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“Wait, what?” Line? As inCaroline?The way Lux suddenly shuts up answers that question before I can even ask it. “Since when do you hang out with Caroline?”
“I don't hang out with Caroline,” Lux snorts a little too dismissively. “She's our flower supplier. I was just picking up an order.”
“You called herLine.”
“Did I?” She clears her throat. “Weird. Anyway, it was badass. She basically grabbed the old bat by the scruff of her neck and tossed her on her ass.”
Caroline. Badass. Manhandling old women for the sake of my sister's name.
Weird.
“You know, if you're friends with Caroline you can-”
“So, next Saturday works best for me,” Lux smoothly changes the subject, cutting off what I was about to say. I roll my eyes but I don't push, mostly because pregnant Lux is even scarier than regular Lux and I really don't want to set her off. “The twins are coming down so everyone will be home.”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Will anyone be joining you?” God, Lux fucking sucks at subtlety.
“Maybe.” I haven't asked Luna yet but I plan to. My gut feeling says she'll say yes; she loves Serenity Ranch, and her and Lux have that weird bond thing going on so she'll probably want to see her, and the bump.
“Have you told her about the ranch yet?” Lux asks the same thing she does every time we talk, as consistently as I ask about her wellbeing.
“She knows I'm moving back when the baby's born.”
“That's not what I was asking and you know it. You have to tell her, Oscar.”
“I know.” And I will. I'm just letting us have a little bit of uncomplicated, undramatic time together first.
Honestly, I'm worried she'll freak out. It's very... permanent. I just think it's a good idea to wait until we're a bit more settled before I drop the 'hey, I bought a massive ranch and will probably be living there for the rest of my life' card on her. Shit, I barely even managed to convince her to kind of move in with me. I can't imagine she'll be willing to move to the ass crack of nowhere halfway across the state, and I don’t think we’re built for distance.
As if my thoughts summon her, knuckles rap against wood and Luna appears in my bedroom doorway. Perfect timing. Perfect timing. Bidding a hasty goodbye to Lux, I hang up and gesture my girl over.
“Hey, sweetheart.” My desk chair creaks as she settles herself on my lap, curling into a ball and clutching my t-shirt. “Everything go okay?”
She sniffles into the crook of my neck. “It went well.”
Her weak tone is less than convincing. “Lu.”
“I'm okay, I promise. It was just...” She trails off, her sigh heavy. “Overwhelming.”
I bet. “I'm proud of you for telling them.”
“Don't,” she whines, her voice all wobbly. “I'll start crying again.”
Wisely, I don’t mention the tears already brimming. “Wanna get some food? See a movie or something?”
“Can't. We're doing a girls night. Do me a favor and keep Nick occupied?”
God, that's an almighty fucking favor. Keeping that guy away from Amelia is a borderline impossible task. I find myself promising I will anyway, even though we both know the first chance he gets, Nick will be scampering home to smother his girl with affection. “I'll see you tomorrow, then.”
“I have class. And work. And then class and work again.” A groan escapes me, coaxing a laugh out of her. “But I'm free the day after tomorrow. I'm gonna need help packing my stuff up. If you haven't changed your mind, that is.”
I snort. Un-fucking-likely. “Haven't changed my mind, and I'm not gonna.”
“Okay.” I hear the smile in her voice as much as I feel it against my neck. “I love you.”
Not in a million lifetimes do I think I’ll get tired of hearing that. “I love you, sweetheart.”
