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She settles back against me "You don’t think there’s too much of it?"

I chuckle "That’s like too much Santa Claus Or too much World Series Too ot a perfect ass, you know?"

She laughs "I think you’re fuck-drunk"

More like love-drunk "What do you want to do about your oes still in uess that since she knows I’m here, I should leave"

My heart is suddenly in my throat, and I have to s past it "I can protect you if you stay here"

"Why did you coht "Henry called les into ers up and down her naked back "Why didn’t you have a driver? Or security?"

She shrugs "It was late I was hanging with Logan and E I didn’t realize how late it was" She lifts her face so that her chin sticks in ether oes quiet "And their baby"

Does she want a baby? Does she want a faood ree with you on that She’s still learning"

"All it takes is a mom who actually cares I wouldn’t knohat that’s like"

"Do you want kids?"

I remember the last time we had this talk She wasn’t sure, because she didn’t want her speech disability to impair a child

"Yeah I want at least one And I want to adopt I want to find a kid like me, one with no hope and no prospects Maybe even one with a disability I want to change a kid’s life" She wiggles in my arms "What about you?"

"I hatever you want"

She freezes "But what do you want?"

"I want you The rest is negotiable I’d like to start with one kid Ours Adopted I don’t care I want to have a family that’s as close as I am with my brothers"