Page 55 of Rowdy & Kat

“Well, if you knock up Maria, she might give you twins almost as cute as mine.”

“Yeah, but then I wouldn’t be able to give Cher a baby.”

“Let one of the other guys do it. You just focus on you right now.”

Farley frowned at me as we walked back to my condo door. He was accustomed to me being a sarcastic fuck, so my genuine attempt at matchmaking had gotten his back up.

But Farley lost his edginess once he caught sight of Kat and Maria sitting on the couch together with the boys. Based on the way he watched Maria, he wasn’t particularly concerned about behaving sensibly.

KAT

Maria seemed set on slowing down her interest in Farley. I didn’t blame her. We’d only arrived in Little Memphis an hour ago.

During the last few months, she’d been solely focused on my health and future. Maria gave up her hobbies once I was on bed rest. The last thing she needed was to immediately hook up with a man when our future remained uncertain.

Avoiding a relationship right now made sense. However, as soon as Farley returned to the condo, Maria couldn’t take her eyes off him. He settled into a chair and focused on Goblin, but I caught him frequently glancing at Maria.

“How are my boys?” Rowdy asked and leaned over the back of the couch to see Colson and Cavan. “No more puking, right?”

“Don’t tell us how to feel,” I said in a little voice and waved Cavan’s hand around as if threatening Rowdy. “Do you know who my grandfather is?”

“Hell yeah,” Pax said from the nearby kitchen. “Don’t take shit from anyone, boy.”

A smiling Rowdy kissed the side of my head. “I’m going to do something stupid now. Pretend it’s sexy instead.”

“I’m already wet thinking of it,” I whispered back, winning a wide-eyed reaction from Maria who overheard me.

As I laughed at her expression, Rowdy got on the floor next to the other couch and rested on his belly. His face was near Goblin’s. The dog casually licked Rowdy’s cheek before focusing back on the cats.

“What do you think?” Rowdy murmured to the dog. “Are they friends or foes?”

Goblin stood up, wiggled his ass, and returned to resting flat. Rowdy looked at me and sighed.

“I must have been away for too long because I don’t know what that ass shake meant.”

“At least he isn’t barking, and the girls aren’t hissing,” I said and set the bottle on the table. Rowdy watched me adjust Cavan in my arms and stroke our boy’s back. “Do you think Goblin can stay here overnight since they aren’t fighting?”

Rowdy glanced at Farley. “On a scale of one to ten, how much did my boy miss me?”

“An eight.”

“That’s it?” Rowdy demanded from his dog. “I expected more. What the hell?”

Goblin heard Rowdy’s louder tone and jumped up to bark at him. Dancing around, he licked Rowdy’s nose before dropping to the ground again to watch the cats.

Giving up, Rowdy got off the floor and set his ass next to mine.

“Do you have plans tonight, Farley?” Rowdy asked while fondling my thigh.

“I was going to the Sorority House for a barbecue.”

“Why not hang out here, and I’ll order barbecue?”

“I can cook,” Bebe offered.

“No,” Pax said, wrapping her in his arms. “Let your son use his money to spoil you while you enjoy grandma duty.”

I loved how Bebe glowed when Pax mentioned her grandmother role. Her loving reaction toward Cavan and Colson was the same as when she looked at her four kids. I hoped I’d become as devoted a mom as Bebe clearly was.