by Sandi Lynn
Stefan
I walked out of the room and asked Julia if she could stay with Alex while I went to find the nurse.
“I want to be with Alex, Dad.”
“No, you don’t, baby girl. Trust me. You don’t want to be in there.”
I found the nurse and told her Alex wanted the epidural.
“I knew she would. I have to see how far along she is and then I’ll call anesthesiology.”
After the nurse examined her, the anesthesiologist walked in and gave Alex the epidural. Life was good again. Not just for her, but also for me and my hand.
“I love you.” I kissed her forehead. “And soon our son will be here ready to be held in his mother’s arms.”
“I love you too, but I need for this kid to come out now.” She spoke through gritted teeth as she grabbed my shirt.
I looked at the nurse and she smiled.
“This is nothing. She’s mild compared to some of the women we have up here.”
Two hours later, our son, Henry Liam Kind was born weighing in at seven pounds even. He had a good set of lungs among other things, and I couldn’t help but smile. That was my boy.
The moment the nurse placed him in Alex’s arms, he stopped crying.
“Yeah. I stop crying too when your mom holds me.” I stroked his tiny head.
“Did you really just say that?” Alex laughed.
After the doctors and nurses left the room, I went and got Lily and brought her into the room to meet her baby brother.
“He’s so tiny,” Lily said as she touched his hand. “Hi Henry. I’m your sister, Lily, and I’m going to always look out for you. Just like dad and his brothers look out for each other.”
I couldn’t help but feel the sting of tears in my eyes as I kissed the top of Lily’s head.
After a while, I went and told my brothers and Julia they could come in and meet their new nephew.
“Congratulations, bro.” Sam and my brothers hugged me.
“Another kid. I can’t believe it.” Simon smiled.
“One of my brothers is married, another one is on his way to the altar, and now I have a niece and a nephew. What is this family coming to?” Sebastian smirked. “Sheer madness, I say!”
“You just wait, my brother. Your time is coming.”
“As nice as all this is for you and Sam, I’m happy with my life the way it is.”
“Me too.” Simon smiled. He hooked his arm around Sebastian. “It looks like it’s just you and me, bro.”
After everyone left, I took Henry from Alex, sat down in the rocking chair and rocked my son.
“He looks just like you.” Alex smiled.
“You think?”
“He is definitely your kid.” She laughed. “And he’s going to be quite the lady killer just like his daddy and his uncles.”
“That’s my boy.” I grinned. “But seriously, baby, he has your—your—”
“My what, Stefan?”
“Well, he came out of you, so at least you have that.” I chuckled.
“If you weren’t holding our baby, I would throw something at you.”
I stood up, put Henry in the crib and walked over to my beautiful fiancée.
“We make beautiful babies, don’t we?” I leaned in and kissed her lips.
“We sure do.”
“I love you, future wife.
“I love you too, future husband.”
Two Weeks Later
My brothers and I were sitting on Sebastian’s patio with Henry while Alex took Lily to the store for some new shoes. I offered to go with them, but she said she wanted to spend some one-on-one time with Lily.
“You’re a natural. Look at how well a baby suits you.” I smiled at Sam.
“Julia and I talked last night, and we’re going to start trying.”
“Damn, bro. Really?” Sebastian asked.
“Yeah. We’re ready.”
“Are you sure you’re ready for the sleepless nights, constant crying, a hormonal wife and a messy house? A messy house, Sam. A messy house.”
“Stop it.” He chuckled.
“So, what’s going on with Mrs. Patterson’s house over there?” Simon asked.
“I don’t know. I figured I would have seen a for sale sign by now since she passed over a month ago,” Sebastian spoke.
“I heard from Mrs. Randall that she left the house to her granddaughter,” I said. “But you know Mrs. Randall, she can never keep stories straight.
“I didn’t know she had a granddaughter. I’ve never seen anyone over there,” Sebastian spoke.
“Me either, bro. But you would know since you have a better view of her house.”
“Yeah. I always thought it was strange. But then again, she wasn’t the most pleasant person to be around,” Sebastian said. “Umm, guys, who is that beautiful woman that just stepped out onto the patio?”
“Damn,” Simon said. “Maybe she’s a realtor?”
“Or Mrs. Patterson’s granddaughter,” Sebastian said.
She looked over and saw the four of us staring at her.
“Which one of you lives there?” She pointed to Sebastian’s house.
“I do,” he shouted as he raised his hand.
“Are you a quiet neighbor?”
“Yeah. Pretty much.”
“Good to know, neighbor.” She smiled and walked back inside the house.
“Hot damn!” Sebastian grinned. “Did you hear that?”
“Don’t even think about it.” Simon pointed at him. “She’s your neighbor. That’s a recipe for trouble right there.”
“Too late.” A cocky smile crossed his face.
Thank you for reading Two of a Kind. I hope you enjoyed Stefan & Alex’s story!
The Kind brothers continue in the third book of the series: Three of a Kind.
Sebastian Kind has a new neighbor. A beautiful woman who caught his attention the moment she stepped outside. Will she be the one to break through Sebastian’s defenses and make him rethink his life as a bachelor?
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Forever Series
Forever Black (Forever, Book 1)
Forever You (Forever, Book 2)
Forever Us (Forever, Book 3)
Being Julia (Forever, Book 4)
Collin (Forever, Book 5)
A Forever Family (Forever, Book 6)
A Forever Christmas (Holiday short story)
Wyatt Brothers
Love, Lust & A Millionaire (Wyatt Brothers, Book 1)
Love, Lust & Liam (Wyatt Brothers, Book 2)
A Millionaire’s Love
Lie Next to Me (A Millionaire’s Love, Book 1)
When I Lie with You (A Millionaire’s Love, Book 2)
Happened Series
Then You Happened (Happened Series, Book 1)
Then We Happened (Happened Series, Book 2)
Redemption Series
Carter Grayson (Redemption Series, Book 1)
Chase Calloway (Redemption Series, Book 2)
Jamieson Finn (Redemption Series, Book 3)
Damien Prescott (Redemption Series, Book 4)
Interview Series
The Interview: New York & Los Angeles Part 1
The Interview: New York & Los Angeles Part 2
Love Series:
Love In Between (Love Series, Book 1)
The Upside of Love (Love Series, Book 2)
Wolfe Brothers
Elijah Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, Book 1
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Nathan Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, Book 2)
Mason Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, Book 3)
Kind Brothers
One of a Kind (Kind Brothers, Book1)
Two of a Kind (Kind Brothers, Book 2)
Three of a Kind (Kind Brothers, Book 3)
Four of a Kind (Kind Brothers, Book 4)
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The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby
His Proposed Deal
The Secret He Holds
The Seduction of Alex Parker
Something About Lorelei
One Night in London
The Exception
Corporate Assets
A Beautiful Sight
The Negotiation
Defense
The Con Artist
#Delete
Behind His Lies
One Night in Paris
Perfectly You
The Escort
The Ring
The Donor
Rewind
Remembering You
When I’m With You
LOGAN (A Hockey Romance)
The Merger
Baby Drama
Unspoken
The Property Brokers
