Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 34934 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 175(@200wpm)___ 140(@250wpm)___ 116(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 34934 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 175(@200wpm)___ 140(@250wpm)___ 116(@300wpm)
Sam points at me, and I read her lips, telling me to invite him.
I was hoping to have her to myself, but maybe this is a good thing. The sooner everyone thinks of Sam and me as an item, the better off we’ll be. “Why don’t you come over? We can all hang out together.”
“I’ll bring dinner,” Kane says instantly.
I groan. “Something besides pizza. Sassy needs something more nutritious than just pizza.”
“I’ll bring her a salad with the pizza.”
“That sounds good,” Sassy chimes in.
“We’re in Jasper, heading to the house. See you soon.”
I hang up, and Sam sits tensely beside me. I reach across the console. “You okay?”
She tenses. “I am, but maybe we should talk before we get home… I mean, to your house.”
I pull her hand toward me and rest it on my leg. “Talk.”
She sighs. “I think we need to keep whatever this is under wraps. Chances are the people in town are already going to be talking, but I don’t want my brother—”
I cut her off. “You embarrassed of me, Sassy?”
She rolls her eyes. “No, don’t be ridiculous. I’m just saying I don’t want things to be weird between the two of you, that’s all.”
“Nothing’s going to be weird, and Kane already knows.”
She perks up at that. She sits up a little taller and turns to me. “What do you mean? What does Kane know?”
“He knows that I want to date you. I figured I owed it to him to talk to him about it first.”
Her mouth drops. “You told my brother you wanted to date me?”
I nod. “I did. I also told him that whatever he said was not going to stop me, but I wanted his blessing because I knew it would be important to you.”
“Elijah…” she starts and then trails off.
She doesn’t have to finish. I know what she’s going to say. She’s going to talk about how this is temporary, no strings or expectations. All the shit I don’t want to hear.
But she surprises me.
“How did he take it?”
I smirk. “Well, after a few cuss words, he was fine with it. I mean, he threatened my life and all that, but all in all, he took it better than I thought he would.”
She leans her head back and closes her eyes with a smile on her face.
I have to believe that it’s all going to work out because there’s no other option.
Sam falls asleep on the way home and doesn’t wake up until I’m turning onto my road. She yawns. “I’m so sorry for falling asleep on you, Eli.”
I squeeze her hand that I’m still holding. “I don’t mind. You need your rest.”
She looks at me curiously. “How do you know so much about pregnant women?”
I blush. “I’ve been reading about it.”
She leans toward me. “You’ve been reading about pregnant women?”
I nod. “I have. I figured I should be able to help you or anticipate what you may need.”
She puts her free hand to her chest. “Elijah Wolfe, you better watch it because you are making yourself very hard not to fall for.”
She leans forward and kisses my cheek before rushing to get out of my truck.
I get out and meet her at the back.
She’s pulling the tailgate down, and I stand in front of her with a laugh. “What do you think you’re doing?”
She takes a step back. “Carrying stuff in.”
I pull my house keys from my pocket. “No, here you go. Open the door for me, will you, honey? I’ll get these.”
She goes on her tiptoes and kisses me again, and I know she meant it to be a gentle kiss, but it turns hot and heavy pretty quickly.
And that’s how Kane finds us as he pulls in.
Sassy pulls back first. “Uh, I’ll go get the door.”
I grab the bags, and Kane gets out of his truck, carrying a pizza box, salad, and a six pack of beer. He gestures to the bags under the cover of my truck. “What’s all that?”
I grab all the packages. “Maternity clothes for Sam.”
He eyes me speculatively. “Good for you, but I bet she was pissed.”
I nod. “She was, but I think she’s okay now.”
He nods and snarls his nose. “If that kiss was any indication, I think you’ve been forgiven.”
We walk into the house and unload everything. I take all the clothes to the laundry room and start taking off tags when Sam walks in. “I got this. Go sit down and eat with your brother.”
She leans against the washing machine. “I’m not going to sit down and eat while you do my laundry.”
I kiss her. “Here, I’ll show you where everything is.”
I show her how the washing machine and the dryer works, pointing out where I keep everything.
We get the load going and then join Kane in the living room, where he’s already put out plates, napkins, and drinks with the pizza and the salad.