[UNEDITED][JASON]

        “Another baby? Are you sure?” I found myself asking without even thinking. I don’t know why I asked the question, it was just the first thing which came to my mind because of how surprised I was by the revelation.

        “We’ve talked about it and we think it’s the right time,” Chloe replied and I guess it would be nice to see her happy again, apparently trying for another baby with Matthew was going to make her happy and I wasn’t one to top stop her from achieving that happiness.

        “As long as you’re not rushing into anything you’re going to regret,” I smiled.

        “It’s time I stopped living in the past. It’s that which almost destroyed my marriage and caused me to lose the man I love. I need to move forward and, more than anything, I was the chance to be a mother again,” Chloe grinned and I was more than happy to accept that this is what she wanted.

        Being an Uncle again would be amazing. I loved Amanda, but I would love another child to shower with my love and spoil absolutely rotten with all the things their mother told me they didn’t need.

        “Uncle Jason. I want to go to bed,” Amanda suddenly yawned sleepily in my ear. I thought she was asleep so it was slight surprise to hear her voice.

        “I’ll take her up,” Erin smiled and willingly took her out of my arms. Amanda didn’t protest as I handed her over either and she simply snuggled into Erin’s shoulder as she had done with me before putting her thumb back in her mouth and closing her eyes.

        “I’ll see you in a week baby,” I heard Chloe mutter as she kissed her daughter on the cheek.

        “Be good princess. Daddy loves you,” Matthew spoke afterwards as he kissed Amanda in the same place Chloe just had before he appeared at his wife’s side, wrapping his arm protectively around her waist and pulling her in close.

        It was joy to see the two of them back together the way they were when they first got together. They made each other happy and were the best thing which could happen to the other, it was enough to make me jealous as I always wanted what they had.

        I finally had that with Erin though. I loved her and couldn’t imagine my life without her. I wanted to marry her and I wanted her to be the mother of my children, hell I even wanted to own our house with our own little family one day.

        “I have to be honest, I thought you might freak out and go all over protective on my arse when I told you,” Chloe chuckled.

        “No. I want you to be happy and if being parents again is going to make you both happy, then I say you should go for it and not let anything or anyone hold you back,” I smiled and I wasn’t lying either. Her happiness was one of the most important things in the world to me and I never wanted her to feel like she did again.

        “Have I told you that you’re the best brother a person could wish for?” Chloe chuckled. She managed to disentangle herself from Matthew for long enough to be able to give me a hug and I simply hugged her back. It had been a while since this last happened and I would do anything to make sure I didn’t push her away from me again.

        “You don’t tell me enough,” I smiled, embracing her before I pushed her back over to where Matthew was standing. “Enjoy yourselves. You deserve it.”

        “A week of sex? What’s not to enjoy?” Matthew shrugged and, if those words had left anyone else’s mouth, then I would be high-fiving them to wish them luck and congratulating them for what they were about to do, but knowing he was my sister’s husband was enough to make me gag.

        “Be safe,” I muttered.

        “Dude. Sex without a cond—“

        “Don’t even finish that sentence. Just, don’t,” I put a stop before the words could come out of his mouth. The boy needed a filter when he was around me because, I swear, the things he came out with were enough to make me want to punch him. Exceptionally hard. In the face.

        “I was only going to say that going bareback with the wom—“

        “I am warning you Matthew,” I glared at him, the smirk on his face being the first thing I noticed and I knew he was doing this because he knew he would get a reaction from me. That was the only reason Matthew did anything most of the time, was to piss someone off and see just how far he could push them before he ended up being punched in the face.

        “You know, Chloe finds me a bit of a mouthful when we’re—“

        “Look, if you were married to anyone else I would love to hear the juicy details of your sex life, but you’re married to my sister so it’s for that reason that I don’t give a flying fuck what happens between the pair of you in the bedroom,” I said walking out of the room, heading upstairs to find out where Amanda and Erin were.

        “See you in a week bro,” Matthew shouted.

        “Yeah. Remind me that I need to break all the bones in your body when you get back,” I replied with a slight laugh.

        “I’ll phone you when we get there,” Chloe called up.

        “Don’t listen to her. She’ll phone you after she’s had her afternoon workout,” Matthew was just about say through his fits of laughter.

        “Get out and get on now,” I said, walking to the top of the stairs to see Matthew and Chloe at the bottom. Matthew found himself totally hilarious while Chloe was blushing an interesting shade of red. When Matthew saw me there, he walked over to the door and opened it for Chloe to leave.

        “Love you Jason,” Chloe stated and then she was gone.

        “Love ya bro,” Matthew grinned like an absolute idiot.

