AIDEEN

Kane held both of his hands in the air. “Dominic can do that all on his own without my help.”

I rubbed water from my nose onto my towel, then I watched as Kane dried his delicious body before he slipped on a pair of skin-tight boxer shorts. I frowned when my eyes landed on his left thigh.

“Switch to your right leg when injectin’ your insulin for a while,” I mumbled. “Your left one is all bruised up.”

Kane looked down to his leg then up to me. “Hey, don’t be sad, it’s only some bruises. I can’t even feel them.”

But I can see them.

“I just hate that you have to inject yourself every day for the rest of your life, and balance your diet otherwise bad stuff happens.”

Don’t think about the bad stuff.

“It’s a small price to pay, babydoll. You know it is.”

I did, but it still sucked.

“You’re doin’ okay, aren’t you?” I asked with hopeful eyes.

He nodded. “I’m doing awesome, sweetheart.”

“You promise?”

“I promise.”

That relaxed me.

The last thing I needed was Kane being ill from his diabetes again. The last time that happened it fucking sucked. It also scared me, and everyone else, to death.

“Get dressed.”

I blinked at the sudden request. “Why?”

“My brothers are here. The rest of them, I mean.”

“Kane,” I groused. “You could have told me that. This is so embarrassin’. I could deal with Damien because he has that video game volume on high, but I wouldn’t have let you in the shower with me had I known they were all here.”

Kane smirked at me. “Like you could have stopped me.”

“Good point,” I grumbled.

Kane stared at me so I sighed and waved him on.

“You go on out to them, I can dress meself. I’m not an invalid.”

Kane didn’t argue with me. He kissed my head and rushed out of the room, closing the door behind him. No doubt he wanted to get back to playing that stupid football game.

I took my time drying my hair and my body before dressing myself in leggings, a tank top and one of Kane’s hoodies. I slipped my feet into my slippers and tied my hair up in a bun before I exited my room.

I heard Kane and his brothers talking, so naturally I remained quiet to hear what they were saying. I crept closer to the sitting room, paused next to the open door and listened.

“How can you be scared of her? She’s tiny with a pregnant belly.” Nico belly laughed.

Kane lowered his voice. “I’m not scared of her. I’m scared of the hormones.”

Nico matched his voice to Kane’s in volume. “Why are you talking about them like they’re a separate being?”

“They are a separate being,” Kane stated. “They’re pure fucking evil. Do you understand me? Evil.”

Damien snickered. “Hormones don’t go away, you know? Women are always hormonal, it just triples during pregnancy.”

“Exactly, I just have to survive the next few weeks, then things will go back to the way they normally were.”

Ryder guffawed. “You mean when Aideen spat curse words whenever she saw you?”

“Ahhh,” Kane sighed. “The good ol’ days.”

I covered my mouth so they wouldn’t hear me giggle. With a smile, I walked backwards a few steps and that made a little stomp sound which sent the sitting room into dead silence. I wiped the smile off my face as I walked into the room, raising my eyebrows when I found all eyes on me.

“Are you all okay?”

They nodded, but didn’t reply to my question.

“Are you sure?”

Again, they mutely nodded their heads.

I eyed them and said, “Okaaaay.”

I walked over to the sofa and took the free space next to Alec. He absentmindedly put his arm around my shoulders, so I nestled into his side and watched as the others played their football game and chatted amongst themselves.

“Alec,” I murmured.

He glanced down at me. “Hmm?”

“Do you still think Matt Bomer is hot?”

He snorted. “Yeah, why?”

I shrugged. “I thought Keela might block out all the good looking dick holders of the world.”

Alec burst out into laughter, and even Kane—who was close to us—laughed.

“I’m not blind, darling, just too in love to notice anyone else.”

My heart melted.

“You’re strictly a female worshipper now?”

“I’m strictly a Keela worshipper now.”

I smiled. “When did you know you were bi?”

“I’ve always known.”

“Really?”

He nodded.

“I was never straight and I was never gay, I have always been bi-sexual. I just happened to have slept with more men than woman. I mean, it’s not like I flipped a switch and decided its dick o’clock for the next six hours then it’s pussy time. I liked who I liked, regardless of gender.”

Alec’s brothers laughed, but I was too into the conversation to crack a smile.

“And now?” I questioned.

“And now I don’t see anyone but Keela. No man, no woman, just her.”

I beamed. “That’s so sweet.”

Kane chortled. “Alec isn’t sweet.”

“I beg to differ,” I shot back. “He is very sweet.”

Alec pounded his closed fist against his chest. “Don’t hate, bro, embrace that your girl thinks I’m so... sweet.”

Kane tried to get up so he could hit Alec, but I held Kane in place with my legs and sprawled over the sweet human as I stopped the impending fight.

“Leave him be!” I shouted.

“He is referring to something sexual!”

I rolled my eyes. “How do you know that?”

“Because he is my brother and I know him.”

I leaned my head back and looked up to Alec. “Are you tryin’ to piss him off?”

Alec shrugged, a knowing grin playing on his lips. “I’m bored, baiting him amuses me.”

Brothers.

“Don’t fight,” I groaned and turned into Kane’s body. “I’m too pregnant to try to stop it.”

Kane placed his hand on my hip. “Why don’t you go to bed?”

“Because if I sleep now then I’ll be awake all night.”

Nico scoffed from across the room. “Go into labour and get the brat out then.”

I snickered, “I can’t just go into labour. It will happen when it happens. I’ve two weeks left until me due date anyway, and it’s very common to go overdue... up to two weeks over, now that I think of it.”

“Oh, my God,” Alec gasped with a hand placed dramatically over his chest. “We can’t wait that long. Eight and a half months is long enough!”

Tell me about it.

“What helps induce labour?” Nico curiously asked.

I shrugged. “Long walks, spicy food, herbal teas, sex—”

“Do that!” Alec cut me off.

I snorted. “I would, but Kane won’t have sex with me.”

“What?” Alec and Nico asked in unison then looked at their brother with a mixture of shock and disgust.

Ryder and Damien looked at him with disbelieving eyes, too.

“Don’t you pricks judge me,” Kane snapped and pointed his index finger at them. “You try having sex with your girl when she is close to birthing a child. I’m fucking terrified I’ll bump his head or something... he is so low. He has a secure hold of her pussy now. It’s literally off limits. I just... I can’t touch her like that. That’s my kid’s mom!”

I rolled my eyes having heard this excuse a billion times over the last week and a half.

“Is it weird that I’m picturing what Aideen’s pussy looks like now?” Nico muttered aloud.

I gasped. “Yes, you pervert!”

“Don’t blame me,” Nico stated and looked at Kane, “he brought your pussy into it.”

The word pussy was starting to sound weird to me.

I held my hands in the air. “Let’s just stop talking about me vagina, okay? Brilliant.”

A veil of silence fell upon the room until Alec opened his mouth.

“I’ll do it if Kane won’t.”

“Bro.”

I looked at Alec with a raised eyebrow. “Are you offerin’ to have sex with me?”

“Yes,” Alec replied without hesitation. “I really want you to have my nephew... I’m willing to do anything to help bring on labour.”