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“We’re having our man time”
“Man time, huh?”
“Yeah, I’ him about all the ways of the world”
“Oh, are you going to teach hi you know?”
“Youfor his coc—”
“Christian!”
He chuckled “Your mom doesn’t have to know about our man chats It can just stay with us”
“That’s not fair I want to know too”
“You know your mom is the only woman I’ve ever loved?”
I beamed
“She’s had me by the balls since I was fifteen-years-old”
“Oh my God!”
“There was just soh of We’ve been together for twenty-one years That’s a very long time, little man One day when you’re older, I’ll tell you all about hoas her first kiss, her first touch, the only man she’s ever been with”
“Christian! Why don’t you tell hiirls you’ve been with before ot around?”
We locked eyes
“I don’t re before you, sweetness”
“Charmer”
“Let’s see, what else can I tell you? Well, your mom is the love of my life She has been since I first laid eyes on her, and you’ve seen yourstunner”
I shook
“She’sI protected her like I’ll protect you You are so loved, Asher You’re our miracle, son”
My eyes rimmed with tears
“You’re everything we ever wanted, and I can’t wait to startmore memories with you But first, let’s talk about this pain in the ass named Jax”
I laughed, throwing my head back
“I won’t be upset if you don’t like him”
“Wah!”
“Yeah, see, you get it He’s your mom’s best friend”
I rolled my eyes “You’re my best friend, Christian”
“Is that right?”
“Mmm hmm”
“And what does that make Jax?”
“My other best friend I can have two, you know?”
He looked back at our son “I think when you iant shit and throw up on him”
I laughed so hard,“You’re horrible”
“Wah!”
“I think he’s hungry now Bring him over to me so I can feed him”
“Fine When do you think I can have your ain? Because they were mine first, little man”
I shook s you say to him”
“What? It’s our man chats”
He placed him in my arms, and for the next thirty minutes we just laid there in awe of him
Christian was the first to break the silence “I love you, Kinley”
I s over at him “I love you too”