        “Yeah. Did I mention I will kill you when you get back?” I raised an eyebrow at him with a serious look on my face and, for a moment, he was actually terrified that I was going to carry my threat out though the laughter which erupted from the pair of us soon put an end to that thought. “I’m being serious though. Have fun and show her that your marriage truly is worth fighting for. She loves you and you love her, so that’s all you really need.”

        “It’s only been what? A month and you’re already whipped,” Matthew joked and all I could do was shrug and smile at him.

        “I guess being in love with someone does that to a person. Now, go, before she comes in here and drags you out,” and that was all it took for Matthew to nod his head at me and leave the house.

        I really was happy that Chloe and Matthew were working things out. Their marriage may not have been what they wanted it to be but, if they were really going to get married and do it their way, then they needed to prove to each other that they loved each other and that they remembered what it was that they loved about each other.

        The pair of them were a force to be reckoned with when they were together and fighting at their best. There wasn’t anything which could break them and they were always there for the other. They were in love with each other and any idiot could tell that they were, they just needed to remember the reasons they fell in love with each other in the first place.

        Amanda was the thing which made them stronger. She was the thing which simply brought them together and made their love stronger. She was the thing which held, not only their marriage together, but also the two of them. Just the thought of her was enough to bring a smile to my face so I couldn’t even begin to imagine the effect she had on her parents.

        Amanda was something special and I don’t think I could love her anymore if I tried. She was, when Erin wasn’t around, my entire world and I was proud to call her my niece; regardless of how many times she made me watch Frozen with her or how much Frozen merchandise she conned me out of.

        I loved her and she was the best thing to have happened to me. Other than Erin. I am just lucky to have found Erin and I will do anything to make sure I never lose her.

        “What you thinking about?” I heard her voice as she wrapped her arms around my waist from behind, putting a kiss just below my shoulder.

        “It’s just, Chloe and Matthew talking about trying for another baby, it got me thinking,” I sighed, turning around to face her.

        “Don’t you think it’s too soon in our relationship to think about children?” Erin’s response was exactly what I thought it was going to be and, sure, I had thought that but the more I looked at Amanda and the more Chloe talked about wanting another child, it got me thinking about what it would be like to have my own son or daughter.

        “I know we’ve only been together properly for a little over two weeks, but I think this relationship was something before it even became official. Don’t you?” I asked her.

        “I guess you’re right. But, I mean, kids. That’s a big step for any relationship,” she muttered and I knew that she was worried. Hell, even I was worried but I don’t think there was anything I wanted more than to be a father knowing that Erin was the mother.

        “I never said it was going to be easy but, besides being with you, the only thing I want more than anything is to be a father,” I smiled down at her. I loved that she was so much shorter than me to be honest because it meant I could do things like kiss the top of her head and, when she was stood in front of me, my chin would fit perfectly under her chin and people would always comment about how cute we looked together.

        “That would make my mother hate you even more than she does. She’s a firm believer in no sex before marriage and thinks if you have a child out of wedlock then it must be Satan’s child,” Erin pointed out smugly and I couldn’t help the chuckle which emanated for my chest.

        “She’s not even religious,” I smirked.

        “My mother has never been normal. You should have realised this after you met her,” she raised her eyebrow at me before letting a huge grin form on her lips. “But I suppose having a baby wouldn’t be all that bad. I mean, I have loved you for six months and been sleeping with you for nine.”

        “We don’t have to rush anything but it would be nice to have a mini you running around the place,” I replied.

        “They don’t come much smaller than me,” she grinned and I had to laugh at the dig towards herself for being a little on the short side. She had always been able to laugh at herself and it had always been one of the things which I loved about her because, if you can’t laugh at your own faults, then you’re only going to be offended when someone else does.

        While she was smiling, I took it as my chance to lean down and cover her lips with me own, my hand moving down her back and coming to a stop on her arse. My favourite part of her body if I was being totally honest.

        “As much as I love where this is going,” Erin muttered before quickly pushing her lips back against mine and then pulling away again much to my disapproval, “but we have a five year old in the spare bedroom and you have six year old to pick up.”

        “Hm. Now he’s the Devil’s Child,” I chuckled, giving her one quick kiss again, slapping her arse as she walked away from me.

        “Behave Mr Parker,” Erin shouted back and I could tell that she was holding back her laughter.

        “Only when I’m not around you Miss Brooke,” I shouted and, hearing the sound of a bedroom door, I knew that she had gone to check on Amanda. I smiled to myself as I walked downstairs, grabbing my keys and phone from the unit beside the door.

        “Off to get Damien. Back in a bit,” I called up but Erin didn’t reply, so I just walked out, knowing she would know where I had gone anyway since she volunteered my services to her Aunt like the top girlfriend she is.

        Apparently the fact the back of my car is still covered in paint wasn’t enough for her to pick her own cousin up. I had to do it, waiting to see what he would ruin next with his ever talented and artistic hands.