Chase groaned. “God, I was a little worried he would do the Lion King thing and we would all have to prostrate ourselves in front of the girl.”
“We’ll see how you feel when your submissive gives you this gift.” Julian looked approvingly at the small choker around her neck. “You look lovely, Natalie. And you as well, Kitten. And Natalie, I know that Leo and Wolf and Shelley have decided to forgo children until such time as this enormous pain in the ass of a wedding takes place, but you shouldn’t be so terribly bourgeoisie. A woman with your rebellious streak should be comfortable flaunting society’s rules.”
Nat laughed. Julian wanted everyone around him having children. He’d decided to make his own playgroup. She was okay with that. Having a family with Ben and Chase couldn’t happen fast enough as far as she was concerned. “I’ll see what I can do about that, Sir.”
“Mister Lodge.” Joshua Barnes stood at Julian’s side, looking up at the man, his face solemn.
Julian smiled down at the child as he patted his own baby. “Yes, Joshua? Did you want to see baby Chloe?” He got to one knee and pulled the blanket away so the baby’s perfect face was on display. Chloe was lovely, with a tuft of dark hair. She had her mother’s beautiful face.
As the baby opened her eyes, she looked up at Josh and Nat would have sworn that baby smiled. A single chubby fist worked its way out of the bundling she was in and seemed to reach out to Josh.
Josh’s eyes went wide. “She’s so cute. Maybe I can marry her one day.”
“Excellent,” Chase said. “Look, Julian. You already have her married off. I would watch out for that one. He means it.”
Julian’s face flushed and he stood. “Jackson! Jackson, we have to talk about your son.”
He clutched his daughter and wandered off to confront his friend.
Chase laughed long and loud. Everyone in the penthouse looked over, smiling behind their hands because the bad boy of The Club had been well and truly caught.
And he seemed perfectly happy to be so.
Nat took her men’s hands and joined her new family.
THE END
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