Liam laughed and patted my shoulder. "Just wait till it’s your daughter."
I sighed at the thought and looked down at the kids as they all played on the floor. Walsh and Livy always close to each other, even if they were playing different things. Walsh was playing cars with Jimmy and Livy was playing with her doll. Cole was playing blocks with Adeline. Then, I glanced up one more time to the women across from us. All of them attractive, smart, having created one of the little people on the floor and a few that were currently carrying children. A content sigh escaped my lips as I turned back to the conversation James and Dixon were carrying about college days.
Rachel announced dinner and, as we were heading to the dining room, Aunt Anne and Uncle Henry arrived.
Everyone sat down and started passing food around the table. The conversation was pleasant and sometimes funny. Maggie spoke of the colleges she and Jason had applied to. I internally did a happy dance when I realized that there were a few that were far away from Maggie. Lilli had made sure that Jay, Rachel, Alex, Kimberly and Peter all ate with us, since they were a part of the family too.
After dinner, everyone headed back to the living room. It was the most cleared out area for the children to play. We all sat, continuing our former conversations; baby names, birthing plans, bottle or breast. This was, of course, when Dixon jumped into the baby conversation.
"I have always preferred breast." Celia smacked his shoulder. "What? It’s better for the baby." He smiled slyly. She eyed him, letting him know she wasn’t buying it.
After sitting, talking, and some of us having a few drinks, the night began to wind down. The kids were getting tired and Kimberly took the twins to bed, I followed with Cole. Lilli protested, but finally agreed to just stay with our guests and relax.
One my way back to the living room, I heard a crashing sound and quickened my pace. I got closer to the spare room on the second floor and heard a knocking noise. Moving quicker to find out what, or who, was in our house, I got to the door and threw it open.
"Who’s—?" I froze and then the sight in front of me registered. "Oh, Fuck no!" I slammed the door shut and walked away rubbing my eyes.
Before I could get down the hall, I came face to face with James and Dixon.
"What happened?" James asked.
"You don’t want to know." I shook my head.
"Dude, you alright?" I shook my head and then heard a loud thud. I groaned again and rubbed my eyes.
I felt movement but, before I could stop him, James had headed toward the spare room.
"James…" I warned. It was too late.
"Fuck! Mom! Dad! What the..? Oh God, I’m gonna throw up!" James ran to the bathroom.
"I tried to tell you!" I shouted.
Dixon burst laughter. Tears forming in his eyes.
"It’s not funny! I think my corneas are burnt now!" I scowled at him.
"Oh…fuck…yes!" He exclaimed in between fits of laughter. "This is the freakiest fucking family, I swear. He lifted one hand in the air like he was swearing in and laughed louder. I couldn’t help but join in laughing when I heard James throw up.
"What is going on?" Elora appeared in the hallway. "Is that James?" Her eyes widened and she headed toward him.
Dixon put an arm around my shoulder and we headed back to the living room. On our way down the stairs we could hear James and Elora in the bathroom.
"Baby, are you okay?" Elora’s voice was full of worry.
"No, baby, come here. Please, just make it all go away." He groaned.
Dixon was biting back more laughter. By the time we got to the bottom step, we both burst into laughter again.
"What the heck is going on up there?" Lilli asked me from her lounged position on the couch.
"Ummm…." I rubbed the back of my neck.
"Aidan and Jimmy boy both walked in on Anne and Henry doing the horizontal mambo." Dixon chocked out with laughter.
Lilli’s eyes widened before she covered her mouth and started laughing.
"Really?" She looked at me and laughed out. I nodded and moved to sit next to her. Her body was shaking with giggles.
I could hear Oz snort and Phoebe laughing her tinker bell laugh. Celia was chuckling with Dixon as he hung onto her, laughing uncontrollably.
Liam snorted and started to laugh.
"It’s about damn time she listened to me!" Viola blurted out and sipped her wine with a sly smile.
"You put them up to this?" Liam looked at her with a smirk on his face.
She shrugged. "They really needed to get laid, and I don’t mean ‘soft, make love to me sex’. I mean dirty, hot, fuck me sex!"
"Viola!" I groaned loudly and put my head on Lilli’s knee, she ran her fingers through my hair as she laughed.
"That’s my girl." Liam leaned over and kissed Viola’s cheek.
I didn’t think Dixon could laugh any harder, but I was wrong.
"I’m gonna pee my pants!" He laughed out and, with that, I had to chuckle.