I took a sip of my coffee, considering that. “He never would’ve come.”
Mason grinned. “Yeah, but it’d be fun to celebrate his downfall without him.”
Aurora laughed, shaking her head. “I still can’t believe it’s over.”
Neither could I, really.
The fight had been everything for so long. Now, we were here.
Living.
Aurora shifted on the couch, stretching, and the oversized sweatshirt she was wearing slid up just enough to reveal the curve of her belly.
Mason noticed it first.
His smirk softened as he reached over, resting his palm against her bump. “Getting bigger, huh?”
Aurora huffed. “Tell me about it. I feel like I popped overnight.”
I pushed off the counter and made my way toward them, standing behind the couch. I reached down, sliding my hand over Mason’s, feeling the warmth of her skin beneath my palm.
It was still surreal.
A few months ago, she’d been a stranger to me.
Now, she waseverything.
Ethan sat on the arm of the couch, his gaze flicking between us.
“You been feeling okay?” he asked her, ever the responsible one.
Aurora sighed dramatically. “Aside from the fact that your child has decided my bladder is a personal trampoline? Peachy.”
Mason chuckled. “Kid’s got my energy, obviously.”
Ethan rolled his eyes. “God help us all.”
Aurora reached for his hand, pulling him closer. “You wanna feel?”
Ethan hesitated, just for a second, before resting his palm against her belly.
A moment passed.
Then his brows lifted slightly. “That was a kick.”
Aurora beamed. “That was a kick.”
Mason whooped, grinning. “Damn right, kiddo. Show him who’s boss.”
Ethan smirked, but there was something softer in his expression when he pulled his hand away.
Like the reality of it was settling in.
Mason leaned back, stretching an arm over the back of the couch. “You know, we should probably start thinking about names soon.”
Aurora groaned. “I have so many names on a list already.”
Ethan raised a brow. “Let me guess, book characters?”