A/N Alright, today's days are only okay, and yesterday's were so much better, so I'm using them instead. Although today is Happy Book Lover's Day, so let's celebrate that as well. And now: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY! Yeah, I had to caps lock that one. Rainbow totes demanded it. And totally not related, except if one were to get crude (and let's face it, I'm one that will) it was also INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE FEMALE ORGASM! That's right, two pussies for one day (Cockyback ordered that I say it). Talk about a day for two of my most favorite things. You all celebrate that how you wish retroactively. hehe No more commentary from me :)

So, what's tonight? It just happens to be the HALL OF FAME GAME, aka the first preseason game of the football season! It's HERE! Yes, I'm watching even though it's a glorified scrimmage. I may have, okay I did, done my first two random fantasy drafts of the season this past week. Just because I needed to get my draft on. And my teams kind of kick ass. And I'm sure you're dying to hear what pervy names I've come up with so far, so here you go: Rodgers 4 Benjamins and Tuck'n JJ's Johnson, which I want to name JJ's Johnson in my Foles but Yahoo won't let me. Rude. I'm gonna play with that some more. hehe Suggestions? I like to use players that I have on the team, obviously. And make it pervy, obviously. You already know that about me.

I should have included the Meet the Mate link last week. We're up to 39 entries! And still over a week left. I hope some of you will enter. There are so many stories I want to continue! Here's hoping it's only the beginning of some new, fantastic fics. You can find the entries and info here: u/6798308/MeetTheMateContest Read and review! Encourage them to continue (I say this knowing damn well when mine posts I'll hear the same, even though I don't have the rest of the story...yet) But still, I want more :)

Glad you guys enjoyed the grandmothers (well, one of them) last week. It's time for the rest of the family to descend on our new parents! Have fun and I'll see you next week! Have a great week ahead!

Getting Blitzed Chapter 48

"Where's my girl?"

I laughed as I took one of Charlie's bags. Go figure. I even played second fiddle in his eyes now.

"Which one?"

His moustache twitched. "Good point. I have two now. But I was referring to my daughter this time. I figured the baby was back at your place with Esme."

"Bella stayed back with them. It was nearly feeding time, so…"

Charlie held up a hand. "Say no more. I get it."

I figured he did. I led the way to the car, and we headed toward home.

"So how are you holding up? Getting any time to work out?"

I laughed and nodded. "Sure. Mom's more than happy to have Dani alone for a couple hours, plus she sleeps a lot, so if we're not napping with her, we're both working out downstairs."

Yes, my wife wanted her body back, so she joined me while I worked out. I fucking loved it, except for the part where I couldn't jump her when she looked all sexy and sweaty. But I enjoyed that time with her and hoped it continued beyond baby weight work-off.

"Bella, working out?" Charlie laughed. "You've been good for her."

"I like to think so."

He clapped a hand on my shoulder. "I know so. She sounds so happy now that she's up here with you, working with those kids on their music and of course now with the baby. I'm glad I didn't scare you off a couple years ago."

I smirked. By the time I'd met Charlie, I'd been too gone over Reed Girl to even think about running. Well…for long, anyway.

"Nothing could make me leave her. Them, now. And I'm just as happy as she is." A yawn escaped before I could stop it. "If a bit more tired."

Charlie chuckled. "I remember those days." His grin faded. "Speaking of those days, is she who shall not be named still around?"

I rolled my eyes. "If by around, you mean in the New York metro area, then yes. If you mean at the house, not so much. She's around some in the morning, then she heads off to do God knows what with God knows who."

But not my teammates, thank fuck. Paul and Brady were smarter than I gave them credit for, and I refused to bring her around any of the others. I was happy as hell that it was the offseason and I could tell her that everyone was off doing their own thing, because they were. Not that I wouldn't have lied if I had to.

"Damn woman. You'd think that having a grandchild would calm her down some, but of course not."

I snorted. "If anything, I think it's made her need to prove she's still young and sexy." Fucking gross. "But honestly it's better when she's out of our hair."

