Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 89 – Rehearsal Dinner

A few hours later, when the boys have been neatly dressed in their first suits of the weekend, there comes a knock at the door.

I smooth my hands over my own black cocktail dress and go to answer it. I let out a whoosh of breath when I see that it’s Victor. “Come in,” I say, opening the door wide for him. As soon as he enters, though, I close the door quickly.

He turns to me, frowning a little. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” I say, raising my hands to check and see that my hair is still in place. I laugh a little. “Your mom just spooked me a bit, is all.”

“My mom?” he says, turning fully to stare at me. “My mother came to see you?”

“Yeah,” I say, nodding. “Didn’t you know?”

Victor slowly shakes his head back and forth and I can see him processing. “What did she say to you?”

“That your family was going to be hard on me,” I say. “I’m grateful for the warning, but I admit, I’m more anxious than I was before.”

Victor glances back at the boys. “Did she see them?”

I nod. “She was really nice to them. She said they reminded me of you.”

He nods, considering. “My mother is a…tactical woman. I wanted to be here when she met them, but clearly, she had other plans.”

He turns his full attention on me, then. “She’s not wrong, Evelyn,” he says. “I should have warned you before – my father, my brother, they will take Amelia’s side and see you as an interloper. But it’s nothing you can’t handle.”

I laugh a little, sardonically, and press a hand to my forehead. “Should I even go to this dinner, Victor? Honestly, the boys are safe here – they can go alone –“

“Well well,” he says, repeating his mother’s phrase. “I didn’t

to steel within me. “I’m not afraid of anything,” I say, meaning it. Victor nods, satisfied, and turns back to the room where the boys are lounging on the couch, discussing how fast

me in a moment like this. A

of them turn to face me.

the start of Victor and Amelia’s rehearsal dinner. Laugher and conversation ring from the room as we enter it and I see my boys shy back a little bit. I realize, suddenly, that of

I say, leaning down to whisper in their ears. “You have nothing to be afraid of

lip as I stand up, hoping that it’s true. Victor gives me a warm smile and an encouraging nod. We each take a boy by the hand and walk into

that Amelia is already here, laughing her tinkly little laugh amongst a throng of admiring friends and family. I don’t recognize anyone, but she holds court in the center of the room, firmly confident

already of what must be a family phrase. My eyes meet a tall Alpha standing in

his brothers. “I’d like you to meet Evelyn Ortega,

and holds out his hand. “Nice

takes Ian’s hand and laughs, charmed. “Well, very nice to meet

his brother’s shoulders, pulling him

anxiously puts out his hand as well. “I am very pleased to make your acquaintance,”

“Well, it is very nice to meet you too, Alvin. We’ll see what we can do about making you come out of your shell. Did you know, I am your uncle? Your dad’s brother, in fact. Younger, of course,” Rafe looks up to give Victor

Ian says, looking back to me with excitement in

those before,” Alvin says, encouraged by Rafe’s kindness. “We’re getting all kinds of new

straightens up, still smiling down at both of them. “I’m quite

visual likeness between all four. It’s remarkable, how easily my boys fit in with

putting his hands in his pockets

should go find him,” Victor says, clearly excited to introduce his father to his sons. “Are you ready for a new Pop-pop?” He asks, smiling down at

with excitement and he laughs, gesturing for them to go deeper into the room. As the three of them

with a small smile and turns