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“Connor…” The fear in her voice rings through the limo, chills biting my neck. He cups her face, his thumb brushing away her tears. “I won’t let anything happen to you or our child. You’re going to be fine.”
“Rose,” he says softly, “your body is ready to have this baby. And if you just let go, your mind will catch up, darling.” “I’m scared,” she cries, wetting his hand with her tears. Connor’s eyes grow red as he stifles more emotion. “I’m not leaving you.”
:')
“And now,” he whispers, “you’re my greatest ally.” With one hand on her knee, he says, “I need you to push.” This is actually happening. In the back of Connor’s limo. Rose is having a baby.
WHAT. IS. HAPPENING. MY GIRL BETTER HAVE HER BABY IN A HOSPITAL.
Rose holds in a breath, and then Lily abruptly unfreezes from her state. She stretches her arm to clasp Rose’s hand, who’s shaking and sweaty and the minute Rose meets her sister’s gaze, it’s over for both of them. They start crying profusely, and Rose nods repeatedly, gearing up to push one last time.
But then, the wail of a high-pitched baby follows Rose’s cries.
SHE REALLY JUST HAD HER BABY IN A LIMO. ohmygod.
Instinctively, I look for Connor’s reaction. And it takes me a moment to realize that real tears well in his eyes. I’ve never seen him cry.
STOP. I'M GONNA CRY.
“Hi,” Rose whispers softly to the baby. “You’re a little gremlin, aren’t you?” Rose smiles as more tears spill. “My little gremlin.” As she touches her hand, the baby’s small fingers close around Rose’s pinky. Christ.
my eyes are literally tearing up omg.
And because—he’s my son.
In navy pajama pants, Connor cradles the small baby in a pale pink onesie, feeding her a bottle.
UGH SO CUTE. connor is a DAD.
I watch Connor, never seeing him so smitten with another human being, except maybe Rose. But he gives his daughter a different kind of look, one that says I’ll do anything and everything for you.
I follow him like our bodies are connected, like a short rope is hooked from my waist to his. I will wander with Loren Hale through every moment, good and bad.
invisible string.
In khaki shorts and a navy collared shirt, Connor pours himself a cup of coffee,
he's so stolkholm style omg. he's always wearing navy.
I want to ask if he’s had sex with a guy. It’s…weird to think about. He must read my expression because he says, “I’ve fucked men. Not always because I liked them.”
CONNOR!
“Lily even asked me once if I was gay, and instead of getting into it, I assured her that I liked women. I knew that Lily was Rose’s sister, and I needed Lily to want me to be with Rose.” Because Rose loves her sisters and she’d value Lily’s opinion. “That’s fucked up, love.” “Immoral,” Connor says, pointing to his chest.
“You won’t have to prepare for eight kids. It’s not happening,” she retorts. Connor opens his mouth, and she raises the hand with the bottle to silence him. “That would be more effective if you actually covered my mouth, darling.” “Don’t make me hurt you,” she snaps, and Jane lets out a noise close to a giggle. Rose is smiling from ear to ear, a smile that I’ve pretty much never seen from her.
“I’ll swap you,” Connor tells his wife. “Baby for bags.” Her eyes pierce him, even if she’s not on the offensive. “What bags?” I just now notice the Chanel and Dior shopping bags beside Connor’s feet. Of course he went to the stores this morning.
CONNOR. COBALT.
Daisy breaks into a charismatic smile, and she faces her boyfriend. “Do you want to hug me?” she asks playfully. “No,” he deadpans. He better be sarcastic, and I hate that I can’t tell. Daisy only smiles more and she stretches her arms out on the counter. “Do you want to…” And she mouths, fuck me? Oh shit. “Every fucking minute, Calloway.”
When Rose speaks to Jane, she uses her normal voice, so does Connor, no baby talk.
fits them 100%. that's also good for the baby's verbal skills, so jane will def be smart like her parents!
“Connor thinks he can have his way with me the exact day I’m physically able to have sex again, and it’s infuriating.
no, he's READY. baby #2. cobalt empire.
I point to Daisy, who twists her thumb ring in a fidgety manner. “You seriously shouldn’t be doing this.” Ryke is going to kill me.
that guy is ALWAYS horny.
When I glance up, I catch Rose typing on her own cell. She has a smug and possibly smitten look on her face. “Connor is not winning this.”
As soon as I walk forward, a sharp pain grips my abdomen. Shit. This can’t be happening. What did Rose call them? False contractions? Yeah, they’re fake. Pretend contractions. My water hasn’t even broken yet. Wait… Rose is not reliable.
OMG.
I’m about to have a baby. Oh God.
She relaxes into her pillow like she’s sinking into a cloud. “I love the hot-tempered triad.”
me, too!
