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Ethan chuckled and held the bottle up to my lips so I could take a drink

“You kno cats always gravitate to visitors who don’t like them? That’s what this is,” I said as I motioned to the baby

“Probably don’t let hter as a cat,” he said as he shifted so he could lean against ot tired of seeing the love in his gaze when he watched her doing so

“You want this, don’t you?” I asked

Ethan straightened enough so he could look me in the eye “Do you?” he asked, carefully

I glanced at the baby Yes, it had scared the hell out of me early on when I’d held the baby for the first ti little body And the way she looked atblue eyes…it was indescribable

I’d never lied to Ethan and I wasn’t about to start “It scares me,” I admitted “This,” – I motioned to the baby – “I kind of like,” I said “But it’s different when it’s your kid I don’t want to mess that up”

Ethan reached up to stroke my face He did that a lot these days And of course, I loved it when he did

“I know you’llfather, Cain I’ve seen the proof But we can wait as long as you need for you to see that too And if all you ever want to be is the favorite uncle who’s the only one who can get the babies to sleep, then I’ood with that too”

I leaned over to kiss hiet there, Ethan”

“I know you will,” he whispered against my lips