Page 5 of Game On

Veronica mentioned Blaise was good with kids because he helped raise his younger siblings. I got distracted when Rosie stirred and let out a tremendous wail. “Mommy!”

I rocked her in my arms. “You’re okay.”

“Mommy!” she cried again and pulled on my hair. That was Rosie’s MO.

“Oh, sorry, Lily,” Veronica said when she came back into the room and set a cup of coffee on the table in front of me.

I squinted at my baby and tickled her tiny belly. “Ouch. Hurts Mommy.”

Rosie laid her little head on my chest. “Miss Mommy.”

I kissed the top of her head. All the problems with my ex melted away when our little girl was in my arms.

Veronica gave Blaise a look of longing as she watched him with Logan’s kid. “Baby, I can’t with you right now.”

“What?” Blaise asked with a raised eyebrow as Liam talked his ear off.

“I already have baby fever!” she squealed.

I smiled to myself and shifted Rosie in my arms. Veronica mentioned they were trying for a baby already. They had just gotten engaged, but they wanted a family as soon as they could, and it didn’t matter when they got married. Their baby fever was why they were always eager to help me out with childcare. I loved them for that.

“Did she eat?” I asked Veronica as I bounced my daughter in my arms. She was getting a little cranky and had been having difficulty eating since I weaned her off breastmilk a couple of weeks ago.

“She was so good,” Veronica said.

“Were you good for Auntie Veronica?” I asked Rosie.

“She’s so cute and getting so big!” Veronica said to me and smiled at my daughter.

Oh God, her baby fever was bad. Maybe I should leave Rosie with her overnight more so she’d really learn what she was getting herself into. Loved my little girl, but the lack of sleep, not so much.

“Come on, dude, we gotta get to the arena,” Logan urged Blaise. He crouched down to say something to his son, and then the little guy nodded and hugged him tight again. Aw, that was cute. Liam was the spitting image of his dad.

Blaise came over to Veronica and planted a kiss on her lips. “Are you gonna come to the game, sweets?”

She glanced my way for a second. “Nah, I think we’ll hang here.”

I pretended not to notice them having a quiet conversation with their eyes. He kissed her one last time, and then the two men left.

Rosie went back to sleep for once while Liam crawled into Veronica’s lap. She stroked his hair, but he stared at me.

“Hey, buddy. Remember me?” I asked.

He nodded, but he hid his face in Veronica’s boobs. That made us both laugh.

“How did it go?” she asked.

“Fine. It’s done.”

“Good.”

I grimaced. “I’m sorry.”

She furrowed her brow. “For what?”

“You know.”

She gave me a hard look. “Lil, I don’t blame you. You didn’t know Seth was engaged to me before you started dating him. It’s not your fault he left me or that he cheated on you. Is he gonna fight you for custody?”