"That's true. Uh, should I maybe stay at a hotel?"

I shook my head quickly. "No. She's the one doing that." I laughed. "When she heard you were coming, she decided we needed the room."

"I always was good at driving that woman away."

Since he sounded amused, I grinned. "Thanks for that."

"Anytime, son."

We pulled into the driveway and got his stuff before heading inside. Reed Girl met us in the hallway.

"Hi, Dad," she murmured quietly.

Dani was in her arms, and Charlie's smile softened. "There are my girls." He wrapped his arms around them both and smiled down at Dani. "She's beautiful. Looks just like you."

Reed Girl laughed and shook her head. "Mom says that, but I think she looks like Edward."

Charlie scoffed. "Please. I have about five books filled with your baby pictures. I'll send you some, and then you'll see."

"I'd like that." Reed Girl smiled. "Would you like to hold her?"

"Sure. Just let me sit down first. It's been a long time since I held a baby."

"It's like riding a bike, Charlie. You won't forget." Mom gave him a hug. "It's good to see you."

Charlie grinned at her. "You're just saying that because you know with me here, Renee will stay away."

"I consider that a perk, sure. But it's good to see you beyond that. Can you believe it? We're grandparents."

Charlie laughed as he sank onto the couch. Reed Girl passed him Dani and then came to sit next to me on the loveseat. Dani seemed to take Charlie in, her big blue eyes assessing in that baby way she had. I swear she was committing him to memory or something. Rainbow, ever vigilant, hopped onto the arm of the couch next to him and watched Charlie with the baby.

"She's truly a beautiful baby," Charlie said, sounding awed as he looked at her. "The prettiest baby since her mother."

Reed Girl smiled and curled into me. "Well, we certainly think so." She shot me a smirk. "And so do the people at ESPN."

I didn't even bother to bite back a groan. Fucking Alec had taken Reed Girl's idea to them and shown them a picture she'd sent of Dani and me, and that was it. We had a fucking photo shoot scheduled next week. My initial protests had been silenced when they agreed to donate half of the profits to Danny's Dream. I couldn't hold out against that.

"What's that about?"

"Your granddaughter is going to appear in a magazine with your son-in-law." My wife couldn't begin to hide her glee in that fact. "They're doing a spread on athletes and their kids. I'm not a betting woman, but if I were, I'd bet these two are going to be on the cover."

Charlie laughed, making Dani fuss. "Shhh, baby, don't cry. If she cries, I'm giving her back," he warned, but she settled down after a minute. "I think that's great." He grinned at me. "I'd have to have several copies so I could take them to work."

Work. Riley. Fanfuckingtastic. Let him see how gorgeous my daughter was, and of course, how awesome I looked holding her. Just for that, I wanted the cover.

"You do that, Charlie. I'll get a poster-sized one just for you."

Reed Girl laughed. "You two! Riley is nothing to us now."

"No, but I still like to rub his face in it." I bet it just burned his ass, seeing me on his TV playing football every week. I fucking loved it. "Besides, they want pictures of my family. You're part of that, baby. They'll want pictures with you, too."

She screwed up her face. "No way. You're the athlete. Dani's the kid. That's the premise."

I slipped my arm around her. "We'll see, baby." I had every intention of having her in some pictures, even if they weren't for the magazine. We needed a picture of us with Dani for the mantle. Getting a pro to do it at the photo shoot seemed like a perfect idea to me.

"I think that's a lovely idea. We need a good picture of all three of you. You should take one, Bella," Mom said, smiling encouragingly.

"Yeah, but I look-"

"Beautiful," I finished, kissing the top of her head. "You're gorgeous and you don't look like you've just had a baby." Yes, she still carried some extra weight and I knew she hated it, but she still looked better than most of the world, and in my eyes? She was still sexy as hell. Jasper had been right about that. No matter how her body changed after having kids, I'd want her.

"Maybe," she muttered.

