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“Fine, I’ll go on a double date, but you’ll owe me so freaking huge.”
What the fuck? Over my dead body.
Her voice grew a little louder, indicating that she was coming closer. I quickly returned to the seat behind my desk since I didn’t want her to know I’d been eavesdropping.
Luckily, she didn’t enter for a couple of minutes, giving me a chance to calm the fuck down. If she hadn’t, I probably would have demanded the motherfucker’s name so I could hunt him down and kill him. The only thing that would keep me from putting the little shit in the ground was knowing that if I was caught, I would have to leave Jenna.
“Hi, Chase,” she said as she floated into the room with her sweet smile and pink cheeks.
I blinked a few times to clear away the rest of the red haze of anger, and my expression softened. “Hey, sunshine.”
“Um, can I ask you a very awkward question?” Her skin was flushing to nearly cherry red, and she avoided my gaze.
I raised a brow and chuckled. “You never have to be embarrassed to talk to me about anything, Jenna.”
“Well, it’s just that, um, my sister wants to see a gynecologist. But she doesn’t want to ask my mom because then our dad would find out and lose his mind. I was wondering if you could recommend one…?”
“Jenna.” I said nothing but her name and waited for her to finally meet my gaze. “I’m happy to refer her to someone.” I watched her closely when I asked, “Will the appointment be for you as well?”
“Um…” She watched me with hesitancy as she considered how to answer. “I don’t think I need to take birth control.”
“No, you don’t,” I stated firmly.
At first, I was confused by the disappointment that flashed in her bright blue eyes. Then it hit me. She was fishing to see if she needed to go on the pill because she hoped she’d be having sex soon. With me.
She was partly right, but I couldn’t exactly explain that to her right then. We still had two weeks to go, and I was barely holding myself in check as it was.
“Abstinence,” I muttered. I wasn’t going to say anything more…but my mouth ran away from my head. “Besides, when the right man comes along, he’ll probably want you ripe and ready to breed.” I rolled my eyes to the ceiling and called myself twenty different types of idiot. I’d probably just scared the shit out of her.
When I dropped my gaze to her beautiful face, my cock swelled to epic proportions. She stared at me with…anticipation and…fuck…desire burned in her blue pools.
“You’re right. When the right man finally admits he wants me, I don’t want to have to wait to start our family.”
My hands gripped the armrests of my chair so hard, I was stunned they didn’t crack. “I have to get to a meeting,” I gritted out. “I’ll have Linus escort you to the NICU.”
Her expression turned unsure, and I so badly wanted to comfort her. But I knew if I didn’t get away from her, I was going to throw all of my plans out the fucking window and fuck her on my office floor.
“I’ll see you later,” I deadpanned, not giving away any of my thoughts.
“Um, okay.” She threw me one last confused glance before she walked out the door.
I exhaled harshly, feeling slightly relieved now that there was no chance of pouncing on her.
We’d be discussing the double date at some point, but I hadn’t been lying to her about my meeting. I did have one. It just wasn’t for another hour.
Linus sent me a text a few minutes later, letting me know he’d taken Jenna to the babies and would be back to pick me up in a half hour. I replied with instructions I wanted passed to her security detail, then moved my mouse to wake up my computer.
Four real estate listings were open on my laptop, and I quickly printed the information for each one. Then I tucked them into a folder before putting on my coat and leaving the office.
It was late March, which meant the weather was in a bit of a tug-of-war between winter and spring. It was still relatively cold when I stepped outside, but it was a bright, sunny day. Since I knew Jenna wanted a home full of light—the only thing I’d been able to learn about her preferences so far—it was perfect for house hunting.
Linus was already idling at the curb and held the door for me while scanning our surroundings. He preferred to do my drop-offs and pickups in the garage since it was less out in the open, but I liked the fresh air and sunshine. His disgruntled expression made it clear that he wasn’t happy with my choice.
I shrugged and laughed when he slammed the door shut. Opening the folder, my eyes scanned the papers as I pulled them out one by one.
The first location was a red brick townhome in Washington Square Park. The place was beautiful inside, with the charm of a nearly two-hundred-year-old building but expertly updated. With over ten thousand square feet and ten bedrooms, our family had plenty of space to grow. My only hang-ups were the lack of yard and windows that didn’t let in as much light as I would have preferred. Still, it stayed on the list of possibilities until I knew more about Jenna’s dream home.
The second home was a penthouse condo in The Plaza Hotel. It was spacious and light but had been renovated to look extremely modern. It felt cold and impersonal, and I couldn’t see us living there. I doubted the other residents would be happy with our kids running all over the place anyway.
