now?”
She gasped. It was unlike Sam to snap or talk to her that way. “Late?”
“Yes, Jenna, late, as in my menstrual cycle. I’ve never been late before, and it’s scaring the crap out of me. The condom broke that first night with Caleb, and, well, the last person before him had been quite a while ago, so I wasn’t on the pill. I’m sure it’s a false alarm. Hell, I’m praying it is, but I’m still freaked out.”
“Oh, Sam.” She wasn’t sure what to do to comfort her. “Do you want to go buy a test?”
She shook her head. “I will, I swear, but I just want to wait a few days. Maybe by then ‘Aunt Rose’ will make her faithful appearance and I’ll have nothing to worry about.”
“Well, have you told Caleb?”
“No, I’m afraid he’ll be angry, although half of it is his own damn fault. It takes two to tango.”
God, Sam was starting to sound like her mother. “Why don’t you take the next couple of days to think about it? Talk to Caleb too. You shouldn’t be going through this alone, and I’ll be here for you, of course.
“On the bright side,” she teased, “if you are…at least it’ll take the pressure off me. You know Jayden has been bugging me for a brother or sister, or at least he did when Tyler was around. Now he could just borrow yours.”
Sam smirked. “God, Jenna, I swear if I ever have a kid, I hope he’s as great as yours.”
“Impossible. Jayden is one of a kind.” She was having a proud momma moment.
“Now isn’t that the truth.”
The night mellowed out after that. Sam looked a lot better and finally started having a good time. She talked about Caleb a lot and drilled Jenna about Brady. She wanted details, but there were things Jenna wanted to keep to herself. She wasn’t one to kiss and tell, no matter how good it was.
That night she felt as though their roles had reversed a little. For such a long time Jenna had been a mess and Sam had always been there to help her through. Tonight, though, Sam needed her, and it was nice being the one needed, instead of being the one in need.
She just hoped everything worked out for Sam and wondered how Caleb would cope with the news.
***
It was late when Brady got back, just as he’d said. She looked as if she’d just woken up and smiled at him as if seeing him again had been the best occurrence of her day.
“Hi,” she said as she started to get up.
He smiled back and lifted her in his arms. “Hey yerself.” He threw her back onto the mattress and enjoyed his view. Her wide smile was breathtakingly beautiful, and without further thought, he joined her. He captured her lovely mouth with his lips, needing to kiss her. He’d been thinking about her all night, and being away was driving him insane. He was addicted, just had to taste her, and it scared him shitless to need her that way.
While working at the pub, Brady had always gotten a fair amount of action. Hell, it was one of the reasons he enjoyed his job so much. But since meeting Jenna things had changed. When he’d gone in earlier, he’d gotten hit on several times. He always did, but tonight he found himself comparing the women to Jenna. Most of them were beautiful but artificial: fake boobs, fake hair extensions, fake fingernails, too much makeup, not enough makeup, and the list went on. None of them seemed to have Jenna’s natural beauty or her charm.
Of course, first impressions could be deceiving, but he didn’t want to know any of them better. He was ruined for everyone else, and he wasn’t sure he was all right with that. Christ, Jenna was only visiting, and he seriously needed to get a grip.
So many things were going on in his head, and he groaned. Why the hell did he have to make things so complicated? He’d always been a chick magnet, and he would be again, damn it. He just needed to enjoy Jenna while he had her, and when she left, everything would go back to the way it used to be. The life of a bachelor was good. He liked
She gasped. It was unlike Sam to snap or talk to her that way. “Late?”
“Yes, Jenna, late, as in my menstrual cycle. I’ve never been late before, and it’s scaring the crap out of me. The condom broke that first night with Caleb, and, well, the last person before him had been quite a while ago, so I wasn’t on the pill. I’m sure it’s a false alarm. Hell, I’m praying it is, but I’m still freaked out.”
“Oh, Sam.” She wasn’t sure what to do to comfort her. “Do you want to go buy a test?”
She shook her head. “I will, I swear, but I just want to wait a few days. Maybe by then ‘Aunt Rose’ will make her faithful appearance and I’ll have nothing to worry about.”
“Well, have you told Caleb?”
“No, I’m afraid he’ll be angry, although half of it is his own damn fault. It takes two to tango.”
God, Sam was starting to sound like her mother. “Why don’t you take the next couple of days to think about it? Talk to Caleb too. You shouldn’t be going through this alone, and I’ll be here for you, of course.
“On the bright side,” she teased, “if you are…at least it’ll take the pressure off me. You know Jayden has been bugging me for a brother or sister, or at least he did when Tyler was around. Now he could just borrow yours.”
Sam smirked. “God, Jenna, I swear if I ever have a kid, I hope he’s as great as yours.”
“Impossible. Jayden is one of a kind.” She was having a proud momma moment.
“Now isn’t that the truth.”
The night mellowed out after that. Sam looked a lot better and finally started having a good time. She talked about Caleb a lot and drilled Jenna about Brady. She wanted details, but there were things Jenna wanted to keep to herself. She wasn’t one to kiss and tell, no matter how good it was.
That night she felt as though their roles had reversed a little. For such a long time Jenna had been a mess and Sam had always been there to help her through. Tonight, though, Sam needed her, and it was nice being the one needed, instead of being the one in need.
She just hoped everything worked out for Sam and wondered how Caleb would cope with the news.
***
It was late when Brady got back, just as he’d said. She looked as if she’d just woken up and smiled at him as if seeing him again had been the best occurrence of her day.
“Hi,” she said as she started to get up.
He smiled back and lifted her in his arms. “Hey yerself.” He threw her back onto the mattress and enjoyed his view. Her wide smile was breathtakingly beautiful, and without further thought, he joined her. He captured her lovely mouth with his lips, needing to kiss her. He’d been thinking about her all night, and being away was driving him insane. He was addicted, just had to taste her, and it scared him shitless to need her that way.
While working at the pub, Brady had always gotten a fair amount of action. Hell, it was one of the reasons he enjoyed his job so much. But since meeting Jenna things had changed. When he’d gone in earlier, he’d gotten hit on several times. He always did, but tonight he found himself comparing the women to Jenna. Most of them were beautiful but artificial: fake boobs, fake hair extensions, fake fingernails, too much makeup, not enough makeup, and the list went on. None of them seemed to have Jenna’s natural beauty or her charm.
Of course, first impressions could be deceiving, but he didn’t want to know any of them better. He was ruined for everyone else, and he wasn’t sure he was all right with that. Christ, Jenna was only visiting, and he seriously needed to get a grip.
So many things were going on in his head, and he groaned. Why the hell did he have to make things so complicated? He’d always been a chick magnet, and he would be again, damn it. He just needed to enjoy Jenna while he had her, and when she left, everything would go back to the way it used to be. The life of a bachelor was good. He liked
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