“He said you can come to the game too.”

Fallon nodded. “Maybe.”

“Well you come watch me?”

“Of course, I will.”

“Okay,” he said with a grin. She may not be able to watch Lucas play but she’d be damned if she ever missed her baby boy play. Even if that did mean that Lucas would probably be sitting right next to her.

Crap.

They both went back to eating as Fallon sat thinking that the next 11 years were going to be torture. When her phone rang, interrupting her thoughts, she looked down seeing that it was Elli. “Hey.”

“Hey girl, listen, I have dates for the campaign. Lucas will be out on road trips for the next three weeks, and then there is break before the playoffs. We want to do it then.”

“Lucas didn’t tell me he was leaving,” Fallon said with her feelings a little hurt…for Aiden’s sake, of course.

“I mean it’s not like he’ll be gone three week straight, but gone three days back two, you know. So we just figured that week before the playoffs would be best,” Elli said. Fallon nodded as she grabbed a writer’s pad, writing down the dates.

“I’ll get everything set up, and call you back with times. Thanks so much, Elli,” Fallon said.

“No problem girl, talk to you soon,” Elli said before the line went dead.

Fallon laid her phone down and looked across the table to see Aiden staring her down. “You okay?” she asked.

“Lucas is leaving?”

Fallon nodded as she smiled compassionately at Aiden. “Yes baby, that’s his job. He’ll be gone for a little bit, but he’ll be back.”

“Oh,” Aiden sat for a moment and then got up. “I’m gonna go take a bath and get ready for bed.”

As Aiden disappeared upstairs, Fallon knew something was wrong. Not only did Aiden not eat all his food, but he never wanted to take a bath and go to bed.

After cleaning up downstairs and doing the dishes, Fallon heading to her room to change into some pajamas before going to Aiden’s room. Aiden lay in his bed playing his DS and looked up when Fallon came in.

“Hey,” he said quietly before going back to his game.

“Hey babe, can I sleep with you tonight?” Fallon asked with a silly grin.

“Sure!” Aiden giggled as he scooted over and pulled the blankets up for her. Fallon climbed into bed with him and snuggled close, rubbing her nose against his cheek. Aiden’s giggles filled Fallon with all the love in the world and she closed her eyes as she basked in it. “Mom?”

Fallon opened her eyes to Aiden looking at her. “Yeah?”

“Lucas doesn’t have a wife.”

Fallon smiled. “I know.”

“Do you think he is handsome?”

Fallon giggled, her cheeks warming. “What kind of question is that?”

“A good one. Do you?”

Fallon shrugged her shoulders. “I mean he isn’t ugly.”

Aiden laughed out loud as he snuggled closer to Fallon. “He’s really nice Mommy, and he likes me a lot.”

“I know, honey,” Fallon whispered as he yawned.

“And he likes you, he says you’re beautiful.”

“Did he now?” Fallon asked with a smile.

“He did,” Aiden said as he yawned again.

Fallon knew what Aiden was doing. He wanted Lucas as his daddy, and since Lucas was, Fallon paid it no mind as she snuggled closer to her baby. She didn’t have to be with Lucas for Aiden and Lucas to have a relationship, and he would soon know that.

When she felt Aiden’s hand come up under her cheek, she smiled as she closed her eyes.

Being in bed with her baby boy was pure heaven.

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“How does that feel bud?” Lucas asked as he backed away from Aiden.

“Tight,” Aiden complained. Lucas chuckled as he smiled down at his little guy. Lucas was convinced that Aiden was the cutest little hockey player in the world. After an hour of picking out all the equipment in the Aiden’s favorite color, blue, Lucas and Levi got him dressed to make sure everything fit. The equipment was a perfect fit in some places and then too big in others, but Aiden would grow into it all. Lucas never felt such pride as he did when he was looking down at Aiden in his gear.

“You’ll break it in, bud,” Lucas reassured him before bending down beside him. “Hey Levi, take our picture.”

Levi pulled his phone out as Lucas and Aiden put big grins on their face. “Good one guys.”

Aiden smiled over at Lucas and he could see the excitement in Aiden’s eyes through the caged helmet.

“You look awesome, kid,” Lucas said as he stood. “Okay, let’s take it off and go shopping.”

“Do we have to? Can’t we can skate instead?” Aiden asked as Lucas undid his helmet.

Lucas smiled as Levi laughed. “We’ll skate all day tomorrow. I wanted to go pick some stuff up at the mall today. It’ll be fun.”

“I don’t think you are right on that one,” Aiden said. Lucas pulled his practice jersey up and over his head.

“I’m always right, kid,” Lucas said with a grin as they continued to undress him.

After getting everything packed up in Aiden’s new hockey bag and loaded up the truck, the three guys left for the mall. When Lucas pulled into the parking lot for the Green Hills mall, he heard Aiden sigh. Lucas chuckled as he got out the car, thinking that Fallon and Audrey had traumatized the poor kid from going shopping. Lucas waited for Aiden to get out and noticed the kid was moving extra slow. Levi walked ahead of them and Lucas stayed back, watching Aiden out the corner of his eye.