go.
Spencer thought she would just go up and sit on the empty chair next to O’Malley, but Meggie, never one to be shy, crawled up into O’Malley’s lap. He could not see either face, but Ronnie turned and winked at him and he felt himself relax somewhat. Yeah, he was going to talk to Ronnie.
Spencer was just becoming really bored when O’Malley stood with Meggie and came back to him. Concern was all over her face. He looked around the courtroom to see what might be her worry, but saw nothing.
“Take her out. Don’t let her speak anymore until I come out to explain.” Her whisper was urgent. Spencer didn’t hesitate, but took Meggie out into the hall.
Paddy O’Malley followed.
“What’s happening?” Spencer asked the older O’Malley. Meggie had sat quietly on the bench when he had asked her to.
“Doona know, but she gave me the signal and I hightailed it out here too.
She’s got something up her sleeve, you can bet that.” Spence noted that Dee had come out and was sitting next to Meggie.
Spencer watched as his daughter walked over and went right into Paddy’s arms and started talking to him. The man spoke back and before Spencer could wonder about it; both Cait and Ronnie came out arguing.
“I said to squeak, not make the man think you were in labor, for cripes sake.
You scared the shit out of him,” Cait was saying as she hurried out the door of the session.
“I do not squeak. And it got him back to you, didn’t it? I think it was a brilliant plan and I think we’ll use it again sometime. Hello, Spencer. I love your girlfriend,” Ronnie said as she hugged him. Cait walked over to her uncle and was talking to him when Meggie came back to him. He couldn’t hear what they were saying, but Paddy was nodding and smiling a lot.
“What’s going on? She told me to take Meggie out and she would explain and her uncle doesn’t know either.”
“Oh, I’ve got to learn sign language faster. I’m not sure; it was something Meggie said to Cait. She whispered it to Devin when he came back to see if I was in labor. You should have seen his face. It was priceless.” Ronnie laughed.
“It was not priceless; it was mean. You were just supposed to...never mind.
Thanks for your help. But if he beats your butt like he said he was going to, then don’t come running to me. I need to speak to Grant; can you please keep an eye on Meggie for a moment?”
When Ronnie and Meggie walked away together, Cait stepped up to him and took a deep breath. When she closed her eyes and leaned to him, he nearly reached out to pull her into his arms. His cock hardened more.
“You smell too good to be allow out in public. You should be considered lethal and put in a bubble. Listen, Meggie told me that Ms. Ames has brown bottles in her desk and that she drinks them all day long. I didn’t ask her if it was beer because I wasn’t sure she would know what it was. Does she, you think?”
“Not that I’m aware of. I mean, I’ve had one at Mom’s or out with my brothers, but there isn’t any in our house. But until recently, she was living with her mother, so maybe. Why, is that important?”
“Just for future reference, Grant, don’t kiss me with beer on your breath. I don’t like it and I hate the taste. Uncle Paddy is going to call a favor in and have the police go to the school and check out Ms. Ames’ desk. If there is beer there, that’s a class A felon and the rest of this is just gravy. If not, then we aren’t out anything but some time.”
“Am I going to get to kiss you again, O’Malley—taste you?” He heard the rest, but all he could focus on was her mouth and the tingling sensation of knowing he was going to get to taste her again.
“If you play your cards right. Are you listening to me, Grant? I said—” He gave in and he kissed her. Her mouth was closed when he first touched his mouth to hers and he may have stopped with just a small kiss, but when she groaned and opened under him, he
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