The Final Score (Totally Pucked) by Maren Moore

Author:Maren Moore [Moore, Maren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Graham

It’s been an entire day since Emery and the girls got here, and I’ve yet to get Emery alone. Much to my displeasure.

All I want is to be alone with my girl, and life seems to keep getting in the way.

“Graham, look at this,” Emery calls from the living room. I’m under the sink, covered in gunk from the pipe that I’ve just spent the last hour unclogging. To say Ma’s house needed some love and attention is an understatement.

I sit up, forgetting how low the sink is, and bang my head against the cabinet.

“Fuck,” I curse, rubbing the spot tenderly, “coming, babe.”

I set the wrench down on the dirty rag I laid out and walk into the living room, now with an aching head.

When I walk into the living room Allie, Ma, Emery and her mother are all crying, so I’m immediately on edge.

What the hell did I just walk into?

“What’s wrong?” My voice comes out panicked, but fuck, I’m just a tad bit stressed. Is it Ma? She’s been feeling bad this week, even more exhausted than usual, eating even less. I’m worried sick. Every fucking night, I toss and turn with nightmares of what’s to come. And then I walk into this. All of the women I love are crying, except my baby girls who are currently wearing bloomers, and… bonnets? Is that what they call those things? Hell, when’s the last time I even saw one of those?

“Your mom pulled out her hope chest, and found some of Allie’s old outfits, and we’re trying them on the girls.”

Ah, that explains the fashion throwback from thirty years ago.

“Isn’t it adorable?” Emery sniffles.

My gaze drops to the girls who are babbling and smiling with toothy grins, as they chew their fists. Of course they’re adorable; they’re mine after all. I see myself in them more and more every day, and as much as I love that they are Emery’s twins. The very same beautiful blue eyes, delicately sloped nose, and lips. The same identical high cheekbones. But they do both have the same shade of my hair, curly and thick, growing longer each day. Every time I look at them, my heart swells.

These are my babies, and they’re the most beautiful girls in the world.

“Daddy's girls are the most perfect angels in the world,” I coo, walking over and picking up Charlotte carefully, since I’ve got grease and lord knows what else caked on me. After I kiss her chubby cheeks, I pick up Quinn and do the same.

“Michelle, this is so special. What a great thing for you to keep for Allie. Now Allie, when it’s your turn to have babies, you’ll have these memories.”

Allie shakes her head. “No way, I am totally fine being the cool aunt.”

“You know, that’s exactly what I used to say and now I’ve got twins.” Emery smirks, crossing her arms over her chest and shrugging. “Even the best ones fall sometimes.”

“As much as I would love to play dress up with

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