"I am fine with that," she lied. "Charlie isn't even talking yet. We should at least let her get in a few words before we make her a middle child."

“Yeah, what’s the deal with that? You’re supposed to be teaching her. She should be talking by now.” Kaleb narrowed his eyes toward her. “Do I need to hire a tutor for her?” Because if she wasn’t going to be a parent and teach her child to teach, he would get someone else to do it. It was Espa’s responsibility, though.

"And there's nothing wrong with having children in your thirties. A lot of people do it now."

“You really want to deal with a new born when you are almost forty?” he asked, raising a brow. He shook his head. “Let’s just get it out of the way right now. Then we have more time to focus on them later on.” They wouldn’t be distracted by younger children. Because, despite popular belief, he did care about his children, and did want what was best for them. “They’ll be in school then and then you can travel with me and the team.” Lots of wives did that. But most of the wives of his teammates didn’t have children to stay home with.

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