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and all he could think about was a son. He looked at CJ when he realized she hadn’t answered him either. He was so not making this decision without her input first.
    “Can you tell one hundred percent what we’re having and not just a guess like the doctor? I know he had one of those internal monitors , but the baby wasn’t cooperating with him so he couldn’t tell and now I’m just a bit too far along for them to do another one.” CJ looked at him before she continued. “Do you want to know? I do if you do.”
    He nodded. It was about all he could manage right now. Phil put his hands on CJ’s belly and closed his eyes. His smile told them nothing and when he stepped back, Austin decided that the next time he had the opportunity he was going to pound his friend into the dirt.
    “You’re having one of each. The boy is head down and the girl is in the right position. Would you like to know what they think of you?” CJ nodded. “They think they are the luckiest babies in the entire world to have people like you as their parents. And the girl, she’s nearly all wolf, the boy is full - blooded.”
    Austin grabbed the back of the chair he was standing next to. He realized that his sister was speaking to him , but for the life of him he couldn’t tell what she was saying. Twins, twins that already loved them. Austin was suddenly sitting down and he could see the floor from his new position. His head between his knees , he started to rise when he was pushed back down again.
    “I’m fine. What the hell did you shove me here for , you moronic dick? Let me up I said.” He knew that Phil held him down ; he could see his shoes in his line of site. “Phil, so help me , when I get up from here , I’m going to shift and tear you apart.”
    Austin was suddenly free. He didn’t stand, not sure his knees would hold him just yet. For all his brav ad o he was still a little stunned about twins. He reached for CJ , pulled her to him , and rested his head on her belly. The first kick he got in the cheek made him laugh , the second made him kiss her belly.
    “Okay , big boy. If you stop on your way home to get me a glass of tea I’ll let you in on a little secret.” CJ wiggled her brows at him. “And if you’re really nice and get me one that isn’t sweetened, I’ll give you two.”
    Austin looked over at Phil who was frowning again. He wasn’t sure what the man had to be upset about, he wasn’t the one living with the moodiest woman in the world. He looked back at CJ , ready to give her whatever she wanted when he noticed she was sweating. Profusely.
    “How long have you been in labor , love ? ” Phil asked her. “I would say you’re what…having them about three minutes apart?”
    Austin didn’t know what he was talking about until Holly spoke. “Oh Christ, you’re in labor? Now?”
    CJ nodded and grabbed for the chair next to her. “I didn’t think it was real. They told me at the doctor’s office to expect to have a few dry runs , but these pains , t hey hurt like hell.”
    Austin stared at her. He had to have missed something. He looked at Phil when he put his arm around CJ and started moving her toward the door. Quickly. It wasn’t until Holly hit him in the head with her purse that he realized something was going on.
    “Wake up you fuck-tard and get going. You want her to deliver those babies without you?” He stood and stared after Phil and CJ. They were nearly to the door already. Holly hit him again and that’s when it sank in.
    “Fuck. She’s in labor. I have to…where did they go?” Instead of answering him, Holly guided him after them. His mind was suddenly mush. “Where are they going?”
    “To the car.” He wasn’t sure he liked her tone. Sort of a cross between her talking to him like he was four and afraid he was going to fall apart.
    “I know that. I was…I was simply testing you.” She nodded , but again her body language led him to believe she was humoring him. They made it