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“That’s not what this is.” She laughs before her face turns very serious. “And not the kind of rumors I want spreading around, Addison.” Her head shakes back at me disappointedly before the door bursts open and Grimm marches inside. It surprises me that he has such a different expression on his face. I thought the guy only had one look, but what I’m seeing now is nothing like the cold, sinister scowl I’ve gotten used to.
“I didn’t know what kinda one you wanted so I got all five that were there,” he tells her, frantically tipping out the brown paper bag onto the table so all five boxes spill out on top of Rogue’s knife collection. I watch him line them all up with precision in front of her before taking a step back and watching her like a hawk as she rolls her eyes over them. He’s so focused on her that he doesn’t even seem to notice that I’m here.
“Did I get it wrong? I…I can go to Colorado Springs if I did. They have bigger stores.” I notice his fingers twitching. “We’re gonna keep it, right? I mean if you are.” He tracks his hand through the jet-black hair that’s fallen on his face while Rogue lifts her head up from the tests and looks a little unnerved herself.
“Grimm, these aren’t for me. They’re for Addison,” she informs him, her voice calm but her eyes frantic.
“Oh.” Grimm drops his shoulders, and that frosty look returns to his face. “Okay then.” He acknowledges the fact I’m here with a nod of his head before he marches back out the door with slightly more color on his cheeks than when he entered.
Rogue still has that look of concern on her face as she watches him leave and as soon as he’s slammed the door, she picks up her jaw and quickly shakes off her unease.
“Guess it’s the moment of truth.” She picks up one of the boxes and passes it across the table to me.
“You sure you’re okay?” I ask Gracie for the tenth time since we finished having sex.
“I’m fine,” she snaps as she waddles out of the bathroom. Gracie is tired, she’s irritated and real uncomfortable, but she still looks hot as fuck as she carefully lowers herself onto the mattress and gets back into bed.
“Well, Rogue’s theory didnotwork.” She sighs, tapping her fingers on her huge stomach and blowing out a breath.
“Gentle lover.” I shake my head and growl. Fuck Rogue and her ability to get under peoples’ skin.
“Well, we haven’t fucked like we did last night since before you knocked me up.” Gracie’s pouty lips pick up into a satisfied little smirk. “You understood the assignment,Casanova.” She winks and since it’s nice to see her smiling, I let her get away with it.
“Yet our boy didnot.” I stroke my hand over her tummy and feel it go rigid under my palm.
“That’s new.” I stare at it curiously.
“It’s been doing that for a while, it doesn’t hurt so I guess it's just another one of those practice contractions. You haven’t got another shift at the garage today, have you? I’ve got an appointment with the obstetrician, he wants to talk about induction.”
“No more shifts.” I reach across and kiss her lips, pressing one on her stomach too before I drag myself outta bed.
“Where are you going? I was hoping we could spend the day chilling out, maybe we could try the Rogue theory again.” She dances her eyebrows at me seductively.
“Only if you stop callin’ it that.” I point my finger at her before putting on a shirt. “First, I’m headin’ downstairs to make you some breakfast. You need to eat good. Today’s gonna be the day, I can tell.”
“I hope you’re right because I do not want to wake up tomorrow morning and still look like this.” She looks down at her body and rolls her eyes. I must have told her a thousand times that I fuckin’ love the way she looks but I swear she thinks I’m lying.
“Well, I love the way you look,” I tell her again before I open the bedroom door and Duke barges past me. He leaps straight on the bed and snuggles himself into my spot, resting his head on Gracie’s round stomach.
When she strokes his head and looks up at me with that adorable smile, I try to remember a time in my life when I’ve ever felt happier. Our lives are about to change in a way we could never be fully prepared for, and yet I ain’t scared. I’m real fuckin’ excited.
I head down to the kitchen and get straight to work, whisking up some eggs and flicking on the coffee machine. I reply to Nyx’s message, telling him there’s nothing to report. Then I hear the floorboards on the stairs creak and I shake my head when I look up and see Gracie slowly making her way down them.
“You are the most impatient person in the world. I was gonna bring this up when I’m done,” I tell her.
“I can’t stay in bed. I should keep moving.” She presses her palm into the base of her spine as she shuffles toward me.
“Did I mention that being pregnant really sucks?” She smiles as her hand rubs affectionately over her tummy.
“Once or twice.” I chuckle to myself as I pour the eggs into the pan that’s on the stove.
“I was thinkin’, after your appointment, we could drive up to Pines Peak and take a walk. I’ll even shout ya an ice cream.” I’m surprised when she doesn’t answer, Gracie can’t get enough of ice cream these days. Glancing over my shoulder I worry when I see her hand resting on the table and her face all screwed up.
“What’s wro…”
A trickle that comes from between her legs pools at her feet, putting a huge lump in my throat.
Her big, blue eyes lift up from where we’re both staring at the same spot and a surge of panic rushes through me.
