Anything for You (Blue Heron #5)(112)

Babies were all around, it seemed; just last night, Connor had rung the bell at the bar, offering a round of drinks on the house with the news that there was another John Holland in the world, courtesy of Emmaline—and Jack. Connor had always loved the Hollands, but now they were truly like his own family. They’d brought Jessica in and made her feel like one of them, so Connor was more than happy to part with $400 worth of alcohol.

And one of these days, maybe Jess would be ready to have a baby, too. They didn’t talk about it too much, and honestly, if it never happened, Connor wouldn’t mind. He had enough. His life was full. He had a niece and a baby brother and a little sister and an irritating twin. He had Lucas, and he had Davey.

He had his wife.

And speaking of... Jess pulled into the driveway and got out of the car.

“Hello, beautiful,” he said, and she smiled. Looked even more beautiful than usual.

“Hey,” she said, sitting down next to him. The smell of her shampoo, familiar as it was, still got to him. She kissed him, soft and sweet with a hint of sly and still that bit of shyness.

God, he loved her. She pulled back and smiled at him.

“How are Honor and Tom and their crew?” he asked.

“Everyone’s great. But I actually had an errand to run, so I cut the visit short.”

“What errand was that?”

She reached into her bag and pulled out a shiny piece of paper.

He looked at it. His beer glass slid out of his hand and thunked on the porch floor. Connor looked at the paper more closely.

Looked back at his wife.

Jessica was smiling. “Hope you meant it about having kids. Seems like we’re having twins.”