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“I can’t wait.” He nudged me to sit down.
“You should know I’m a little nervous.” I admired the flowers, then set them on the coffee table.
“Don’t be. Just be yourself, and they will love you.”
“I think you might be biased.”
“I know I am.” He went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and grabbed a beer.
“What have you told them about me?” We hadn’t really talked about it. Obviously, they knew about the baby and me. Lady M kept giving him food to bring me each time he went home. I had probably gained ten pounds in the last several days.
“Just what an incredible and beautiful woman you are.” He sat on the coffee table and covered my knee with his hand. “They’re excited to meet you, baby.”
“But do they know we were only sex before?”
“Hope, how we met and what we did is no one’s business. I’m not ashamed of anything. The first time I was with you, I knew I wanted more.”
“More? More sex, you mean.” I was totally teasing him.
“More everything, baby.” He leaned forward. I did the same. Our lips connected, and I melted.
An eager knock sounded from the door, interrupting our sweet kiss. I pulled back, my heart rate jumping into a gallop.
“Sounds like Lady M and Dad are here.” Levi got up to answer the door. I thought it was cute how he and his siblings called their mom Lady M. It was a nickname Ben, Levi’s dad, had given her. The kids had picked it up when they were little, and it stuck. “Come on in.”
This was another gigantic step I was taking in meeting the parents. The way I saw it, they couldn’t be worse than my folks. Levi was a decent, kind, and caring person. I credited his parents for that. I might be nervous, but I believed Levi when he said it would all be okay.
“Lady M and Dad, this is Hope Parker, my old lady.”
“Hope it’s wonderful to meet you.” Lady M sat beside me and hugged me. “We’re so excited about the baby.”
“Thank you, so are we.” I looked at Levi, smiling. It was true. We were happy and all in with being parents.
“You can call me Ben.” He shot me a wink. “Is my son treating you well?”
“Better than well.” I smiled at Levi. “It’s great to meet you both.” I turned toward Lady M. “I can’t thank you enough for all the food you sent over. You are an incredible cook.”
“It was my pleasure.” She patted my knee. “Levi tells us you’ll be coming to the farm this weekend to meet the rest of the family. Nova, our granddaughter, is excited to meet you.”
“Yes, I’m looking forward to meeting her. Levi talks about her all the time. She sounds adorable.”
“She is and the most precious little sweetie..” Lady M beamed, showing a deep love for her family. “Ben and I have dreamed of having a house full of grandchildren. Now we have two more on the way.”
“Yes, Levi told me his older brother and fiancée just found out they were expecting. Our babies will only be a couple of months apart.”
“Listen to these two,” Ben said, jerking his chin at Lady M and me. “Women love to talk about babies. How about you and me go outside.”
“Sure.” Levi’s face turned serious.
I wanted to ask if everything was okay but refrained.
“Don’t worry. It’s just club stuff. You’ll get used to Levi not telling you stuff. Has he explained the ins and outs to you?”
“Not really. I know there’s a council, and he’s the treasurer. The oldest is the president. The club deals with the riffraff in town, and you own the casino.”
“Boy, he just scraped the top.” She shook her head. “Typical. There’s a lot more to it, but all you need to be concerned about is your part in the club.”
“My part?”
