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"Brody… is… uh…" she sta back and forth froo next

"It’s kind of hard to explain, guys, and we’ll be able to tell you a lotto remember is I love your mom and I love you thole lot If you want to tell people I’m your dad, that’s fine by me Hopefully one day, I will be" I reached over and squeezed Kacie’s hand as her face relaxed just a little

"Okay Can we go play with those ugly Barbies you brought in froe?" Lucy asked

"Uh, sure," Kacie answered, still reeling

Lucy and Piper hopped off the stools and disappeared down the hall Kacie watched to make sure they were out of earshot and spun around to me with tears in her eyes "Holy shit"

"You okay?"

"Yes No I don’t know I always knew that question was coht they’d ask where their dad was, not if you were their dad Oh my God, I froze" She covered her face with her hands and shook it back and forth

"You did great" I got up and stood behind her,her tense shoulders

"Brody, I didn’t even answer them You did If you hadn’t been here--"

"But I was here, and even if I hadn’t been, you would have said so perfect" I wrapped ht "You’re a fantastic h and relaxed inon her stool to facehere today Thank you for always saying the perfect thing Thank you for teaching me to relax and not take life too seriously Thank you for lovingyou"

I studied her face for a second, taking in how insanely in love with that wo about her

Her captivating green eyes

Her kissable lips and the way she chewed on them when she was nervous

The freckles that sprinkled across her adorable nose

Even the scar on the corner of her left eye that she got fro accident as a kid

What overwhelmed me about her was that this outside superficial stuff was just that It was an added bonus What made Kacie truly special to me as inside of her I loved her for the way she loved irls I loved her for the mother she would one day be toto be created

"It’s raining out"

She pulled back and narrowed her eyes at me, confused by my response

I cocked rin for She hopped off the stool and looked down the hall "Lucy! Piper! Let’s go outside!"

"Kacie!" my ht things inand went to see what she needed

"What’s up?"

"Here" She set a cardboard box on the island "This just came for you"

"For "

"Look who it’s from" She winked atThere was no address; it sirin broke out across my face as I looked up at myis possible" She laughed