Chapter 11: I Can Try
Reese
“You do realize we’re talking about an actual baby, right?” I said slowly. “Not a dog or a cat.”
Lauren’s laugh bubbled out of her like I’d just made the cutest observation in the world. She leaned her head against my shoulder, silky hair spilling across my arm as if this conversation was nothing more than a playful little fantasy.
“Of course, silly. I know.”
I stared up at the ceiling for a second, wondering how the hell this had become my life.
“So why would you want to take it away from its mom?” I asked, forcing patience into my voice. “Who’s going to look after it?”
“We will,” she replied instantly. Too instantly.
The answer leapt out of her mouth before the question had even finished settling in the air. Then she lifted herself slightly and be
