Two Men and a Baby - Isla Olsen Page 0,38

Brendan Kelly: He’s MY Josh

Finn Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: Josh is a guy

Connor Kelly reply to Finn Kelly: Very aware of that

Finn Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: Okay…

Alannah Martin-Kelly: Can we please go back to Connor having a kid??? How did this happen???

Shay Kelly reply to Alannah Martin-Kelly: I know you and Haley don’t need to worry about this stuff, but surely you at least KNOW where babies come from

Alannah Martin-Kelly reply to Shay Kelly: *middle finger emoji*

Connor Kelly reply to Alannah Martin Kelly: I met a girl named Laura around Christmas last year. Then I bumped into her a couple weeks ago and it turns out she has a kid. My kid

Bridie Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: *shocked emoji*

Aileen Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: Are you getting married?

Connor Kelly reply to Aileen Kelly: No. I just told you, I’m dating Josh now

Aileen Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: So I have ANOTHER illegitimate grandchild??

Brendan Kelly reply to Aileen Kelly: Actually, Wade and I are looking to adopt and we have zero marriage plans so that’ll take your tally up to three

Aileen Kelly reply to Brendan Kelly: It’s an epidemic!

Brendan Kelly reply to Aileen Kelly: Appreciate the support *eye roll emoji*

Cait Kelly: It’s like a giant hug

Liam Kelly: So…our “straight” brother has a baby and is dating a guy? Who also happens to be the ex of one of our other brothers?

Connor Kelly: Oh, also—I’m bi

Shay Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: No…really?? *Shocked emoji* *eye roll emoji*

Finn Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: I did NOT see that coming!!!!

Cait Kelly reply to Connor Kelly: THAT IS BRAND NEW INFORMATION!!!

Liam Kelly reply to Cait Kelly: Stop quoting Friends at us, it’s very annoying!

Cait Kelly reply to Liam Kelly: *middle finger emoji*

“Is that why you were waiting to tell them about Chase?” Josh asks as he reads through the family chat on my phone. “Because you thought you might need the distraction?”

“Possibly,” I say with a teasing smile. Yeah, it was totally why I didn’t tell anyone about Chase, and you can thank the twins for that little tactic—bombard them with information and they won’t know where to look. Genius. “If it helps, there wasn’t really the big uproar I think you were expecting. I mean, I think my mom might be a little disappointed but that’s mainly because she expects me to marry the mother of my child like a good little Catholic boy.”

“Your mom kind of lives in her own little dream world, doesn’t she?” Josh says with a wry grin.

I nod. “That she does. Although I think the fact it’s you I’m dating is definitely going to help her to come around easier.”

“Why’s that?”

My brows shoot up. “You didn’t know this already? My mom loves you, man. You and Blake are like the sons she never had.” Which is a bit of a kick in the balls for the eight sons she did have, but whatever.

“What about Heath?” he asks, stuffing more noodles into his mouth. We opted to go to a tiny little place in Chinatown for our first date, where Josh assured me I’d be able to get the best noodles I’ve ever tasted. I can confirm he was correct about this.

I shake my head slowly in response to Josh’s question. “Nope. She loves Heath, obviously, but he has no fucking filter. My mom is happy if she can get through a conversation with him without having some kind of cardiac incident.”

Josh lets out a sputter of laughter, his hazel eyes glinting with amusement. “Yeah, that’s very true.”

After dinner we decide to head back to Josh’s place. There’s brief talk about going somewhere for a drink first, but let’s face it, we both know what we want to be doing right now and it’s not sitting in a bar drinking.

When we get inside Josh’s apartment, there’s no discussion whatsoever about what’s about to happen. We don’t need one. Instead, I simply tug him toward me and slam my lips against his, kissing him hard and hungrily.

He kisses me back eagerly, his hands coming up to grip at my hair, pulling me further down against him. I sneak my tongue into his mouth, letting out a groan as the kiss deepens.

I walk him backward until he’s pressed right up against the closed door of his apartment, caging him in with my body. He yanks at my coat, shoving it off my shoulders and down to the ground, and I do the same for him. Then go the sweaters and