Chapter 204: Chapter Two Hundred and Four

“Good morning baby.” Ryder whispers, smiling at me. “And Happy Valentine’s Day. Can you believe this is our first Valentine’s Day together?” He asks, voice filled with excitement.

“Good morning, Ryder and Happy Valentine’s Day.” I whisper, smiling at him. “I am so happy we get to spend our first Valentine’s Day together. I am also so excited that Reece and Raikin are coming home today. I miss them so damn much.”

Ryder leans in to kiss me. “Me too. I miss having them around to annoy me.”

I laugh. “Well, we get to see them tonight and I couldn’t be more excited.”

“Do you still want to go hangout with Logan and the other guys today?” Ryder asks, reaching out to rub my cheek with his thumb.

Logan planned a little Valentine’s Day get together for our little group of friends. Nothing fancy, just pizza, video games and movies. Our normal hangout activities. The only difference is today is Valentine’s Day and for some reason they are all single. Even though they could all have any woman they wanted, they just don’t date.

I nod my head, smiling. “Yeah, if it’s okay with you. I think it would be a good distraction while we wait for Reece and Raikin to come home.”

Ryder smiles. “Of course it’s okay with me. I like hanging out with them and I like seeing you happy.”

Hearing him say that makes me so happy. I love that him and my other friends are getting along. If I ever had to choose between them, I would choose Ryder, Reece and Raikin without a doubt, but I am so glad I don’t have to choose between my fiancés and friends.

“Thank you, Ryder.” I say, smiling at him.

“You’re welcome baby.” Ryder says, as he leans in to kiss me again. “Are you hungry? We can go eat some breakfast real quick, then get ready to go to Logan’s house.”

“Breakfast sounds good. I am starving.” I also need to eat so I can take my prenatal vitamin, but I don’t tell him that part. I am actually surprised Curtis has kept my secret this long. I kind of figured he would tell his sons, just because well they are his sons. He hasn’t though and I’m glad. Tonight I finally get to tell the three of them and I can’t wait to see their reactions. I really hope they are okay with it.

We get up and go downstairs; Curtis is already in the kitchen making breakfast. Something he has been doing pretty much every day. “Good morning, guys, breakfast just got done. Lilly, here is your strawberry oatmeal.” He says, as he hands me the bowl. Strawberry oatmeal has become my go to breakfast food. I can eat it without throwing up and it’s pretty filling.

“Thank you.” I say, smiling as I take a seat at the table.

“And here you go Ryder.” Curtis says, handing him a plate with a little bit of everything. Bacon, toast, eggs, pancakes.

“Thanks Dad.” He says, smiling.

Curtis grabs his own plate and takes a seat at the table with us. “Do you guys have any big plans for today? You know, for your first Valentine’s Day together.” He asks, smiling at the two of us.

“Well, we are going to hang out with Logan today and then later today Reece and Raikin are supposed to be home.” I say, getting excited all over again. I feel like I haven’t seen them in forever.

Curtis smiles. “I know you guys are excited to see them.”

I nod my head quickly, taking a bite of oatmeal. “Yes.” I say, mouth full.

Curtis laughs. “Well, I hope you guys have fun today.”

“We will. Do you have any plans, Dad?” Ryder asks.

Curtis quirks an eyebrow, smirking. “Absolutely not. I am just going to do a bunch of nothing.”

I laugh, giving him a big smile. “Well, I hope you have fun relaxing. Everyone deserves some time to do nothing.”

After breakfast, me and Ryder make our way upstairs, getting ready to go to Logan’s house. Since I don’t really feel comfortable in any pants anymore, I put on a T-shirt dress. It’s loose and comfy.

“You ready?” Ryder asks, smiling at me after I finish putting my hair up in a ponytail.

I nod my head. “Yep, let’s go.”

We quickly make our way over to Logan’s house. It’s cold, but I didn’t feel like putting on a coat just to walk to his house. Ryder knocks on Logan’s door and a couple of seconds later Logan opens the door giving me a big smile. “Happy Valentine’s Day guys.” He says, pulling me inside and giving me a hug.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, Logan.” I say, smiling as I hug him back.

“Happy Valentine’s Day.” Ryder says, as the two of them do one of their bro hug things that they have been doing.

“Everyone is already downstairs waiting.” Logan says, giving me a mischievous smile.

The three of us walk down the stairs and I am greeted with flowers and chocolates. Even Logan walks over to the table and grabs a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates. “Happy Valentine’s Day!” They say it in unison and I smile, giving them each a hug.

“You guys didn’t have to do this.” I say, smiling at the four of them.

Calvin shrugs, smiling. “We wanted to. You are our girl. We have to take care of you.”

Brandon nods his head in agreement. “Yeah. We all love you and wanted to get you something.”

Harrison smiles. “Don’t worry, we okayed it with your fiancés first.”

I look over at Ryder who just smiles at me. “Well, thank you guys. It is so sweet. I love it and the flowers are so pretty.” I say, as I look at the four different bouquets. They all got me roses, just a different color. There are pink, red, white and yellow roses. All so pretty.

I give them each, one more hug. I can’t believe they did that for me. I definitely wasn’t expecting anything. We spend the next few hours watching movies and talking. Logan orders some pizza and I take the break in conversation to ask the one thing that has been on my mind.

“Why don’t you guys have girlfriends? You are all gorgeous, funny, caring and sweet. Why aren’t you with anyone?” I ask, looking between the four of them.