“Yes it was.” He clenched his jaw. Ground his teeth. She didn’t need to see his anger over the whole Dirk situation. Pulling it in, he reminded himself they had better things to discuss than her ex-fiancé and his ex-friend. “I don’t want to get into that now.”
Cov glanced around them, said, “Oh,” as if she’d completely forgotten where they were, making him smile and grab her hand.
“C’mon. Sue Ann will get upset if we let our lunch go cold.”
She sniffed again as her stomach let loose with a growl.
Tris laughed. “I think our babies are hungry.”
Her hand jerked in his and he tightened his hold in case she thought about letting go.
“Everything will be fine,” he vowed. And it would be. He’d make sure of it.
Why he felt the need to reassure her he didn’t know but the urge was too potent to resist. Then again, maybe he was the one in need of verbal reassurance. At this point he wasn’t sure how to distinguish the chaotic emotions tugging at him.
One thing he did know was now that he knew those babies were his, he was definitely putting a ring on her finger. The sooner the better.
How long did it take to get a license? Didn’t they need blood tests or something? He’d have to Google it later. After he’d seen to Cov. She’d spent four months dealing with her pregnancy alone. There’d be no more of that. From now on he’d be with her every step of the way.
Which led him back to their need to find a doctor. “We should stop by the clinic after here. See about getting in to see Jason Gilmore before I go back on shift.”
“I saw my doctor just before I left Miami.”
“I’d still like you to see Jason.” Heneededher to see him.
“Well, I do have to find someone to take over my care but there isn’t any rush.”
She might not think so, and a qualified medical practitioner might agree with her, but Tris didn’t want to leave anything to chance. Not with Cov, and not with the babies. “How about you just give me this one. No arguments. After this we’ll discuss everything to do with you and the babies but right now I need you to see a doctor. And I’ll be honest and admit it’s not about you or them, it’s about me.”
Cov turned that smile on him, the one that made him feel a thousand feet tall and invincible and weak in the knees. “Okay.”
“Damn.” He grinned. “You gave in too easy. That’s going to bite me in the ass at some point for sure.”
“Oh, you’re still here.”
They turned to see Karina walking toward them.
“I wrote down the details for you, Covington.” Karina held out a piece of paper. “I added my cell number too.”
“Thanks.” Cov took the note.
“What’s this?” he asked.
“I invited Covington to book club,” Karina explained.
“Book club?”
“Yep.”
“Is this the book club the chief’s wife goes to?” Tris asked not really wanting the answer. From what he’d heard around the stationhouse it was more like an excuse for the women of Hope Falls to get together, drink wine and gossip.
Karina smiled. “That would be the one.”
“Oh.”
“Don’t worry. We don’t have any dirty little secrets about you to reveal. Although…” Karina’s gaze lowered to Cov’s midsection. “I’m sure there’s some we could discover.”
Before he could argue for or against that proclamation Karina waltzed back down the hall and vanished.
