Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91595 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 458(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91595 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 458(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
I’m sore, but I have no complaints.
Sadie sets shots on the table along with three Coke Zeros before plopping down beside Missy. “Why are we hugging? Let me in!” she complains before wrapping her arms around both of us. I laugh as she squeezes me and pulls me in tighter. God, these two. We part, laughing, before taking the shots that Sadie got for us. I wince as the Fireball burns down my throat before chasing it with my Coke Zero.
Missy holds up her empty shot glass then looks between Sadie and me. “I have news.”
Why am I holding my breath? Does she know? Before I can start freaking out, she says, “Nyle wants to knock me up.”
I blink and Sadie snorts. “Be real.”
Missy shrugs. “Nope, true story.” She sets her drink down, letting out a long breath. “We’ve gone to the doctor. I can get pregnant, but it’ll be high-risk.”
I state the obvious. “You’re almost forty.”
She laughs. “Oh, I know, and I’m gonna be a crazy bitch, but I want a baby too. With him.”
My heart swells at the sweet look on her face. She’s grinning, her cheeks pink and her eyes full of excitement. Sadie’s brows are arched as she asks, “You sure?”
“Yeah,” she says softly, almost shyly. “I want this.”
“Then let’s have a baby!” Sadie yells, smacking the table, and I grin widely.
I wrap my sister in a tight hug, giving her a big kiss on her cheek. “Congratulations!”
“It hasn’t happened yet, but yeah, I’m excited.”
“You should be,” I say, meaning it, and I ignore the fleeting thought about having Dean’s baby.
My ovaries can go kick rocks; I’m not having another kid.
Unless he wanted me to.
Jesus. Where did that thought come from?
I shake my head free of that idea as Missy tells us about how they’ll try naturally at first since the doctor is pretty confident they can make it happen without his assistance. My phone vibrates in my pocket, and I lean to the side to check it since I’m sure I know who it is.
Dean
Just thinking about how good you looked before you left. Wishing like hell I were spinning you on the floor.
My lips curve, my heart kicking up as I type back quickly.
Me
Same. But get this, Missy and Nyle are trying for a baby.
Dean
Well, that wasn’t on my bingo card.
Me
LOL Same. And then my ovaries were being little cunts, wanting to chuck eggs at you.
Dean
…
Dean
Do I catch them?
I snort loudly, which earns me the attention of my sister and his. Sadie pops a brow as Missy points to me. “Why are you grinning like that at your phone?” I tuck my phone between my thighs as Sadie smirks, and Missy waggles her brows at me. “Wait, are you talking to a man? Not Stratfuck, right?”
My heart beats so hard, it makes my vision vibrate. I swallow hard, cutting my eyes to Sadie, who is sending me a reassuring look. My mouth is dry, but I refuse to feel like I’m doing something wrong.
Dean is not wrong. He’s what’s right in my world.
“It’s Dean,” I answer, and Missy rolls her eyes with a wave.
“Oh, I thought it was someone important.”
“He is important,” I say quickly, and she waves me off once again.
“No, I know. You know what I mean.”
Sadie nods in encouragement as I stare at my sister, who’s sipping her drink like I’m not trying to tell her I’m getting railed by her baby daddy. I draw a deep breath. “Yeah, but you don’t know what I mean.”
Missy looks up then, her brows pulling together. Her eyes search mine. “What?” My knee is bouncing so hard, the table is shaking. She places her hand on my thigh and sets me with a look. It’s as if I can see the moment when she knows what I’m saying. “Kenni, what the hell?”
“I didn’t mean for it to happen,” I say softly, but I’m looking her straight in her eyes. “But I don’t regret a thing.”
She barks out a laugh. “I can’t even.”
My heart sinks until Sadie says, “Miss, come on.”
But she ignores Sadie. “What are you thinking?”
My face heats. “What do you mean?”
“Like, do you like him?”
My nose starts to burn, and I look away like a coward. I can only nod, but when Missy yelps, I look up to see that Sadie has smacked her. They lock gazes, and they have a silent conversation I’m not privy to. Missy leans back, shaking her head. “He wasted no time, huh?”
I don’t understand. “What do you mean?”
She sighs deeply before meeting my gaze. “I don’t remember much from that night with him.” Shit, I don’t want to know about this. Before, I didn’t care, but now…now, the thought of her with him makes me stabby. I clench my hands together and find that I’m holding my breath. She eyes me and shakes her head once more, a small smile playing on her lips. “Cool it, sissy. I don’t want your man.” Sadie snorts as Missy goes on. “I was ten sheets to the wind on buttery nipples, and I was so tired of all the guys in this place. I can’t even tell you why I chose to come on to Dean. I think I just did it ’cause he was there and I was horny.”