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He chuckles. “I’m always quiet.”
“Not like Uncle Lenox quiet.”
“No. Definitely not that quiet,” he agrees. “My Katy is pregnant and making me a grandfather. It’s a lot to take in. What I will tell you is that you’ll be fine. You’re strong and smart and resilient and more ready for this. You’re going to be a fantastic mother, Katy, and I can’t wait to see it. And no matter what, you have us, your whole family, by your side and always on it.”
“Am I making a mistake with him?”
He laughs incredulously. “You ask that now?”
“No. Yes. I’m not. I know I’m not.”
“I agree. You’re not. So stop your brain from going down rabbit holes it doesn’t need to go down. Trust your gut. Trust your heart. Rely on your intuition. But also, I believe Bennett is going to be an incredible dad to your child.”
He’s right. As always, he’s so freaking right. “Thank you,” I mumble, crying again, but I needed to hear that now, even if he’s said it to me dozens of times before. We reach the edge of the garage, and I slowly stand up. I’m feeling better, but I’m still a bit shaky. I turn and hug him, squeezing him tight. “I love you, Uncle Cal. Thank you for always being my hero.”
“Thank you for always being mine,” he replies softly, his voice thick.
“Okay, enough of this emotional shit.”
He laughs, kissing my forehead and then releasing me. “Bennett is waiting. He seems like a good guy, but if he’s ever not, let me know and we’ll ruin his life.”
I roll my eyes. “You sound like Owen and Vander.”
He gives an unconcerned shrug, smirking at someone behind me, and I turn to find Bennett standing there, clearly having overheard since he’s wiping at a smile on his lips. “Where do you think they learned it from?”
Bennett takes my hand and helps me into the car, and we drive back to his house. It feels surreal. All the months and years I’ve been thinking about this moment and it’s here. Bennett brings me inside and then lifts me off my feet, carrying me toward the stairs bride-style.
“I can walk.”
“I know.”
“You’re not going to be like this with me for the next nine months, are you?”
His eyes meet mine as he walks me up the steps, not even winded as he goes. “You passed out in my OR this morning, Katy. You’ve been sick all week. No way in fucking hell am I letting you risk getting dizzy and falling down the stairs.”
Fine. I don’t press it. Not even when he walks me into his bathroom and turns on his shower, letting the water come up to temperature. His eyes lock on the bathtub and then shoot over to me, and I can tell he’s trying very hard to keep them in safe, neutral territory.
“You’re thinking about the last time I took a bath in here, aren’t you?”
He smirks, his dimple sinking in deep. “I think about that night every time I come in here. And I mean that literally in both ways.”
“I think about that night a lot too. Every time I use Chris.”
He chokes. “Chris? Who the fuck is Chris?”
I shrug. “Hemsworth, Evans, Pratt. Take your pick.”
He curses under his breath. “I’m going to have to buy you a Bennett vibrator.”
I try not to frown at the insinuation behind that and start to undress, only to pause when I catch Bennett watching me. We’ve been sleeping together for a couple of months, but now everything is different. Hell, it’s in our contract.
I didn’t think about it the last time we had sex.
I didn’t think that would be my last time with him.
He moves in behind me and reaches around me, undoing the tie on my scrub pants. They fall down my legs along with my thong that he pushes over my hips. Without a word, he gets undressed too and follows me into the shower.
“I didn’t invite you to join me,” I tease.
