Page 91 of Her Big Bad Wolf

Jack looked confused. “What?”

Isaac shrugged. “It’s a long story. But I had to pick a name to reenter society, and I couldn’t think of a more fitting one. When we adopted the boys, they all took my surname.”

“Wyman?” Jack asked for clarification.

We all nodded.

“I’m Mason Baylor Wyman,” he told them proudly. “This is Noah Baylor Wyman and Cam Baylor Wyman. See, we’re Wyman’s too.”

“It was just supposed to be for paperwork, but the boys are pretty proud of it. We kept their birth surname as each of their middle names. They had the option to use Baylor or Wyman, but it was a pretty unanimous decision,” I explained. “I really hope you don’t mind.”

It had been important to Isaac and since he was returning to society he needed an identity. Instead of completely brushing off the past, he wanted to honor Freddy and his family, saying they were the only true family he really knew.

I didn’t think June was quite ready to hear all that.

“We’ve always thought of you as our second son, and we mourned you just the same when you disappeared,” she explained.

“We were more than a little shocked to hear the rumors of you resurfacing. But overjoyed to hear you were alive with a mate and children. You have a beautiful family. And we understand if you don’t want anything to do with us. It’s been a long time, but if you’re interested, we’d really love to be a part of your lives.”

June sniffed. “I always wanted grandkids.”

This time, I was the one fighting back tears.

“We have another one on the way. Mom’s pregnant,” Mason blurted out.

June wept and hugged me. I cried too.

“Maybe we could do dinner one night soon,” Isaac surprised us all by saying.

“Do you mean it?” June asked.

“Is that okay with you?” he asked me.

“Of course it is. Whatever you want.”

“I’ll make the bread,” Noah volunteered.

“Can we call you grandma?” Mason asked.

“If it’s okay with your parents, I would love that.”

Isaac had opened up to me and shared all of his past: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It hadn’t been easy for him. And he still had a lot of personal healing to do, but something told me, we were on the right path.

Life wasn’t always going to be easy, but together we could face anything it threw our way.

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