“Aria!”
“Jess!” Aria hurried to her cousin-in-law, kissed and hugged her. “How are you doing? Toby’s little sibling is not giving you any trouble, I hope?”
“No, not yet,” Jessica laughed, patting her stomach. “Toby made it pretty easy for me, so I’m hoping this one will do the same. What about you?”
“It’s still early, but so far I’m doing well,” Aria said. “It’s exciting to think little Bean will be able to grow up with his cousin.”
“That’s true,” Jessica agreed. “Wait, Bean?”
“That’s what I’ve been calling the baby,” Aria shyly smirked.
“I love that,” Jessica chuckled. “I wish I had thought of that. I can’t wait for the babies to meet each other.”
Being an only child herself, Jessica was quite close to her cousins. The age gap between Jude and his cousins meant they hadn’t bonded
