of her starter books. The book was approximately six pages. Logan leaned back as Gabriella scooted closer to his belly.
“Papa, they can’t hear me through your shirt,” Gabriella said.
Indigo stifled his laugh. Logan didn’t succeed. “Oh, right, sorry.” He rolled his shirt up, and Gabriella put her hand on his belly. One of the little monsters kicked right at Gabriella’s hand.
“Wow, did you see that?” she said with so much wonder.
It was the sweetest fucking thing Logan had ever seen. He glanced up to keep the tears from spilling. Indigo’s hand landed on his shoulder and squeezed. Their gazes met, and his cobalt eyes were all misty as well. It wasn’t the first time Gabriella had talked to the babies inside of Logan, but every time was just as emotional. She already loved them so much, and they weren’t even there yet.
She read her book, only needing help once or twice, and she was doing really well. Once she was finished, she looked to Indigo expectantly. He cleared his throat and picked up the other book she’d brought to bed. A classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Gabriella leaned closer to Logan, still rubbing a circle on his stomach.
Gabriella was half-asleep by the end of the story, snuggling up to Logan’s belly. They let her lie there for a bit, but as fatigue weighed on Logan, Indigo scooped her up and moved her to the other side of him. Indigo kissed him lightly, and they settled into bed. Indigo turned off the lights. Logan’s eyelids felt heavy, and there was no fighting sleep.
***
What felt like only moments later, but was probably at least an hour or two, Logan held his groan in as he opened his eyes reluctantly. He wanted to ignore the need to use the restroom, but one or both twins were currently using his bladder as a punching bag. He scooted out of bed, cracking his back and waddling over to the bathroom. He refused to turn on the light and went about taking care of his business. Of course, it was only a few drops, nothing worth really getting out of bed for. He sighed and washed his hands and made his way back to the bedroom.
Logan stopped short as he took in the sight before him. Gabriella was sprawled out next to Indigo, tousled curls sticking up at odd ends. Indigo had his arm wrapped around her and a pillow to her other side to keep her from rolling off the bed.
Indigo’s other arm was on Logan’s side. It moved around as if seeking him out. Logan’s heart swelled. This was his family, his everything. When Indigo’s hand didn’t come into contact with him, he lifted his head.
“Logan,” Indigo sleepily called out.
Damn, he loved his mate.
“Had to use the bathroom,” Logan said, making his way to the bed and crawling back in. He did his best to curl up to his mate with his belly in the way. Indigo seemed perfectly happy with it as he let out a sigh, and his lips curved up in a smile.
“I love you, Indigo,” Logan said. The need nearly overwhelmed him.
Indigo’s smile got bigger as he leaned forward and kissed Logan lightly. “I love you too.”
Logan settled back down and closed his eyes, letting sleep take over.
Desire rushed through the mating bond, and it sent a shiver down Indigo’s spine. He looked around the living room, and Logan wasn’t in sight. He was up and moving around. Gabriella was currently practicing being a big sister. She’d upgraded to watching over the twins like a hawk. Indigo swore she hadn’t blinked once in the past five minutes.
Rainar and Ramsey were crawling, and she split her time jumping from one to the other, taking things that weren’t their toys out of their mouth. He had to applaud Gabriella. She was doing fantastic.
“I’ll be back,” Indigo muttered to Dezi and Kash. He was already up from the couch and seeking his mate.
Logan was supposed to be doing paperwork in the clinic, but when Indigo checked, he was nowhere to be found. He made his way to their bedroom and turned the knob. The door opened a little, and the first moan that hit him had him rushing into the room. What he found there lit his own fire of desire.
A deep groan rumbled up his chest as he caught sight of Logan frantically jerking off. Logan stopped,