IMSCREAMING??? jonathan is unnecessarily funny at times, i swear.
stop it. :’)
my babies are finally PARENTS. omg.
STOP.
I’M GONNA CRY.
omg. :’)
my eyes are literally watering.
Our baby barely stirs, so peaceful, and he rarely ever cries either.
my dream.
I fell in love with Lo like a little girl opening her heart to magic. It always seemed surreal until the moment it became true.
I crinkle my nose. “I don’t like my full name.” “Don’t worry,” he says with that teasing look, “I’m going to make you a Hale soon.”
ARE YOU KIDDING.
Oh my God. He has the cutest dimpled cheeks and little nose. At six pounds, two ounces, he came out a bit small but a lot heart-stoppingly adorable.
When I see a shirtless Ryke, my nerves plummet to nothingness. “Or it’s just my horny older brother,” Lo says with a bitter smile. “We weren’t screwing,” is the first thing Ryke says. His gym shorts are slightly askew, and he lifts them higher on his waist, his hair so disheveled that I can tell a girl ran her fingers through it. His lips are pink and raw like he’s been in one serious make-out session.
raisy is always doing something somewhere, I SWEAR. bro meant it when he said he'd prove her theory wrong. HOTHOUSE FREAKS! ™
“We weren’t fighting.” That comes from Daisy, who finally slips out of the pantry behind Ryke, her neck dotted red like he kissed her for a long, long time.
he's HUNGRY. GOD.
So he was trying to kiss on my little sister and make her beg for sex. It’s low. Also devious. Definitely a solid plan in my book—The Lily Calloway Sexy Times Book that is. It’s only in my head, but it’s very resourceful. Daisy tries hard not to smile. “I don’t come easily.” Ooh, that was super dirty too. “Calloway, you’ve only ever come with me. I think I know how to get you off.” “By chocolate cupcakes,” she says with a lopsided grin. Is that a sexual innuendo? “Sure, sweetheart. Chocolate fucking cupcakes and a nine-inch—”
HOLYYY.
“I still need to lose about fifteen pounds before I go back to my original size, but I’m sure my love handles are here to stay.” She glares at the house behind Daisy. “Connor is obsessed with them.” I instantly smile. It ticks Rose off that Connor adores her curvy hips and butt. But secretly she loves him for it. Yep. After years, I’m beginning to understand these flirty fights a bit better.
CONNORRRR.
Ryke is a good one. In a lot of ways, he brought Daisy back from a really dark place.
They terrified Daisy, an innocent bystander with PTSD and insomnia and a boat load of other issues. Being here in this house, all together, has unified us and hopefully helped her some. “You all said that I could choose whether to do nothing or to retaliate,” she reminds us. I thought she was afraid of speaking up so she just let it go. “Well, I’m making my choice now.” Rose is full-blown smiling. I am too. “I choose to do something. Let’s get those fuckers back.” She wears a shrewd grin. “And I have the perfect thing in mind.”
OKAYY. AS THEY SHOULD OMG.
There’s only one solution. I pull out my cell.
THE ADDICTED SERIES MEN. UGH.
“Just move.” His jaw muscles tic. And then it clicks, and I break out into a grin. “Is this you working off your sexual frustration?” He runs a hand through his damp hair. “I don’t know why you’re fucking smiling at me.
I CANNOT.
“She forgets that I can wait without a problem, even if I don’t enjoy it. If this win makes her feel better, then I’ll give it to her.”
OKAYY.
He grins. “I know.” He sets his gloves aside. “I’m going to make up for the lost time in one night. She’s not going to like me by the end of it.” Ryke mutters, “I don’t even want to know what that fucking means.” I point at Connor. “Kinky. Hardcore.”
HOLY??? so i actually NEED that scene in fuel the fire.... thanks!
Rose steps forward, fire in her gaze. “Who are you to say that to us—” Connor wraps his arms around Rose’s waist, pulling her a safe distance away from the woman. “Richard!” Rose screams, tears pricking her eyes. “It’s okay, Rose,” Connor says in a soothing voice.
my parents.
“That’s ridiculous,” Rose tells Daisy. “They should clean it up for be—” Connor covers Rose’s mouth with his hand and whispers in her ear.
god, roseconnor is so UGHH.
“So much for my getaway car, huh?”
taylor swift reference???!
“And you,” the woman briefly pauses, “the porn star.”
are you joking.
Rose has enough. She lunges this time, and Connor lifts her up in his arms, restraining her easily. “We’re leaving,” he says loudly, shutting down the fight before it reignites. “Fuck you,” Rose adds, practically spitting at her. Connor tries hard not to smile while he gives Rose a commanding look.
he can LIFT her??? i need my nerd husband so bad.
