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Family and close friends scuttled around them. Helping, or trying to help, but mostly adding to Andie’s building anxiety. Thank god the hospital was only a few minutes’ drive, because contraction number three hit as soon as she’d been loaded into the truck on a pile of Mary’s old towels. Nothing the breathing exercises couldn’t handle. She blew a kiss to Dylan, who was following with Lasha, then gave the thumbs up to the man of her dreams.
He glanced over as they headed toward their life-changing destination. “Ready?”
“I kind of have to be at this point” she said, drumming her fingers on the rock-hard mound of outbound baby. “What about you, are you really ready for all of this?”
“I’ve been ready for this day for a long time.”
True words. Mason had wanted a family six years ago when his then-fiancée got an abortion behind his back. Even with the overactive pregnancy hormones, no pang of insecurity popped up. With his looks, personality, skills in the bedroom…he could’ve had a handful of kids by now if he’d wanted. By some miracle, fate had saved him for her. Didn’t mean she couldn’t tease him, though.
She knitted her eyebrows together and tried not to smile. “Are you using me for my womb?”
“Hell yes. Every other part of your body too.”
“Some of my parts have been missing you like crazy.” Sex had become pretty limited in the past couple months. Especially by their standards.
His hand found hers and dragged it to his lips. “Yeah? Well I’m looking forward to getting reacquainted with those parts.”
If she weren’t as wide as a side-split and spewing amniotic fluid, the sexy words and matching kiss would have had her libido thumping. “It’s going to be a while before we can do…all of our regular stuff.”
Mason’s sweet smile grew into a full-fledged grin, accompanied by a belly laugh. “I bet you’re the only woman to think about sex while in labor.”
“That’s why you love me—I’m a dirty girl.”
“That and a thousand more reasons, babe.” In his peripheral vision, he watched her breathe through another contraction, this one much stronger than the last. “Make that one thousand and one.” He pulled into a parking spot in the hospital lot. Leaned over and kissed her, white-hot and sweet as honey. “And counting.”
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MORE THAN WORDS
CHAPTER 1
CALLI
The soft music ended mid-song, replaced by a throbbing dance mix.
Calli glanced at her watch. Five on the dot. She’d gone to the back office when things died down half an hour ago. By the volume and singing coming from the front of the store, Caitlyn had already flipped the sign and locked the door. Calli followed the techno beat and found Caitlyn’s backside in clubbing mode, swaying and thrusting to the music as she refolded panties at light speed.
Excited about going out…must be nice.
“I’ll do that, you’re off the clock,” Calli said, pulling a tiny pink thong from her sister’s manicured hands.
“Hey, boss lady. Checked the till—another totally awesome day today. A thirty-percent increase over this day last year.”
Despite being relieved of duty, Caitlyn continued stacking underwear into organized piles. Every time the song’s chorus came on, she gave Calli a hip bump. Caitlyn was a force of nature, impossible to resist, and Calli found herself bumping alongside her before the song changed. Smiling, even.
Finished with the bottoms, they moved to the wall displays and began straightening bras, peignoir sets, nighties and robes. Calli had lucked out hiring her little sister. Caitlyn had the looks of a gorgeous plus-size model, the sex appeal of a centerfold and the dedication of a business partner—even though she wasn’t one. Customers loved her. Calli loved her. And by the never-ending pings and chimes coming from Caitlyn’s cell phone in her pocket, plenty of other people loved her. And were waiting.
“Get out of here, now. That’s an order.”
“Okay, I’m going.” Caitlyn practically bounced across the room with her purse and jacket. “You should come with us. There are soooo many hot guys there.”
“Sounds great. I’ll pass.”