I knew better than to push, as did the rest of them apparently, because Charlie spoke up.

"So, when's everyone else getting here?"

Mom, keeper of all the schedules, answered him. "Carlisle will be in tomorrow morning. The kids will be up in two days, right after graduation."

"How much trouble is Carlisle in?" Charlie asked, laughing. He shifted Dani up so she could snuggle into his shoulder. Mom put a cloth there to catch any spit up that might occur. And Rainbow climbed right into Charlie's lap to get closer to Dani.

"What's this all about?" he asked, patting Rainbow before moving his free hand back up to support Dani's head.

"She likes to be close to the baby. I think she's protecting her," Reed Girl supplied.

"I'll be damned." Charlie grinned. "Shoulda figured it, though. Rainbow's always been a weird cat."

That was the truth. "A cool, weird cat," I corrected. She'd been fascinated with Dani from the first moment, but a little hesitant to interact. Now? She was all up and around whoever held her. I was pretty sure she was guarding Dani. It wouldn't surprise me in the least.

"And Carlisle's been forgiven, because he sent me everything I asked for after I got out of that godforsaken retreat." Mom shook her head. "Never again am I going to be unreachable when there's a baby on the way."

"Just how many times do you think that's going to be an issue?" I asked, smirking at her. Dani wasn't even a week old, and my mother was already dropping hints about the need for a sibling. The woman was obsessed.

"Hopefully many." Mom shrugged. "If Dani's the only angel we're blessed with, I'll be fine with it, but I'd love a bunch of grandchildren to spoil."

"I'm surprised you only had two kids, with as into babies as you see to be," Charlie said, patting Dani on the back lightly.

Mom laughed. "The fear of having more kids like Emmett and Edward is what reined me in. I figured I'd get a houseful of boys and they'd give me gray hair before I turned thirty." She stroked Dani's soft hair. "If I'd had an angelic little girl instead of two troublesome boys, I might have had a few more."

"Nice, Mom." Jeez, a guy could get a complex.

Mom just shook her head. "Emmett was in the terrible-and I do mean terrible-twos when you were born. The two of you combined were more trouble than ten normal kids. I knew I had to call it quits." She grinned at me. "Besides, you gave me a girl twenty-two years later. It was worth the wait."

I was sure it was for her. Dani started to fuss and Esme reached into her onesie. "She's wet. I can-"

"I'll do it." I was up and had my baby in my arms before she could even make the suggestion.

"Volunteering for diaper duty? I'm impressed."

I shrugged off Charlie's praise and headed up with Dani. It wasn't so much that I was dying to change her diaper. I just knew that I wasn't going to get to spend that much time with her in the next couple of weeks. Between the doting grandparents and the aunts and uncles about to invade, our time was going to be limited.

"I'm glad they're here, but I want you to myself, too," I told Dani as I changed and wiped and powdered her. "Just remember, nobody loves you more than I do, no matter what they tell you."

"Than we do." Reed Girl slipped her arms around me from behind. "Feeling crowded already?"

"A little." I lifted Dani up and turned to face my wife. "I'm glad they're here, but I realized that I won't get to spend as much time with her for a bit."

"We're going to have eighteen years with her, at least." She kissed me lightly. "But I get it. We'll kick them all out and send them sightseeing when we need some us time."

Eighteen years wasn't nearly enough. "That's a good plan, baby."

"I'm full of them. Come on, Champ. We'll let the grandparents admire her for a bit longer, and then we'll all take a nap."

"Sounds good to me, Reed Girl." My girls and I, together, before the masses descended. Yeah, that sounded really good.

Xoxoxoxox

"You two sure make a pretty baby." My dad was grinning as he held Dani up. "And a tall one! She's got Cullen height, doesn't she?"

Reed Girl laughed. "I told him that it was his fault she was so big. She's not remotely chubby, but she's sure long and lean."

"It's so she can play wide receiver for me someday."

