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Chapter 1

Zane

“I in the ocean Go on and close your eyes, everyone” The instructor’s voice was soft, and I followed her command with pleasure I had been ready to closeus charts and photos of the labor process I wanted to burn the ies from my iven ine that you are surrounded by warhts Think of your loved one Think of howyour little one hohts”

I laid back within the backyard with Skylar and Noah Lucky would be playing with the kids, while Noah and I grilled burgers and hot dogs I paused as I thought about the scene—soht for a e inwith the kids, while Noah and I grilled I s her upstairs to the bedroom for a quickie, while Robin and Noah looked after the kids That would be hot and needed I was already worried about howafter she had the babies The doctor had said that it could be months before Lucky would be able to and wanted to have sex I wasn’t sure she had appreciatedhim that question, but I’d wanted to know

“Are you feeling cal off This class wasn’t so bad after all The floor wasn’t super coars couldn’t be choosers I wasn’t sure why I had been so loath to co what Lucky was going to do towith her when so loudly

“What the fuck?” I shouted as I sat forward, blinking rapidly as I looked around the roo ather head atto be a bad dad,” she was thinking I looked at Lucky and she glared at rin “Oops, sorry everyone” I apologized to the instructor and she gave me a small patient smile

“That’s okay, Mr Beau, folks The birthing process is just as tedious for the the comfort of their mother’s belly and then all of a sudden they are pushed into the world, and it is cold, bright, loud and scary If they could speak, it is very likely that they would also be saying some variation of ‘what the fuck’ as well” She shed I looked around the rooain, as if to say I’ The redhead looked madder than ever, and her husband looked like he wanted to run away and hide I wanted to tell hiuess it was too late He’d already gotten her pregnant I shivered for hi to have to spend the rest of his life with so a colonoscopy every second of the day

“I a to kill you, Zane” Lucky whispered to ather our thoughts

“It’s not ed “She scared me”

“How could she have scared you?”

“I was sle…I hts about our babies and next thing I know soht so”

“That’s the point” She rolled her eyes “She was si process is like for the baby Giving birth is hard for the mother and for the babies”

“I know,” I said, feeling very serious all of a sudden “I’m sorry, Lucky”

“It’s okay” She reached over and squeezed my hand “It was kind of funny”

“Do you think everything’s going to be okay?” I looked into her eyes “When you give birth and everything?”

“It’s going to be fine”

“Are you sure they gave you all the tests?” I could hear the worry in et you to some new doctors if you don’t trust the information you’ve received so far”

“I trust my doctor, Zane,” she said patiently

“Are you sure? We need to make sure that you don’t—”

“Everything is going to be fine, Zane” She reached over and kissed oing to be fine”

“I’ about my mom, you know”

“I know” She nodded and jumped up “I understand”

“Okay, everyone The break is done Who’s ready for some fun?” The instructor spoke loudly and the roo for someone to answer, and I stuck my hand up

“I’ive me an annoyed look out of the corner ofto o into?” I continued, deliberately oing to practice how to make a baby as well”

“Zane” Lucky grabbedin her face

“I’m sorry, Mr Beau about” The instructor gave lilad to have people like Lucky andwith the stuck up bitches from Beverly Hills

“Oh, darn” I laughed and put uess it’s obvious we don’t have a proble twins” Lucky pinched ain as I looked at her

“I aet home You’re in so much trouble”

“Going to spank hed as she rolled her eyes

“You wish Now, shh”

“If you two are done, I would like to continue on with our next session” The instructor gave us a disapproving look, along with the rest of the class, and I realized ere the bad apples in the class I knew that Noah would think it was funny as hell when I told hi to these things She knew I had no interest in watching videos of wo What ood video for a sex education class: it would stop boys fro for me, as a soon-to-be father

“Right now, husbands and boyfriends, and of course, girlfriends, I want you to practice supporting your partner When they are in the delivery roo to be worried They are going to be scared They are going to need your support in multiple ways Now, does anyone knohat actions you can take to support your partners?”

“We can hold their hand” A big biker dude spoke up “So that they can squeeze it hard when they push”

“That’s what she said” I whispered to Lucky, but she ignored me

“Yes,” the instructor said “Handholding is very important But do not force her to hold your hand if she doesn’t want to Also, realize that if she is squeezing your hand hard, it is not a good idea to complain about the pressure If you don’t think you can deal with it without coet her a stress toy to squeeze”

“She can holddude I can take it” I looked at hi to be the first one to faint in the delivery roo It was always the ones that looked rough and tough that were the wussiest ones