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Riley rolled her eyes, showing me her shiny diamond

ring. “He married me. So, he has to deal with my crazy

ass.”

Charlotte clucked her tongue at me. “As if you don’t deal

with Lila’s insane ass. You’re more pussy whipped than

Colton and Grayson combined.”

“Language,” my mom scolded.

“Sorry!”

“It was time for Iris’s next bottle. Lila went to feed her,”

Aurora explained, softly.

I nodded. “See? You’re my favorite. Have fun, ladies. I

need to find my wife.”

“Pussy whipped,” Charlotte mouthed.

I waited until my mother’s back was turned before

practically shoving my middle finger in Charlotte’s face.

She crackled like a maniac and I strode away.

I went upstairs and walked down the hall to the master

bedroom but when I didn’t hear Iris crying, I slowly

creeped into the nursery, without making a sound.

There, I found my wife and daughter.

And it was a sight to behold.

Lila was holding a cooing Iris to her chest, rocking her

back and forth. She was singing the lullaby she sang to me

once… and to our boys when they were babies. She didn’t

notice my presence and I stood there, arms braced against

the door, watching my wife hold our daughter.

Iris wasn’t screaming bloody murder while Lila held her.

In fact, this was the first time our daughter was smiling and

cooing at her mother.

My chest squeezed with an indescribable pressure. I

watched as Iris fell asleep in her mother’s arm, snuggled

tight against her chest. Lila finally turned toward me and I

saw the silent tears streaming down her cheeks.

I love you, I mouthed.

She smiled through the tears before gently placing Iris

in her crib. I opened my arms for her and Lila walked

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