"Hmm, maybe she'll be a basketball star." Charlie's moustache twitched. "Leading scorer in the WNBA."

I caught Rainbow eying the movement of his moustache even as she sat in front of my dad guarding Dani. She was still obsessed with that thing.

Reed Girl laughed. "You've moved on from the football-playing grandson to the basketball-playing granddaughter?"

"Nothing but glory for my grandkid, no matter what sex they are."

"Uh-huh. How about we let her be a baby for a while?" Reed Girl beamed at our daughter, who was gripping my dad's finger.

"I think that sounds like a very good plan." I looked forward to playing sports with Dani someday, but right now? I just wanted her to be cute and little. Maybe she could leap ahead to talking and walking and being potty trained quickly, but after that? She should take her time growing up.

"That's true. We don't want you growing up too fast, do we, Dani? I need time to spoil you. Do you want a pony? Grandpa will get you one."

I had to laugh. Dad had been bitching about how much my mother spent on Dani before she even arrived, and now he was ready to get her a horse. No surprise, though. I already knew I'd give her whatever she wanted. All it took was for her gorgeous little face to screw up and tears to start, and I'd do anything to make it stop. My baby should never be unhappy.

"Better that than a donkey." My mother shot my father a glare, and he shrank underneath the heat of her gaze. She may not be pissed anymore, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to give him shit now and then-or for the rest of their natural lives.

"Now, Es, you know darn well you thought it was okay to go as well. And you only missed two days. Edward and Bella needed that time to bond with her anyway."

"A grandmother shouldn't have the first time she sees her first grandchild be a cell phone." Mom shook her head. "I hate missing even a minute with her."

Fear filled me. "You're not planning on moving up here, are you?" I loved my family, truly, but I loved that they were miles and miles away as well. I mean, I'd be cool if they lived a couple hours away, so they couldn't really pop by unannounced, but I knew my mom. She'd want to be neighbors or some damn thing.

"You can wipe that look of terror off your face, Edward. We're not moving up here." My father laughed.

Mom, however, just smiled and said, "Yet."

Reed Girl laughed. "He's just scared that he wouldn't be Dani's favorite if she had doting grandparents nearby."

Not really. Well, maybe a little, but mostly I was afraid they'd cockblock me right and left like they always did. Though the built-in babysitting would be convenient.

"She's gonna be a daddy's girl." My wife smiled at me. "Did you see the bracelet in her room, Esme? I attached it to the crib for now, until she's older and can wear it herself."

Mom beamed at me. "I saw it when I went in to change her earlier. It's perfect, Edward. Who knew we were starting a family tradition when we went into Tiffany's a few years ago?"

I had to laugh. "You did, I'm sure. I didn't have a clue. I was just glad to finally be done shopping."

Mom made a scoffing noise. "Please. Bella, you should have seen him agonizing over which charms to get you, getting irritated when they didn't have an oboe or a rainbow. I may have steered him toward the bracelet, but he took it from there."

Reed Girl smiled as she held up her wrist. "I love it. He gets me a charm for every major occasion. This is the newest." Everyone admired the emerald Danielle she now wore. "Another I'll never take off."

"You're going to have to turn it into a charm necklace at the rate you're going." Charlie grinned at us. "We'd be okay with that."

"We know." And that's all Reed Girl said about that. I knew she wasn't ready to contemplate another baby yet. Neither was I, really. I wanted time to enjoy Dani before the next one came along. We'd talked about it a little last night and agreed that we'd wait a couple of years at least.

"How about you get to work on Emmett and Rose? We've done our job," I told my parents, sliding my arm around Reed Girl's waist.

"We won't have to do a thing," Mom said, smiling at Dani. "One look at this precious face, and they're going to want one of their own."

I snorted. We'd see. I knew damn well Emmett wasn't coming near my daughter, not if he treated her remotely like he had the baby in the training class.

Xoxoxoxo

"Please! I want to hold her!"

"No," I told my idiot brother, who was both pouting and glaring at me at the same time. "You were terrible at that class."

