Chapter 227: We have another half an hour...(m)
Kellen wasn’t expecting the Captain on the other side of the door, but it wasn’t a bad surprise. He was actually happy to have him there, and when he shot the man a smile, the Captain seemed to melt.
Leaning in, he pressed a kiss against Kellen’s forehead, much to his embarrassment, but Kellen didn’t get angry at him. That alone was a small victory for the man, and Kellen watched as his chest puffed out. Gwen watched them, a smile in her eyes.
"With anyone else, I would be asking when the baby’s coming." Gwen teased, and Kellen glanced around the hallway, glad that no one else was around.
"Gwen!" He protested, slapping her arm lightly, his cheeks warm and she laughed. Even the Captain did as well.
"What? Isn’t that something I’m supposed to tease you on?" Her gray eyes sparkled as she looked over her brother and his partner. The Captain wasn’t able to stop his smile but he pretended to sigh heavily.
"Ah, but I am going to have to tell you some terrible news, Gwen. It seems that we’ll be trying for quite some time, but I fear that nothing might come of it. It will be devastating news for us, so I hope you brace yourself for the worst. We might just have to adopt." Gwen chuckled.
"Or, I could become your surrogate. I don’t really have plans to have kids for myself, and it would be a shame if the Woods line ended like this, so why not?" Kellen felt overwhelmed. He had never anticipated having this kind of conversation in the open, or to hear about Gwen’s plans to not have kids like this either. He felt like his head was swimming with all the new information.
The Captain glanced down at his pair, and smiled. He gave Kellen’s shoulder a squeeze.
"That’s very kind of you, but Kellen and I will have to discuss it in private. He seems to be overwhelmed." Gwen glanced at her older brother, and burst into laughter.