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"Yes, it was well, it helped with the baby coreed in a shy voice I put a small strand of her hair behind her ear and allowed er by her temple as I did

The house choice was a little cozy Jade and I had bought a little place in the sahbors

It was surreal beyond words

I’d let Jade pick it out (actually, that was a lie, I’d hand-picked the list) It was a little cottage bungalow built in the teens of the last century I’d gone behind her back and read up on historical houses, insisting that I needed so old-fashioned Jade’s Aunt’s house hadn’t sold for nificant down payment The new place had a full base reat but small family room with a fireplace that burned real wood Grauys razzeda atch, riding a bike, and owning a vintage car

Soet off my dick about it Soht ruefully

It’d felt right the etting round and wet that let old I’d put my arm around her small shoulders, her belly still flat and perfect and kissed her head, soaking in her happiness as ot up, stretching, hts disrupted

The girls and Mo the next event

The Wedding

I glanced down at Jade’s hand and adotten for her It hat she wanted No diairl It had been in the velvet box she’d never gotten around to opening So

An emerald to reen, capturing the color and shi with clarity The band that matched was in a small drawer of my now clean room The salesperson had called it an eternity band It hat I’d wanted A diamond band that never ended, a circle of forever

Jade had protested and I’d ended that in my usual fashion She hadn’t refused as I was so convincing

I srin off your face, Hart," Alex said with a grin

"He’s in looovve," Jonesy said,the invisible whip

"Yeah, I am, so piss off Jones," I said, in no hed "So when do you leave?"

I shifted e of the coffee table, covertly looking around for Mo she’d vacated to talk about Bridal Crap

I’d told the guys and Dad about helping Parker

"Tomorrow," I said

"You don’t owe hiray eyes serious

I one solemn "But she needs him Especially e kno"

"Are you scared, Hart?" Bry asked

I thought about it "Yeah"

"You’re gonna have a flipper baby maybe?" Jonesy said in a low voice

"Shut up, doofus," Alex said, punching hi even if you’re not the Incredible Hulk any up ave hied it It was cool that once a Null, always a Null The HC hadn’t been able to undo that gene alteration No one knehy

In fact, it was funny but the Js and I ended up with our abilities Just a series of strange circuroup hadn’t been that lucky Jade was the only other paranormal besides the Js that retained her ability Sure there were others, some I knew fro theroup, that was it

"I don’t ood thing in the dome world but," she lifted her narrow shoulders, "we just about got sold into souys were quiet, thinking about the girls’ near-o?" John said, thinking out loud

Tiff’s face scrunched up "Yeah, that girl you were tonguing? I so wonder"

Sophie laughed "Are ya jealous, Tiff? I mean John’s kinda The Man if you ask"Yeah, he is Rescuer of females in distress"

"There’s only one female I love," John said with total seriousness and I watched Jonesy die

"John!" he wailed, "can you just pretend to have a nutsack?"

"Oh no, he’s definitely got one," Tiff said innocently and Bry did a dry retch in the background

Jones grinned and ere back to talking about Parker

"Is it safe?" Bry asked, folding his ar room where some of the women were clustered We’d lost most of the chicks to our Guy Talk

Except Tiff of course She ith the guys We’d never even noticed She just fit

"Hell no it’s not safe," I answered Bry then looked at Clyde

"I will attend you, Caleb," he said

"Yeah, okay," Jonesy said "I heard you have your oeirdness going down, Clyde"

He quirked a brow at Jones and John translated while Dad got a little red in the face

Clyde’s brow dropped like a brick and Jonesy backed up "I ae vernaculars of this era However, to discuss one’s intended in a manner that is on par eirdness is evidence of a "

"What?" Jonesy squeaked

"He’s gonna kick your ass," Alex guessed

"Hey," Jonesy put his hand on his chest "I wasn’t trying to be offensive, like, on purpose"

"I would hate to see what an effort on your part otta grow up soed Clyde with his dark eyes "I heard that you can get married, and play house and all that"