"I was only terrible at diaper changing, and that was totally on purpose. You know that I was the best at car seats! I was the fastest!" Emmett protested, stomping his feet.

"You were the fastest because you did it wrong and practically strangled your baby," Jasper pointed out.

"But I was the fastest. Come on! I'll be gentle. Dani needs to meet her Uncle Emmett."

"You can be her weird uncle she never sees, who sends her birthday cards a couple weeks late, with some money inside," I suggested, making him glare even harder.

"No. I'm going to be her awesome uncle she turns to when she wants to complain about what a douche her father is. Give me that baby."

Shorty solved the debate by simply taking Dani from me. "Ignore those silly boys, Dani. You come and spend time with your Auntie Alice. I'm the one you're going to turn to for advice on clothes and boys. That's far more important than boring old uncles."

And with that, she headed into the living room with my daughter. Knowing that it was futile to argue, I went out to the rental car they'd gotten and helped my brother and Jasper with their bags. It was hard to believe that just over a week ago, it'd been only the three of us. Now we had an entire houseful. Babies not only added a lot of extra stuff in your life; they also added a lot of people. I was doing my best to accept it.

We dumped the bags in the only two empty bedrooms we had at this point and went back downstairs. I knew we should have gotten that ten-bedroom house. We hardly had any room right now. Then again…no. They'd probably never leave if we had too much space.

I snickered when I saw Rainbow planted at Shorty's feet, watching her with suspicion as she held and cooed over Dani. It was hilarious how vigilantly she guarded my daughter. Once she'd determined that nobody was going to hurt the baby, she'd move away a bit, but never too far. She kept her eyes on Dani at all times. My fears of her hating Dani had gone unfounded, thank God.

"Jaspy! Isn't she gorgeous! I want one."

Jasper just shook his head. "You told me to remind you, when you said that, that we're getting married in a year and you wouldn't be able to fit into your dress if we had a baby right before."

Shorty sighed. "I know, but…"

"And you said when you tried to argue with me to remind you that we had plenty of time to have the baby after we'd gotten married and were somewhat settled in our careers."

She sneered. "Why in the hell did I have to be so practical? And why did you have to listen so well?"

He smiled at her. "Because I always listen to everything you say, Wife. That way, you don't get mad at me. Life's best when you're not mad at me."

Shorty melted at his words. "Jaspy, you're too cute. I love you."

"I love you, too."

"Yeah, yeah. Enough mushy stuff. Hand her over." Blondie held out her hands, and Shorty reluctantly passed Dani to her. "Hello, pretty girl. I'm your Aunt Rose. I'm the one who will make sure your Uncle Emmett never drops you, and I'll kick the butt of any boy who breaks your heart. I'm good at that. Just ask Uncle Emmett."

"That's for sure." Emmett was watching his wife with a look in his eyes that made me think that maybe Mom wouldn't have to campaign too hard to get grandchild number two.

"There will be no boys," I muttered, making everyone laugh.

"You wish, Edward. You can't lock her up in this house all her life." Emmett smacked my back.

"I can try."

"Bella, if he starts to talk about hiring architects to build a tower to tuck his girl away, let us know," Dad said with a smile. "We'll take him out."

"Or help him," she said with a giggle. "No worries. He's got a long time before we have to argue over her dating life, thank God."

"A dad can't help it if he wants to keep his daughter safe," Jasper said, being supportive of me as always. "I'll help you build the tower, Edward."

"Can it have a moat? Can we get a dragon?" my brother asked. Moron.

"Dragons aren't real. And I'm not going to lock her up. I'm just going to lock them out. There's a difference."

"Don't worry, Edward. I'll teach you how to shoot," Charlie said.

"Thanks."

"Seriously, do I get to hold her or not? I swear I'll do it right."

I looked at Reed Girl, who nodded. "Okay, Emmett, but you need to sit first."

