Are you nuts? Where are you?
Kevin is taking me to McAlister’s bakery I’ll be back in two shakes
He was going keep it casual. There was no way he was going act like he was doing something wrong.
His phone rang, so he hit the answer button, knowing that if he didn’t Hamish would just come after him.
“Hey, babe,” he chirped.
“Have you lost your mind?” Hamish snapped at him. “I have told you over and over again not to leave the high rise. Anything you want you can find inside.”
“Yeah, except that I want cake. Spice cake, and I don’t have a mix. I don’t want to bake it from scratch, and I don’t want to bother Francois.”
“Well, I don’t want you out there.”
“Babe, it’s like two miles. It’s not like I can’t get there and back in no time, and Kevin’s a good driver.”
“He is a good driver. He also got knocked over the head when Starry got kidnapped and?—”
“Babe, I know that you have a lot to do. I promise I will text you when I get home. I love you. I want my spice cake.”
Hamish growled, and the sound was so sexy. He did love it when Hamish got his alpha on. “Just be careful please.”
“I promise. You’ve taught me a lot about defending myself.”
“I have.” Hamish heaved another sigh. “I love you.”
“I love you too. Do you want anything from the bakery?”
“Yeah. Grab me up a chocolate croissant.”
Reed giggled. “I’ll pick up a whole bag. That way we’ll have stuff for tomorrow too.”
“Sounds good. Don’t get it in trouble babe.”
“I’ll do my best. Bye.”
“Bye.” He hung up, and Kevin met his gaze in the rearview.
“All good?”
“It is. He wants chocolate croissants.”
“Cool. I think I want an eclair as big as my head.” Kevin chuckled. “I’m a sucker for choux and pastry cream.”
“Ooh. If they have more than one, I’ll take a couple of those too.”
“That is a good choice,” Kevin said, and soon they were pulling up outside the bakery. It really didn’t take any time at all. “Okay, wait in the car for just a minute while I check everything out,” Kevin said. “I don’t really want this going the same way it went with Starry that time.”
“You got it.” When Kevin got out of the car, he locked the doors again, and Reed sat there while Kevin made his way into the bakery to check things out. He came back just a few minutes later opening the door for Reed to step out. “Looks like everything is all right. I remember what your dad looks like from the peace meetings with Des, and I don’t see him or your brothers.”
“Thanks, Kevin.” He didn’t want to see any of them ever again.
It still felt super weird to have even the suggestion of a bodyguard, but he really didn’t want to go back to his family’s clan, so Reed was grateful. He headed into the bakery, the smell of it almost overwhelming him. His morning sickness was pretty much over save the occasional bout with something that truly surprised him, and the bakery had this intense scent of baking bread and spices and sweet cream. He walked to the counter, smiling at the young lady behind it. He wasn’t familiar with her, but he hadn’t been out and about too much lately.
“May I help you?” she asked.
“Do you have any spice cake?”
