Chapter 261

Mason

“You all go.

It’ll be fine. I’ve watched these pups on my own, and you all deserve to go out and have a good time. What’s a grandma for, if not to spoil them with some cookie baking and some cartoons?” Gabriela hugged Lanie and patted her back before pulling away to rub both her shoulders up and down.

“It’s just that with Stella being so… Lanie cleared her throat and looked to where our daughter was playing with a pair of human dolls. “I know Quinn wants to see her, and I know Stella said she understands, but…”

“You just tell her that Stella wasn’t feeling well, and you left her at home. She’ll understand. I’m sure she’ll be disappointed but won’t think twice,” Gabriela assured her.

said.

“Anyway, taking all three pups with us to a party wouldn’t leave much chance for you to relax,” Xander

Lanie rolled her eyes. “Like I’m going to relax much anyway. I’m sure there are going to be a lot of people there with a lot of questions.”

“You let me handle the questions, love.” I laughed, thinking about it. “You’re not going to be the only one who’s going to get pestered for answers.”

I jerked my thumb toward Xander. “Or the only one who’s gonna have to explain this dude.”

in a snarl I knew was mostly for

Mostly.

Stella piped up

scooped her up and kissed her

the same way about the twins, too. The babies we’d raised from birth were now all fast approaching being entirely grown, and all three of them belonged to all of us. I still thought there’d

to mine. “Member

stars” I nodded.

corrected herself. “When I was just a little

remember that? Come to think of it, I hadn’t even seen that

that blanket?” I

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“I wanted my dollies to know about it. Because

you remember that?” Lanie

looked up at us both. “You and Abba were with me before Daddy and Papa and Grandma. And Izzy and Allie weren’t here. But I’m glad

party,” Gabriela put in when all the rest

about the things Stella had said on the way. Lanie was really quiet,

gonna be okay?”

mirror. “It’s going to be really weird seeing everyone again. Maybe this was

It’ll be okay. You have all of us with you. I bet

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