Free Keeping Their Love (Griffin Brothers #7) by Crystal Perkins Page B

up late for their own party.
    * * *
    Miles
    We’re almost the last
to arrive at breakfast. I had to have my wife one last time in that
suite. It definitely lived up to all the hype I associated with it.
And Alex could never disappoint me.
    Honestly, I begged Alex
to skip the breakfast she planned, but I always knew I’d give in.
As much as I want to be alone with her, I also want to keep
celebrating our marriage with family and friends. Speaking of
friends, Zane and Quinn just walked in with Landon.
    “Hey guys,” I tell
them.
    “Hi Miles,” Quinn
says as she comes over and hugs me.
    She’s one of my best
friends, and Alex’s too. In fact, she designed and made my wife’s
wedding dress. She didn’t have time to make all of the bridesmaid
dresses on the short notice everyone else had, which is what Stella
took care of—she got several of every size and then helped adjust
them as needed.
    We owe so much to them,
and all the other women from the Foundation. They’ve been so good
to Alex, and to me, once they knew I loved her. Before that, I slept
with a few of them. But it meant nothing to any of us. They’re now
some of my biggest fans and best allies.
    “How many times did
you ride Alex’s ride, Miles?” Landon asks me. When we came here
before, he refused to go on It’s a Small World with us, saying it
was annoying. I told him I’d go on my girl’s favorite ride with
her as many times as she wanted me to.
    “Just once, Land. But
I got to kiss her enough for her usual ten rides.”
    “What is it with
grown-ups and kissing? It’s just gross.”
    “It won’t be in a
couple of years. You’ll be begging some smart girl to kiss you,”
Zack answers him.
    “Smart? The guys at
Dad’s shop always tell me to find a hot girl.”
    “Smart girls are the
hottest, dude. Trust me on that.”
    “Whatever. It’s
still gross.”
    He runs off to grab
food, and we all talk for a little while longer. My mom comes over
with John. I raise an eyebrow at her, and she smacks me on the arm.
“Behave,” she whispers to me.
    “I think I need to
say that to you. And John. I want to know his intentions,” I lean
down and whisper back.
    She snorts, and then we
both laugh. I’m happy for her. And I know she’s happy for me.
We’ve come a long way from the pain my father caused us both. It
helps that we’re surrounded by all the wonderful people who love
and support us. Speaking of love and support, the couple who needed
it most have just walked in.
    * * *
    Luke
    I see everyone staring
as Ollie and I walk in with Rose, Jade, and Ellie. We didn’t
explain anything to them last night because we wanted it to be all
about Alex and Miles. We did kiss and cuddle, so they should’ve been able to tell that we’re
okay. Better than okay, actually. Especially after we just took care
of something important.
    “Sorry we’re late,”
Mallory Daniels says as she walks in behind us with her husband Jeff,
Helen Wilson, and Cyndi Evans.
    “And here we thought
we’d take the ‘last ones to arrive’ title,” I tell them with
a smile.
    “Not today, Luke,”
Mallory says. She’s Quinn’s mom and one of my mom’s best friends.
    “I’m not going to
beat around the bush,” my dad says. “We all want to know what the
story is with Olivia and the baby. It looks like everything’s been
worked out, but I want details.”
    Ollie and I look at
each other and smile. “Let’s sit down,” she says.
    “The baby is mine,”
I tell them. “Olivia’s doctor—who we just fired—scared her
into not telling me. He tried to convince her to end her pregnancy as
well, but she refused. Deep down she knew that I would as well. Which
is why she finally let me know.”
    “End the pregnancy?
Why? Are you at risk, Olivia?” my mom asks her.
    “No. But testing
showed that our baby will more than likely be born with Down
Syndrome.”
    No one says anything at
first, so I speak again, and I know I sound angry. “Our son will be
perfect. He is