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make it stop, until finally it had. The next morning she joined us
all for breakfast with a bright smile like nothing in her world was wrong, when
I knew she was keeping something inside, something that was tearing at her.
    Whatever it
was about her that got to me, that made me want to do whatever I could to keep
that smile on her face, she was still just a young, emotionally vulnerable
girl. I didn’t need to give her any reason to pursue her little crush and turn
it into anything more. The last thing I wanted was for her to have any more
hurt, and the thought of being the one to cause it, was too hard to stomach.
    We chatted
for a little while longer. I made sure to keep it friendly but casual, and then
when Spade finally strolled in, I got up and moved over by him. It wasn’t too
much later that Ky appeared to say that Jax had given birth to their son, Abel
Fender McCabe – good girl Jax, no hippy name – and that she was resting
and he was going with the nurse who would clean the baby up. Everyone’s
excitement increased, and the girls gushed over the name. It was a good name. A
solid name.
    A little
while later, a doctor came out to say that we could go back, but just a couple
at a time and only for a few minutes. Of course my brother insisted that he and
Lissa go back first, and no one argued. Not that doing so would have stopped
him from going back there first anyway. Jax had Ky and Bas had Lissa, but that
didn’t change what Jax was to my brother or vice versa, or that they hadn’t
been talking about the day they would have kids and their kids would be best
friends, since they were little more than children themselves.
    That was
happening for them. Lissa was just over a month away from her due date, so it
wouldn’t be long before we were all here again. I didn’t know how far along
Jax’s sister-in-law, Lucy, was, but this damn baby business seemed contagious.
I looked over at Sadie and Ace, sitting close, smiling and whispering low to
each other.
    Yeah, they
were definitely next, just as soon as he found the time to pop the question.
    When Bas and
Lissa reemerged about ten minutes later, my brother’s eyes were unusually
shiny. My dad was with them, and he looked really close to losing his shit.
They both walked over to me and Liss went to Lucy and Vi.
    “How is
she?” I asked
    “Really
good,” Bas choked out somewhat hoarsely. “She’s really good. I’ve never seen
her look as happy as she does sitting next to Ky, holding their baby.”
    Since the
day Jax had come into our lives when we were kids, Bas had appointed himself
her champion, and even though Ky had taken on that role, I knew that Bas and
Jax would always share their unique bond. As long as Jax had been believing in
fairytales, wishing for her own to come true, my brother had been right beside
her, wishing for all those same things for her.
    “Patricia
would have been so proud of her. It’s just a shame that little guy won’t ever
get to meet her,” My dad said, more than a little emotional. He never talked
about the way his and Patty’s relationship had changed and grown over the years
before she passed, but even as kids we’d all seen it happening. Losing her was
hard for everyone, but my dad was right, Patty would have loved today, and been
so proud of Jax. It sucked that she wasn’t here, but I knew Jax was going to be
a fucking great Mom because she’d had the best Mom for twelve years.
    Shit, now
even I was starting to feel emotional. She was like a little sister to me, and
now she’d brought another life into this world. Fuck, I was really proud of her
and happy for her.
    “That’s our
girl,” I said. “Now get out of here before you make me cry. I can’t go back
there all teary eyed, you jackasses.”
    Bas chuckled
and Dad smacked me once on the back, before Lissa came over, taking Bas’ hand.
Then they all walked out together. Vi and Lucy were the next to go back, and
when they came out, Sadie and Ace stood. Sadie