Everything I've Never Had by Lynetta Halat

Author:Lynetta Halat
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

DINNER IS A reasonable affair considering we have about fifteen of us and more than half is made up of children. The kids are still high from their performances and everyone cajoles Finn into showing the server some of his moves. It doesn’t take much to get him to do that.

The boys are still talking animatedly as we arrive back home. Once they’ve taken care of their chores and I’ve gathered up a little nerve, I call them to the living room. I sit on the couch and pull Finn onto my lap. Adrian sits on the loveseat with Paris, and Archer plops down across from me.

I make eye contact with all of them and tell them again how proud of them I am before I get to the fun part. “Boys, Adrian and I have something we want to share with you. I hope you’ll understand—”

Before I can say another word, Finn cuts me off. “Adrian’s your boyfriend.”

I gasp. Paris and Archer giggle while Finn does his obnoxious snorting laugh. Adrian starts laughing with the boys. “Finn Thomas Hebert.”

“What? We know he is.”

“Yeah, Mom,” Archer agrees.

“Really?” I ask Paris when I see his head nod. He nods again. “Yeah,” he agrees with his brothers.

“And you guys are good with that?”

“Yes,” they say in unison.

“Why didn’t y’all say anything? And how did you know?” I ask, still incredulous.

Finn answers, “It’s gross how we know. I’m not saying it.” He swipes his arms in safe motion. I guess that makes it final or something.

Paris pipes up, “We saw you kiss when we were at the park a few days ago. We came from fishing from the other side of the lake, so we just turned around and headed back in the other direction.”

I know my face is blood red; I’m so embarrassed. “I’m sorry, guys.”

With an eye roll, Finn says, “Mom, we’re not babies.”

I squeeze him tight. “I know that, but I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you and that you found out that way.”

Archer looks over at Adrian and takes him in for a minute before he asks, “So what are your plans with our mom?”

“Archer!” I squeak.

“It’s OK, Celeste,” Adrian reassures me before looking back to Archer. “I think it’s important that you boys understand how much you and your mom mean to me. I consider y’all my family, and I have for a long time. And, to be honest, I’ve never had a family like this.” He looks from boy to boy and then finally to me. “I plan to protect that with everything I’ve got. And as for your mother,” he says as he makes eye contact with me again, “I plan to marry her if she’ll have me.” I feel my jaw drop but that doesn’t slow him down. He releases me from his stare to look at the boys with a wicked little smile. “Maybe you guys could help me think of a cool way to propose.”

Paris doesn’t miss a beat, “I think you just did.

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