She slung an arm around her grandson. “You bet I will.”
“In case I forget to tell you later,” Janey said, “this is the greatest week of my life. Not only do I get my degree—finally—but we get to come home to where we belong—finally.”
“Before I forget to tell you, sweetheart,” Big Mac said, “I’ve never been prouder in my life than I am of my new DVM.”
“Thank you, Daddy. Thank you all for making this possible.”
“What Dad said,” Linda added. “We couldn’t be happier to see this dream come true for you. Better late than never.”
“Cheers to Dr. Jane McCarthy Cantrell, DVM,” Big Mac said.
* * *
“Surely they’ll sleep at some point, right?” Adam asked Abby after the longest night of their lives. The only one who’d gotten any sleep was Liam, who was now up and running around, full of energy and wanting to know what they were doing that day.
“Dada, we go to the park?”
“Maybe later, pal. Dada is cooked.”
Liam’s dark brows furrowed in confusion.
“The babies were awake all night, and so were we.”
“No babies,” Liam said with a scowl. “Park.”
“How about some breakfast?” Abby took his hand and led him into the kitchen as Ned and Francine arrived with coffee and doughnuts.
“I’d ask how it’s goin’,” Ned said, “but one look at ya tells the story.”
“Bless you,” Adam said as he took a coffee from Ned.
“What can we do to help?” Francine asked.
“You know anything about babies?”
“As a matter of fact, I have twin training,” Francine said. “Take a break. Grandma Francine is on the job.”
“Thank you both,” Adam said, choked up all at once. “You don’t have to…”
Ned squeezed his shoulder. “Yer kids are our kids. Just how it is. Plus, yer down a coupla grandparents for the next little while.”
“This is true.”
“We gotcha covered.”
“You’re the best. Thank you.”
“Our pleasha.”
Francine had Beckett in her arms and was walking him around the room with grandmotherly expertise.
Ned soon followed with Kane on one shoulder and Rory on the other.
With things temporarily under control, Adam took one of the coffees to Abby. “Ned and Francine to the rescue.”
“That’s so lovely of them.”
“We’re blessed with an abundance of grandparents who’ll get us through this.”
