,” Simon said. “Was she here for you or Riley?”
“Mainly Riley. Ariana was stuck here until she knew Riley was going to be okay. Apparently, Ariana had something to do with Piper’s room reservation fiasco at the hotel in Seattle.”
“You know.” Simon shook his head. “I never believed in any of that shit until my dad died and harassed Everly until we found that stuff pertaining to Shaun hidden under the floorboard in his closet. And then again after we found out about Christian.”
“Yeah, I remember you telling us about that,” I said.
“It’s good to know that if I die before Emilia, I can stick around and haunt her.” Sebastian smiled.
“I heard that, babe.” Emilia walked over with Noah.
“I’m just saying, sweetheart, that you won’t be able to get rid of me that fast.”
I set my beer down and took Noah from Emilia. “Hey, little man.”
“Look at you, Dad,” Riley walked over. “Having baby fever already?”
“Shut your mouth.” I shot her a look. “I can barely raise you, let alone a baby.”
“Don’t worry, Riley.” Simon hooked his arm around her. “Our Kind sperm are strong, and one of your dads will eventually break through and create a sibling for you.”
“Dude, really?” I cocked my head.
“What? She’s fifteen. Right, kiddo?”
“Yeah, Dad. Relax. I know how babies are made. By the way, I invited one of my friends from school to the party. He just texted me. He’ll be here in five.” She began to walk away, and I immediately stopped her.
“STOP RIGHT THERE! Get back here.”
“What?”
“He?”
“Yeah. His name is Cody, and he’s super hot.”
“How old is this kid?” I asked.
“Sixteen. His parents just bought him a BMW Z4 for his birthday. Don’t worry. As soon as he gets here, you can meet him.” She walked away.
“Oh shit.” Simon patted my shoulder. “I’ll go get my gun ready.”
“Thanks, cousin. I appreciate it.” I ran my hand down my face and looked at Noah as he was smiling at me.
“She’s fifteen,” Sebastian said. “You know she’s interested in boys.”
“I know.” I sighed.
“Don’t worry, though.”
“Why?” I furrowed my brows at him.
“Have you forgotten that we have a Kate?” He grinned.
“Oh yeah. Why doesn’t that make me feel better?” I walked away and heard Sebastian chuckle.