“What do you mean he’s that interested? What do you mean he ain’t the only one either?”
“I mean, I bet you he comes through those doors any second and makes things crystal clear for you. I also mean I’ve seen how some of the hang arounds look at you, even a couple of brothers, too. If he’s not what you want, I’m more than positive you could get a date with a handful of guys without blinking an eye.” Mads must be thinking this over for a minute.
“It doesn’t matter if anyone else is fucking interested or not.” How the hell did I miss Mick going into the kitchen? I’m too busy trying to hear them that I’m surprised when Logan walks out and sees me. He half-grins and shrugs his shoulders at me. Makes me wonder if he wanted to go out with Mads.
“Were you speakin’ about yourself in there?” He shakes his head.
“Nah. I’m not sayin’ she ain’t beautiful, but I could tell from the minute I came around that they were dancin’ around each other. Sometimes people just need a nudge to realize what’s right in front of them.” He walks off down the hallway, leaving me with that.
Oh, now I need to know who he’s interested in. No one says something like that if they ain’t pining for someone.
My desire to get back to Shane has me giving up on spying on Mads, plus, it’s gone quiet in the kitchen. She’ll tell me whatever happens when she’s ready. I owe her that much after keeping secrets from her.
I walk out the doors and am greeted by my man. He leans down and gives me a kiss. Have I said how much I love kissing him? He’s just delicious.
“Everything okay in there?”
“I dunno, but they’re in the kitchen talking, I think. How was your day? What did you guys end up doing?” My face must give away that I already know what they were doing. He glares down at me and I can’t hide my smile.
“What do you know, woman?” I can’t help but laugh a little.
“Just what was on the video that Jackson sent Anna. I can see Juan needs some extra practice. What brought that whole thing on?”
Shane looks almost embarrassed to tell me, so I bump his arm.
“Hey. We’re getting married in a week. You know you can tell me anything, babe.”
He sighs like this might actually hurt.
“I was in the nursery looking at the furniture I needed to put together. Staring at the changing table, I realized I didn’t have a clue how to change a diaper. I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever even held a baby. So, I might have started panicking a little and called Grant. He told me to come over and bring a pack of diapers. I guess he called Wyatt and Jackson and they knew where Hanna’s old dolls were. Pa was already over there and called your brothers, figuring we all would need to know how. You’re now looking at someone who will be able to diaper, dress and swaddle our daughter when she arrives. He also told me the best ways to burp her. I want to be able to help you, gorgeous, not cause you more work.” This man… he’s more than I could’ve ever have asked for. I can’t help but kiss the socks off him.
“I love you and can’t wait to be your wife.” He gives me that smile that I love and shows off his dimple.
“Love you too, gorgeous. Let’s get some of your Ma’s food before the hoard eats it all.”
“Okay, and Jane saved you some of the stuff she made for today. She even made a cupcake with frosting and topped it with Red Hots and Lemonheads just for me.” He makes the same face as he does every time I mention that delicious combination, but he gets it for me anytime I mention it.
“Those are all for you, love. I’ll stick with the traditional flavors that she made for everyone else.”
I give him one more kiss just ’cause I can. That’s when Ry, my dear brother, makes his appearance known.
“Ewwww. Why is it that both of the Minion Marinators feel the need for public displays of affection around family? Just no.”
Nicky smacks his head.
Ry doesn’t see that Jon walked up right behind him. Jon uses his tone that immediately threatens bodily harm with just the octave he uses.
“What did you just call my womanandour sister?”
I haven’t seen Ry jump that high in surprise in years. The laughter dies down after maybe five or ten minutes with a grumbling Ry going to get a beer and saying that we weren’t laughing with him but at him. Nicky’s following him, trying to stop laughing enough to console him.
We spend the rest of the evening hanging with our whole family and having a good time. I can tell something happened between Mads and Mick, but I’ll let her come to me about it.
Just after midnight, I let Shane take me to bed in his room. He’s not drunk but says he’s not driving, and I’m too tired to. We get in the room and I realize I forgot my special pillow in the car and my water bottle. He tells me to do my thing and he’ll go get my stuff for me.
Shane
I leave her to get settled in our room and go get her beloved pregnancy pillow that I grabbed from home just in case we ended up spending the night. The thing has become essential to her getting any sleep the last couple of weeks.
