We hadn’t even noticed that he’d joined the room. He was leaning against the doorframe with his hands


    folded across his chest, which made his bicep bulge. He had a white V–neck t–shirt and ck jeans. His


    hsir was still wet and he was bare feet.


    eyes shooting


    “You mean like a cow or those other animals I watch on the farm show?” Noah asks, his ey


    from me to Iris then to his dad.


    Irisy contentedly in my arms after belchingpletely unaware that we were discussing her and her


    modes of feeding.


    “Yes. Exactly like that,” I replied with a smile.


    His eyes turn unfocused for a while before scrunching up in distaste.


    “That’spletely disgusting,” he says, taking a step back from me as if I were revolting. “I think she


    ga


    would much rather have her bottle.”


    His eyes keep shifting from my chest to Iris.


    “And what if you’re not around? What happens then? Can we then use milk powder like I saw the nurses


    doing”


    “No more milk powder, breast milk is good for her. If I’m not around, I’ll just pump some milk for her so


    whoever is with her can feed her”


    The look of disgust quickly changed. He stares at me in horror as if I just burned his x–box


    “I’m done. I don’t want to hear anymore” he shakes his head before walking out of the door


    “I think I just traumatized our son,” I tell Rowan, grinning. “He will probably never want to hear the word.


    breast again


    Rowan chuckles. His voice deep and sexy. “Give him a few years and he’ll be singing a different tune.”


    I stand up and stare at him. “Did you just imply what I think you implied”


    This time heughs. The sound of it doing something to me. He neverughs when he’s around me, so I


    Just let it wash over me.


    “He’s a boy, and we both know how boys are when they reach their teenage years. He’ll be jerking off to


    cut–off pictures of half–naked women stashed under his bed soon enough.”


    “I’m now the one who’s traumatized.” I cringe, trying to get the image out of my mind. “I so did not need


    I shake my head and face him. “It makes me wonder if this is exactly what you did during your younger


    years


    Noment,” he smirks devilishly as he takes Iris from my arms.


    a


    Yap. He definitely did that when he was a teenager.


    “Are you ready to meet them?” he asks, then proceeds to take my hand.


    I try to pull it away, but he holds firm. Eventually, I just give up.


    We get out of the room and walk down the stairs. We find all of them seated in the living room.


    “I’m sorry we ambushed you like this. I just really wanted to see you” Mother says with tears swimming in


    her eyes.


    I’m stunned by the emotion in their eyes. Well, all of them except for Emma. She was busy ring at


    Rowan and I’s joined hands with nothing but contempt.


    I would have been happy. I should be happy. For the first in my life Travis and Mother looked caring


    towards me, but I couldn’t bring myself. It’s like all I felt for them was now dead and gone.


    I wasn’t even happy to see them despite asking for them at the hospital.


    Instead of acknowledging her statement, I note the absence of one person.


    “Where is Father? Is he still angry at me for what I did to Emma? He has her back, or does he just hate


    me. that much?” I ask bitterly.


    They’ve never hidden their contempt for me. Especially Father. I ruined the rtionship of his precious


    Emma, so of course he hated me.


    They all stare at each other, something passing in their eyes. Right away, I sensed that something was


    wrong. By the pain radiating from them, it was something big.


    “Your father passed away, sweetheart.” Mother answers in a broken whisper.


    I stare at them in shock. That couldn’t be correct. I’m sure I didn’t hear right. Father couldn’t be dead. It’s


    just not possible.