“Did you eat this morning?”
She glanced over her shoulder at him. “Yes, I ate this morning. Even kept it down.”
“Excellent.”
It was excellent. The nausea plaguing her last week had all but vanished. Her appetite was back, and the occasional churning of her belly had more to do with nerves than morning sickness. Hopefully, the trend continued. She hated the idea of not being able to enjoy her pregnancy.
She was going through something she’d always wanted, and she couldn’t fathom not being excited about the baby growing inside her.
And the man following her down the hallway had a lot to do with her excitement.
He was her ideal partner in so many ways. Placing a hand on her stomach, she sent up a silent prayer that what they’d accidentally stumbled into could be the future she’d always dreamed of.
32
“Here. Take my key. I don’t know what time this thing will finish, and I’ve got a delivery coming today. I forgot about it and I’d really appreciate it if you were there to accept it.” Rylan pressed the key to his house into Mazey’s hand.
“Do you know what time? I don’t have a change of clothes with me. Can I duck home first?”
“I think so. I can take a look at the tracking info to see when they think it’ll be delivered if you need to do stuff at home.” He nodded at Grayson when he came into the bathroom. “Hey.”
“Ready for today?” Gray asked, putting his bag in an empty locker.
“Ah, sure. I have no idea what it is we’re doing.”
Gray laughed. “Nothing special and usually it’s a good experience. There’s typically one cocky bastard in the bunch, but a few quick drops in altitude or a hard landing puts them in their place pretty fast.”
“What training are we doing?”
“Cochran really didn’t tell you?”
“No.” He shook his head. “Hang on, let me finish saying goodbye to Maz, then I’m all yours.”
“Meet me in the kitchen. I need coffee,” Gray grumbled as he left the room.
“Will do.” Rylan turned back to Mazey. “Are you okay doing this for me? I can cancel the delivery, try and get it rescheduled or something.”
“No, it’s fine. If you can find out roughly when it’s due to arrive, that would help. Although, if you don’t mind, I will grab my dirty laundry from home and do it at your place.”
“Yes. Do that.” Was it strange that he liked the idea of Mazey’s dirty clothes in his washer? “I think there might be a load in the dryer. Toss it in a basket, and I’ll deal with it when I get home.”
“Okay. Should I plan something for lunch? Dinner?”
“Don’t plan anything. I can pick something up or order in, or we can go out.” Maybe they could go on their first official date. Rylan liked that idea a lot. They’d hung out in a group setting a few times, but they hadn’t gone out alone, just the two of them. He wasn’t counting the numerous meals they had shared together at his place or hers. They weren’tdates.
Yeah, the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to take her out. Somewhere nice, with tablecloths. He’d have to ask Gray for some recommendations. Before now, he hadn’t had any need to know what the nicer restaurants in Sunnyville were. He wanted to take her somewhere classy, romantic, a bit more formal than the average place.
He couldn’t wait to sit across a candlelit table from her.
With a plan in mind, he smiled and said, “I’ll call or message when I know what time the delivery will be there, and when I’ll be done here.”
“Can I ask what you’re expecting? Do you need me to do anything special with it when it arrives?”
“It’s furniture for the in-law suite off the kitchen. A bed, a dresser, and a couch for the sitting area. Get them to put it all wherever you think it should go.”
“You don’t want to set it up?”
“God, no, I’m not into decorating. You’ll see that soon enough. I only ordered the basics, a queen mattress and base, a pine six-drawer dresser, and a two-seater leather sofa in black. I don’t care how it’s set up in there as long as it’s set up.”
