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Luna stretched her arms across the table to snag his hand. “Aww, I love your little belly.”
He lifted her hand to his mouth for a quick kiss. “See? No belly for this guy, thanks.”
“Dad bod a little early?” I quipped.
Luna giggled and sat back. “Not too many dad bods in this town.”
“You women keep us running ragged with kids.” Caleb reclined in the booth and stretched his arm along the back. “Viv is running around like a lunatic at August’s house. We babysat the other night, and I’m still tired.”
“She’s just the cutest. We had a tea party and tried on about eleven outfits from her closet. You should see the little ward
robe August built for her. I put in an order for our baby’s room.” Luna gripped Caleb’s fingers. “I can’t believe we’re having a kid.”
His smile was quick and almost misty. “Now we just gotta get hitched.”
“You know I don’t need us to get married.”
“Says the girl who proposed from my car,” I muttered.
Luna laughed, then transferred her grip from Caleb to me. Her eyes went wide before her grip tightened.
I frowned at her. “What?”
Luna tilted her head. “Been a rough few days indeed.”
I slid my hand out from under hers. The warmth from her touch was seriously intense. “Yeah.”
“Sorry, the baby makes me even more rude these days. Empath, auras, the whole shebang is whoa—hello, merry go round. I’ve been working at my shields, but the baby is like nope!”
“Shields?”
Luna pressed her lips together and her gaze shifted to Caleb.
Had I asked something I shouldn’t? Since I wasn’t sure what she was talking about, it was hard to tell when I’d gone too far.
This peopling thing was too complicated for me when all I wanted was something to eat.
Polly came back just in time to dispel the awkwardness that had suddenly descended on the table. Maybe I needed to take my food to go.
She set down a round of waters and a soda for Caleb. I grabbed mine and drank deeply. Right now, I wouldn’t have turned down something stronger.
Luna waited for Polly to leave before leaning forward. “It’s okay. You don’t need to talk about it. I’m around if you need to though.”
I looked down at my hands. They were still red and rough from working. Even with gloves, hauling around all that heavy metal did a number on them.
The polar opposite of the woman across from me. Her skin was softly fragranced with something probably natural and herbal.
What the hell was my problem? I didn’t visit Comparisonitisville often. Then again, I also wasn’t used to people trying to get into my sphere.
The bell jangled over the door.
We all looked over, and Luna popped to her feet. “Lucky!” She practically ran over to him. “You made it!” She leaped at him, and he caught her around the waist.
“What’s popping, Blondie?” He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Her Converse-clad feet dangled as he carried her back to the table.
Luna laughed and batted at him, but she didn’t demand that he put her down. When you were the size of Lucky, carting women around was probably just part of everyday life.
“Wedding plans aplenty.” She wiped her brow as if she was exhausted.
