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"I’ht they would"

"Me too I was kind of counting on it, actually" I rolledopen Moirls fro in the foyer and looked at Brody His eyes were practically bulging out of his head

"That’s them!" he whispered

"I know Relax" I walked to the other side of the island where he was sitting and wrapped ot this"

He reached up and squeezedthat to each other for a couple weeks now, ever since hiswe said to each other ere nervous about doing so I kissed the side of his head and took a deep breath as Lucy and Piper ca into my arms

Piper dropped her backpack and sat at the island, propping her chin on her hand "Can we have a snack?"

"Yes, in just a minute, okay?" I set Lucy down in the chair next to Piper and sat across from them "We want to talk to you for a h the kitchen "Good luck," she whispered in ht smile and looked at Lucy and Piper Their little faces stared back atinnocently In twenty years, they probably wouldn’t remember the conversation ere about to have, but I would never forget it All of our lives were about to change, forever

"So…" I took a deep breath, preparing o when you said that there was a little boy at school who said Brody was your daddy?"

They both nodded

"And remember hoe told you that you could tell anybody you wanted that Brody was your daddy?"

"Yes, like we told the ame," Piper stated proudly

"Exactly," I answered "Well, it wasn’t couys know that I love Brody, right?"

They nodded again

"Well, before I loved Brody, I loved another o His name was Zach"

Lucy’s eyes lit up "The lance, thankful that he was so focused on the girls the park comment didn’t seem to bother hi tio we loved each other And we loved each other so uys"

Brody looked down at the table and took a deep breath

"So Zach is our dad?" Lucy’s little face twisted with such confusion as to where she’d come from; it made my chest ache

"Yes, honey Zach is your real daddy" I sed the lump in my throat that formed instantly as those words left my mouth

"But I want Brody to be my daddy" Piper’s chin started to quiver

"I know you do, but--"

"Brody kills all the spiders and he’s really good at tying our shoes, Mom He should be our daddy"

"Listen," Brody interrupted "Just because I’ anywhere I’ll still be here to kill all the spiders and tie your shoes and build your forts Forever and ever, okay?"

"Pinkie swear?" Piper asked quietly, holding her tiny pinky finger in the air