My brother sat obediently next to his wife. She gently laid my daughter into his big hands. I moved over next to him just in case he dropped her. But Emmett actually behaved, cradling her in his gigantic arms.

"She's so cute. It's a good thing she looks like Bella instead of you," he told me.

"We've decided she looks like both of us," Reed Girl said, laughing. We'd heard every variation of "she looks like" since Dani was born. She looked like Dani to us, and that was just perfect.

"Well, she sure has his crazy hair," Blondie chuckled. "It'll be gorgeous when it grows out."

"That's what I said. Everyone will want her hair," I said smugly, because damn it, I was right.

"Okay, it's my turn now."

Jasper stepped toward Emmett and reached for Dani. Damned if Rainbow didn't let out an unholy yowl, tuck her ears down, and swipe at him when he got near the baby. He quickly stepped back and held out his hands.

"Damn! What did I do? I'm not going to hurt her, Rainbow."

I couldn't help but be a little proud that Rainbow was that protective of Dani, but I knew I needed to calm her ass down, so I picked her up.

"Rainbow, he's not going to hurt Dani. Stop it."

She stopped making the noise but let out a soft growl as her eyes narrowed on Jasper.

"Go ahead and take her now. I've got Rainbow," I assured him.

"Are you sure?" he asked, but when I nodded, he went ahead and took Dani into his arms.

Rainbow's growl got a little louder, and I turned her to look at me.

"Stop. She's fine. You know I wouldn't let anyone hurt her. And now we know you wouldn't either. But Jasper wouldn't do anything bad to her. He's family, Rainbow, just like you are."

Jasper lit up like I'd just declared my love for him. Maybe in a weird way, I sort of had. Who knew?

Rainbow stopped growling, but she turned her head to watch him intently. Of course, Jasper was great with Dani, just like he'd been in the damn class. I wondered just how many videos the man had watched before we took the course. He was so fucking weird, but he was a natural. He probably didn't sweat every little move he made like I had when we first got her home.

"She's such a good baby," Shorty marveled, licking her lips as she watched Jasper hold my daughter.

Yeah, there was clearly something about guys and babies that got girls going. If I'd known that shit in my youth, I probably would have borrowed one to use to help me pick up chicks. Not that I needed the help, but still. It would have been fun.

"Yeah, she really is," Reed Girl said with a proud smile. "She doesn't cry overly much unless she's hungry. And she seems to be most content when she's in someone's arms, especially her daddy's."

I had to smile at that. It was true. She was already a daddy's girl, which had been my plan from the start. "That's how it should be."

Almost on cue, Dani started to cry. Reed Girl looked at the time and laughed. "Yeah, it's feeding time." She took her from Jasper, and much to my horror, started to undo her shirt.

"Reed Girl! Are you really going to do that in here? In front of them?"

I wasn't a prude, by any means. And I was all for women's rights to breast feed wherever and whenever they needed to. Reed Girl and I had talked about that before Dani had even arrived. But there was a difference between doing it with a cloth blocking the view in the park and whipping out her tit in a room full of our friends and family. She'd fed her in front of my mother, but not in front of anyone else, so I was surprised as hell that she was suddenly going to go to town with everybody here.

She grinned at me. "Gotcha."

I breathed a sigh of relief as she and Dani headed for the stairs. "You're a mean woman, Mrs. Cullen."

"You love me that way, Mr. Cullen."

"Boo. I wanted to see it."

At my brother's idiot comment, Blondie turned and glared at him. "Oh, really?"

"Not, you know, not her boob! I just wanted to see Dani eat. How does it work? Nothing comes out when I suck-" He broke off when Blondie elbowed him in the gut.

My father couldn't stop laughing. "Seriously, Esme, was he switched in the hospital and nobody ever told us?"

Mom shook her head. "No. Remember how he used to smack his head into the wall for no reason when he was a toddler? I think he jarred something loose."

"That explains it."

"What? I mean, I know she doesn't make milk until she has the baby, obviously, but are there little holes that we can't see? I've done extensive study on tits in my time, and I've never seen where the milk could come out."

