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“There. We’re a couple,” he croons, keeping my hand in his and sitting there comfortably.
His mother looks over with a raise of her brows and I grin.
Boys can be so simple. I love it.
The time ticks by.
Molly and I play a card game at a table in the corner from a deck she got from the nurses’ station. Jesse is glued to his phone, which he has plugged in by the wall. The officers left, but an extra family member or two have come in and out, all who live locally and wanting to see if the baby has arrived.
I’m declaring gin rummy against Molly when the elevator dings. I don’t pay too much mind to it because it’s been opening and closing all morning. Molly is trying to shuffle, as I’m teaching her how, when I hear a bit of commotion behind me.
“Don’t hit me again!” a man says.
Molly and I grimace at each other and then turn around.
Kevin, Will and Rob’s cousin, is backing up toward the elevator bank. Rob is on his feet by his seat in the middle of the room.
“Robert, take a seat right now,” his mother scolds him like a child. “Bad enough you ruined your brother’s wedding.”
“He didn’t ruin the wedding. He waited until we were at the hotel to punch Kevin in the nose,” Cade interjects in explanation.
“Kevin, I’m saying this one time. Get the hell out of here.” Rob means business as he backs up to the elevator.
Mrs. Bronson tosses a hand on her head as she declares, “You’re not ruining the birth of his child over some floozy.”
My and Jillian’s eyes meet.
I point a finger at myself and mouth to her,Am I the floozy?
She opens her palms and raises them with the rise of her shoulders as she mouths back,I think so.
Rob doesn’t seem to be bothered by his mother’s glare. He just looks at Kevin. “Leave.”
“I didn’t do anything wrong. I thought maybe you were drunk, and that’s why you hit me. I didn’t think you’d still be mad,” Kevin explains, to which I make a laugh of indignation, drawing his attention to my corner of the room. Kevin immediately places his hands in front of his crotch. “You’re here too?”
I curve my brows. “I’m the best friend. Why are you surprised we’re all here?”
Kevin looks down, like he didn’t entirely think this visit through.
Cade lets out a loud, barking laugh. “Why are you gripping your balls like that? Oh, right. Rob got you in the gonads too.”
“I only punched him in the face,” Rob states matter-of-factly.
“I kneed him in the balls,” I say with equal measure and then turn to Molly. “We’ll have a lesson about men crossing the line when you’re older.”
“This is abominable! Why is everyone attacking Kevin?” Rob’s mom looks positively beside herself.
“Yeah, Kev?” Cade puts the attention on Kevin, and everyone stares at the big guy by the elevator. “What did you do to piss off two people?” The shit-eating grin on Cade’s face would be comical if the situation wasn’t so uncomfortable.
He looks sick to his stomach as he takes a tissue out of his pocket and dabs his forehead. His voice stutters slightly as he tries to explain, “Can’t blame a man for trying. She has a … reputation.”
Cade narrows his eyes, as if trying to comprehend.
“Sometimes, couples want to … experiment,” Kevin adds.
I lean over and place earmuffs over Molly’s ears. Jesse is now completely unglued from his cell phone. Jillian gasps, her eyes wide as she clutches her hand over her heart..
Cade has a wide-mouthed yet shocked expression. “You propositioned Tara for a threesome?”
