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He acted as though he were enjoying every minute of it. The problem was he was enjoying it. But he had been right, he was a big boy. At least she warned him. If he got hurt in the end, it was his doing. So why didn't that thought make her feel better?
An hour passed and Kelsey couldn't stop herself from checking out the room. She was very pleased with the job Nick had done, she decided as she tiptoed through the hallway and peeked inside. Tears stung the back of her eyes, but she blinked them away quickly.
Pregnant women often cried, she told herself defensively.
At six, Jackson knocked on the door and she opened it
in time to see him juggling the pizza and cokes in his arms. "Nick said you'd be famished. I hope so, because I think I bought the store out of pizza."
"Jackson," Kelsey laughed, not used to seeing him in such a predicament. She took the Cokes from him. "How sweet of you. Come on in, Nick's almost through with the room, and it's beautiful. I can't believe it looks so professional."
"I'm rather anxious to meet this man, I must admit. He sounded so—friendly on the phone, I couldn't refuse his invitation, and I got the strangest feeling he wanted a chaperon."
"Really," Kelsey blushed, remembering the kiss they had shared earlier and wondering if it had upset Nick. She knew he had been aroused, but he managed to squelch it quickly enough. "He's in the spare room, painting."
"Painting? Oh yes, painting."
"The baby's room," Kelsey glanced at Jackson and a slow smile spread over Jackson's face. "Jackson, this is Nick Leonetti." Kelsey introduced them as Jackson stuck his head inside the room and glanced about.
"Great color," Jackson said.
"Why thanks Jackson, glad you like it. I had a time selling Kelsey on it though. I'll be through here in a jiffy." Nick smiled and nodded.
Kelsey and Jackson went into the living room, and Dorothy brought out paper plates and TV trays. Even Dorothy seemed in a great mood.
As Nick finally joined them, he glanced at Dorothy's retreating figure. "Won't you join us Dorothy, I'm sure there is more than enough?"
Dorothy hesitated, glanced at Kelsey and shrugged, "All right, if you like. It smells delicious. I'm a pushover for pizza."
Nick smiled, "Have you seen the room Dorothy?"
The big woman gave a slight nod, "I peeked in a time or two. It looks very sunny and bright. I like yellow myself. It links with their disposition you know. They've done a number of studies on color and atmosphere for children."
There it went again the word they. Who were they? Kelsey hadn't told Dorothy about the baby yet, but Nick had no problem with telling anyone. In fact, Kelsey was wondering if Nick ever met a stranger the way he invited everyone to join them.
"Jackson," Nick smiled taking the first piece of pizza, "Now this is a pizza, with everything on it."
Jackson smiled comfortably, loosening his tie and sitting in the other recliner, "Yes, it's called their special."
"It's great, good as my Mama's and that's saying something."
"That's right, you're Italian aren't you," Dorothy speculated helping herself to a piece.
"Yeah," Nick chuckled, "But you know pizza is an American dish, and I've got to admit, it's as good as anything Italian."
"I'm German myself, but I love a good pizza now and then," she chuckled, leaning back on the other side of the sofa from Nick.
German? Kelsey never knew, had ever asked.
"Say, do you guys watch 'Wheel of Fortune'?" Nick suddenly asked grabbing the remote and flipping until he found the program.
Dorothy reared her head up instantly, her gray eyes lighting, and nodded, "Almost every night, and I'm pretty good at it, too."
"How about you Jackson?" Nick asked.
"I've caught the game a couple of times," he admitted, giving Kelsey a close look.
For the first time in Kelsey's life, she was sitting in her living room, sharing a pizza with her secretary, her housekeeper and Nick, watching a game show and feeling more relaxed than she ever felt alone. She had a lot to learn about people, and it looked as though Nick was the one to teach her.
