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TEDDY

Phin burst through the door, Cassy following closely behind, looking like she was trying to keep up with the madness. I knew something huge was happening when he looked at me. Before I could say a word, he had me by the shoulders, lifting me off the ground like I weighed nothing.

“Nous allons être pères ensemble!” he shouted. (We're going to be fathers together!)

It took my brain a second to catch up, but when it did, the realization hit me hard.

Fathers.

Together. "You're serious?! No way! Certainement pas!"

Phin grinned. "We're both going to be dads, man! Fathers! Together!"

It was like the news had set off a bomb between us. He finally set me down, but neither of us could stop the manic energy from pouring out. We started pacing the room, yelling, laughing, feeding off each other's excitement.

It was madness. Pure, overwhelming joy that had us bouncing off the walls. "This is insane! We're going to be dads!"

Phin was just as loud, maybe louder. "We did it, man! Can you belie