All Chapters of Portwood Brothers: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Payton had tried to warn them that they might be walking into a hornet's nest, and she wasn't lying. For the past half hour Emma looked like she was going to be sick, Josh had been short with both Bryce and Jax, and Addison had been trying to play peacemaker the whole time. There had been times in their lives when things had been tense, but it'd never been this bad. At first glance, you wouldn't know much, if anything, was wrong with Jax. The cast he had when he came home a month ago was gone, while he had to still be in pain, he kept a straight face except for a wince here and there. No, he kept everything pretty much under wraps. The longer they spent around him, though, the more things unraveled. Jax was turning into a real prick, and if he did that on a regular basis, Bryce felt bad for Emma. Knowing the way the pair had been before he'd left, the way they couldn't keep their hands off each other and were blissfully happy, it wouldn't surprise him if there were issues. They were

Jackson watched as the woman he loved gathered her clothes without a care in the world. He wished he could feel that way about himself again, but the scars and markings all over the side of his body had him not just pushing Emma away, but everyone else away too. He'd been an ass to his parents, his twin brother, and his other family. He meant what he'd told Bryce. He hated being around Josh. Every time he saw him and his perfect family, it reminded him of everything he should have but never would. He saw the man he was supposed to be, literally. That's what sucked about having a twin brother. It was like looking in the mirror, but this time, the image didn't reflect what he was, it reflected what he wished could be. It took a kick in the ass from Bryce, the brother that Jackson never thought he'd have anything in common with or like, to get him to see that he needed to man the fuck up and get over himself. Bryce had told him that morning that he'd found Emma crying and that she was wo

Bryce pulled his jacket around him and zipped it up. He was sure at some point in his life he'd laugh at someone who thought that the temperature was cold, but he'd been in the south far too long. He hadn't wanted to deal with taking a car from Josh so he was just going to walk. Thankfully it was only a few blocks away, so he picked up the pace to get his blood pumping. It wasn't until he was standing in front of his Jax's place that he realized it was still pretty early, and maybe he should have waited and showed up a little later. Bryce: You up yet? No need to go home if someone was up.The answer came a few seconds later when the front door opened."How'd you know I was out here?" he asked."Lucky guess. Come on in.""Thanks. It's fu... freaking cold out there." When Jackson raised an eyebrow at him he explained, "Soph's favorite game is repeating Uncle Bryce. This morning she was saying shit over and over.""Oh damn. You're in deep... well shit."Bryce tapped him on the should

Jackson was sure he hadn't heard the love of his life right. He had to be hearing things. Surely she wouldn't have said-"Did you hear me?" she interrupted his thoughts."I think so? But I'm sure I heard it wrong. I thought you said you want to have a baby.""I did.""You did?""Yeah.""We talked about that. We aren't ready for kids. I'm not... fuck Em; you can't drop that kind of shit on me. I mean someday sure, but someday isn't today.""I'm not ready for a baby either. We aren't even married.""Then why the hell are you talking about having a baby?""Because I want to have your brother's baby."Jackson spit the water he'd just taken a drink of out and it spewed across the room, "The hell did you just say?""I want to have your brother's baby?""I think I need to sit down. What the hell did I do to deserve this mess? When is it ever okay for a man's fiancée to start talking about having kids with another man, especially his brother? Fuck me.""It's not like we'd have sex or anythi

"It's so good to have all you kids home for the holidays," Penny said as she looked around the table at each of the boys. The girls had all gone shopping so it was just Bryce and his brothers with his parents for lunch. It reminded him of the time not too long ago when Josh had first brought Payton home. Things had sure changed since then.When crying came from the other room Jackson and Bryce both jumped up to grab the munchkin. With a smile, Josh sat back in his seat, "Knock yourselves out boys. I change enough of those twenty-pound diapers." With that remark Jackson wrinkled his nose and sat back down. Realizing he'd won, Bryce did a fist pump in the air and headed down the hall to find his favorite niece. He loved that kid and didn't care if he had to change her, feed her, or put her to sleep. He was going to spend whatever time he could cuddled up with the little princess.Bryce slowly opened the door to the room she was in and stuck his head in. Sophia was standing in the portab