"I'm not even dignifying that with an answer. Carlisle, you clearly didn't do a good job when it came to discussing sex ed with the boys. I think you should have another talk with them."

He snorted. "They could probably teach me a thing or two by the time they were old enough to vote. But clearly Emmett needs to read up before he even thinks of having a child."

"I'm on it," Jasper said, looking at his phone. No doubt he was perusing Amazon for the right books as we spoke.

"Fine. I'm dumb. But seriously, Edward, does milk come out now when you squeeze the fun bags?"

Christ. Charlie looked like he was going to have an aneurism at the images that Emmett was putting in his head. "I'm going to just…yeah." He hightailed it out of the room.

"Nice job, dumbass. That's his daughter."

"What? It's not like he doesn't know you have sex. There's proof of it now and everything."

"Moron. I don't…I haven't…" But now he had me wondering. What would happen when we could have sex? I needed to look that up. Or ask my dad when nobody was around.

"You have to refrain from sexual activity for a while after having a baby, Emmett. Generally around six weeks or so." My dad rolled his eyes, probably at the fact that he even had to tell his eldest son something that should be pretty obvious.

My brother's eyes got comically wide. "Six weeks? You have to go without sex for six weeks? Your dick is going to fall off!"

"Emmett Matthew Cullen! Can you please refrain from talking about your brother's and Bella's anatomy and sex life?" my mother demanded. "It's not appropriate."

"And it's actually longer than that, because the last month or so of pregnancy is difficult."

"Two and a half months? Damn, bro, that's brutal." Emmett turned to Blondie. "Let's adopt."

"At the rate you're going, you're going to find out firsthand what it's like to go without for months on end, without the benefit of a cute little baby," she told him, flipping her hair. "Ass."

"Fine. I'm just saying, that's a long time. And you know, just because they can't have sex doesn't mean they can't do other things. He could find out if the milk squirts. Can't you?" he asked.

I just shook my head. Even if I could, I wouldn't. There was something seriously wrong with my brother.

"I've read that some men do drink their wives' milk, suckle just like the baby does," Jasper offered.

He was so random. I didn't even want to know. Well, I did, but not because I wanted to do it. I just wondered if, when we got the go-ahead, I'd get a mouthful of milk if I played with her nipples. Was it bad if I did? I didn't know. I really needed to talk to my dad.

"They do. It's actually not that uncommon," my dad said. "I've certainly tasted it before."

Fucking hell. More shit I did not want to know. My brother lit up and immediately started peppering my dad with questions. Thankfully, Reed Girl called for me, so I hurried upstairs.

She was standing at the crib, smiling down at it. I went over to see what she was looking at and all thoughts of breast milk flew out of my head at the sight before me. Dani was in her crib, and yes, damn it, she was definitely smiling. Nobody could tell me any different. Of course she was smiling, because Rainbow was lying next to her, her paws wrapped around Dani's little arm, rubbing her head on Dani's face.

"Do you have your phone?" Reed Girl asked.

I whipped it out and started video. I did a lot of that lately. I was going to need to get a bigger data package now that I had a baby. But there was no way I couldn't film this.

"Rainbow loves her," I murmured as I watched my daughter wiggle and smile.

"Of course she does. How could she not? She's amazing."

It wasn't long before Shorty stuck her head in. "Is it safe to come in?"

"Sure. You have to see this," Reed Girl invited, gesturing to everyone.

They filed in, and everybody was as taken with the sight as we were. Everyone had their phones busy snapping and recording away.

"Maybe if we had a baby, Emmett Junior would become cool."

Blondie snorted. "Sure. You keep telling yourself that."

There could never be a cat as cool as Rainbow. Watching her love on my daughter made me feel warm inside. My wife wrapped her arms around me, and the smile on her face was stunning. And I knew that I'd drink her breast milk without complaint when I could finally get my hands and mouth on her again. Nothing that came from her could be gross. Not to me.