Taming Jax (First Wave Book 5) by Mikayla Lane Page B

family.”
     
    “I’m sure you can agree that Tristan is harmless to the baby and there is no need for him to be moved. At some point, we have to discuss Traze… and Tristan, but I think that can wait for the time being. It is more important that your new family bond.”
     
    “I have sent word for baby and teen furniture to be delivered to Jax’s cabin for the children. I assumed since Reven’s place is only two bedrooms that you would choose to stay at Jax’s. If you decide the place is not large enough for your new family, see Frankie in Housing, and she can help you find what you need.”
     
    Grai paused as if he wanted to say more, shook his head, and then walked silently out of the door leaving Jax and Reven alone with the children.
     
    It was then, in the silence of the room, that it finally hit Jax. “Holy shit! We have children. We can’t even stand each other, and we have children! What the fuck are we supposed to do? Do you even know how to take care of a baby? I don’t even think I’ve ever held one that small! Have you? Do you know what to do?” Jax said rapidly as her lungs tried to gulp in the much-needed air.
     
    Reven saw her start to hyperventilate and moved quickly to help her sit down and put her head between her legs.   
     
    “It’s all right. Just breathe. How hard can it be?” Reven said, thinking of the happy, smiling children of the other hybrids.
     
    The look Jax gave him, told him how stupid she thought he was. Shaking off her doubts, Reven grabbed a chair and pulled it up beside Jax’s.
     
    “Think about it. We are two well-trained and skilled warriors, it sure as hell, can’t be any more difficult than battle.” Reven said, confident that between the two of them, they could be great parents.
     
    “Oh for fuck’s sake Reven! What delusion are you living in? Lara’s right! We can’t stand each other enough to stay in the same room together for any length of time, and you think we can be parents? Together?” Jax said standing up and pacing the room in frustration as reality began to set in.
     
    Reven sighed. “As always, you’re only looking at the down side of the plan instead of the positives.”
     
    Jax erupted. “Positives? What the hell is positive about screwing this up and harming them forever? Leaving lasting emotional and psychological scars that will never heal! How can you possibly be so stupid and blind that you don’t see the potential damage we could do?”
     
    Reven stood and faced Jax, getting angry. “Because I choose to see that the good can outweigh the bad if you focus on that instead of obsessing over the possibility of failure!”
     
    Jax turned on Reven and stood toe to toe, straining her neck to glare into his stormy blue eyes. “And while you live in your delusional rose-colored world, real damage can be done because you refuse to see the bad and try to avoid it or lessen it!”
     
    “Don’t give me that shit! You’re scared! That’s why you see only the bad and expect the worst! You refuse to see that this could be good. For all of us. You’re afraid to be happy!” Reven accused, his voice rising with each sentence.
     
    He saw Jax getting ready to go off on him at the same time he saw the girls begin to stir as if awakening. He only had seconds to act, and he didn’t waste any of them. Swooping down he pulled Jax into his arms, her mouthed opened in surprise and Reven sealed his lips to hers, effectively silencing her.
     
    Jax felt like her whole body was vibrating with energy. The heat of Reven’s soft lips, the feel of his body pressed so tightly to hers was beyond anything she had ever thought it would be. It felt like every cell in her body was electrified by his touch.
     
    She relaxed into his arms, responding without even thinking about it, instinctually opening herself up to him as her body had wanted to do from the first. His hand snaked into her hair, holding her head in place as his tongue swept inside of her