Chapter 65

Ramon POV

“It is,” Lake confirmed, his voice suspiciously thick. “This is your bed, in your cousins’ room, in your family’s house.”

“Our family,” Ollie corrected, his eyes already closing again. “You and me and Papa Ramon. And all the cousins. And Grandma Elena. It’s a big family, Mama.”

“It is,” Lake agreed. “A very big family.”

He stayed there until Ollie’s breathing evened out completely, until he was sure his son was deeply asleep.

Around them, the other children were being tucked in by their respective parents, the room filling with soft goodnights and gentle kisses.

When Lake finally stood, Troy was waiting by the door. As we filed out, I watched as each of my brothers approached me with identical expressions of mischief.

Rafael was first. He pressed something into my hand with a wink that would have been more appropriate on a teenager than a grown man with four kids. “Have fun, little brother.”

I looked down. Condoms. A w