“Dad? Daaaddd? Dad, wake up!” I wake up to Ben whispering extremely loudly in Everest’s ear. Although, that doesn’t concern me in the slightest. What concerns me is that my mate has his hand resting over my stomach while I lie on my back, sending tingles all over my torso. I try to cover my surprised expression and focus on the four year old standing at the end of the bed. “Avery? Are you awake?'' It's dark in the room and the curtains are drawn shut. The ugly grey paint doesn’t help the light shine through the window, so the only reason I can see Ben is because of my night vision.
“Yeah.” I reply in a whisper, taking in Everest’s sleeping form. He’s lying on his stomach with one hand off the side of the bed, and the other on my stomach. He looks like a starfish. It’s annoyingly cute. “Wh
