Page 237 of Between Secrets and Obsession

Scoffing, I steal my kid back and walk into the kitchen for a bottle of water. Maddie shouldn’t be carrying him anyway, but like always, she never listens.

“Thank you again for watching him today,” Maddie says, and when I got back to them, Sophie’s hand is on Maddie’s stomach.

“He’s kicking,” Sophie says, smiling at me.

Maddie then presses a hand on Sophie’s big bump. “C’mon, baby girl. Kick for Auntie Maddie.”

“She only kicks for her favorite uncle,” I taunt.

With furrowed brows, Maddie drops her hands. “You touch my sister…a lot?”

I roll my eyes. “I’m not walking into that trap.”

Sophie chuckles. “Wait, she’s moving now.” She brings her hands to her stomach, and Maddie’s follows.

“Told ya,” I singsong. “The kid loves my voice.”

“Thekidthinks you’re Mason. Don’t flatter yourself.” Sophie smirks.

“How crazy that you’re gonna have two girls, and I’m gonna have two boys,” Maddie says.

“Unless you try for a girl next?” Sophie says. “Keep going until you get a little ballerina!”

“Trust me, if it were up to Liam, he’d keep me barefoot and pregnant for years. Then I’d still probably end up with all boys anyway.”

“Don’t get me horny now,” I tease, waggling my brows.

Sophie glares at me for my word choice in front of Layla. I shrug.

“I’m content with having my nieces in ballet classes,” Maddie says, but sometimes I wonder.

Does she wish we could have a girl of our own for her to share her biggest passion with? I’d be happy to try for a girl the rest of my life, but she’s already overwhelmed, and baby number two isn’t even here yet.

“We’ll see,” I chime in, smirking. “I might be able to do some convincing…”

Sophie rolls her eyes with a gag, and Maddie shakes her head.

Maddie holds out her hand toward me as she looks at Sophie. “You see how I’ve gotten pregnant twice in three years.”

I waggle my brows again and grin.

Grabbing Maddie’s face, I press a kiss to her sassy mouth. “Change clothes so we can go.”

“Alright.” She kisses me back.

“Make sure to tell Tyler we all said hi and we’ll see him Saturday at the cookout,” Sophie says before she grabs her purse and Layla, then heads toward the door.

Twenty minutes later, we’re finally on the road for a three-hour trip to pick up Tyler.

Today’s finally the day.

MADDIE

As we pull into the prison parking lot, anxious butterflies swarm my stomach as I think about this being the last time we’ll ever have to come here.Finally.

For the past five years, we’ve visited Tyler almost every month. During my last pregnancy, we weren’t able to for about four months due to me being high risk, but then we came and brought the baby for him to officially meet. I’ll never forget when we told Tyler we really did name the baby after him.

It was the first time I’d seen Tyler tear up with happiness.