The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0935

"But," Jesse says, raising his glass again to me in toast. "I think that you're going to be great, Ari. I think this is weird, and challenging, but that...I don't know. I think that it could be really good."

"Mom always says babies are a blessing, however they come," I say on a sigh, looking down into my glass, hoping that she's right. Hoping that I can do this- support Jackson, and help to raise Marigold, and play the roles in their lives that they need me to be. Inwardly, even as I quail, I feel myself step up to the challenge.

Because I want to do it. As strange and as fast as it all is - I want it.

"What babies are blessings?"

My dad's voice echoes from the door and I jump a little spinning towards him. My eyes go wide and my face goes a bit pale as twin smiles break out on Rafe and Jesse's faces – both wicked, both desperately interested to see how this goes down.

"Pour yourself a drink, dad," I say on a sigh, gesturing towards the bar cart. "We've got some news for you."

Dad stills at the door, glaring between Jesse and Rafe. "Who got who pregnant?” he growls, suspicious. "God damn it, I told you boys -"

my hearing even as Rafe and Jesse nearly

cart. "God damn it, if this is going to be a long story, at

Mom's voice rings out as she comes into the living room,

as he finishes splashing whiskey in a glass, grabbing next for the bottle of wine she likes

she says on a happy sigh, stepping close to dad and pressing herself to his side as

love on his face, making my stomach flutter at the

be

she accepts the glass of wine from his hand. “But you're a terrible brute. You

his agreement, his eyes flashing over mom's face as

al.ne

sip of his drink. "Bright eyes, flushed cheeks, utter happiness...this can only mean

Ariel's room," she says, grinning up

realizes that she's not kidding