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Aurora’s eyes widened and even I perked up with
interest. “Say what now?”
“Um, yeah. It kinda just happened, but it’s complicated.”
“A three way?” innocent Aurora gasped. “Was it just
once or…?”
Charlotte’s eyes darted between the three of us, looking
only slightly uncomfortable before she blurted out, “I like
Lucas too.”
“Oh shit,” Riley muttered.
I only blinked. Why was I not surprised? She had been
complaining about Lucas for a very long time, but there
was just something in her eyes every time she said his
name or he came up in our conversations.
“So, I’m a little stuck between asshole number one and
asshole number two,” Charlotte explained.
My lips curled up, grinning. “Why choose when you can
have both?”
“Exactly.” Charlotte winked. Riley nodded in agreement
while Aurora appeared scandalized.
The conversation drifted from Charlotte to Riley and
then Aurora, who was shy and innocent, but secretly
obsessed with her father’s best friend. Oh, the drama.
Lunch was quickly devoured and we were on our
desserts when my phone vibrated with a call. Maddox's
name flashed on my screen and I was instantly on alert.
Maybe it was mom intuition or maybe it was because at this
point, with five kids, I was always ready for something bad
to happen.
“Lila,” Maddox’s voice came through, sounding
breathless and a little… worried. “Don’t freak out.”
I gripped the phone tighter. “I’m already freaking out,
Maddox. Spit it out.”
“So…” he let out a small, forced laugh. “I’m at the
hospital with the kids.”
I must have heard him wrong because that didn’t make
any sense or maybe I just refused to believe what I just