Page 40 of Blurred Love

“What’s the assignment?” I ask Zach.

Before he can answer, Elias cuts in. “He can handle it. He’s babysitting some kid.”

Zach looks at Elias. “She’s not a kid. She’s Logan’s little sister.”

Elias points at him, laughing. “Wait, hold up, you’re protecting your best friend’s little sister? Isn’t this the same woman that followed you around and told everyone you were her boyfriend?”

“Stop,” Zach says.

But there’s no stopping Elias once he gets going. “No, seriously, she’s the one that would tell people you were going to marry her someday.” He shakes his head. “Dude, you are in so much trouble, and you don’t even see it.”

Zach looks confused. “What do you mean?”

Davis takes pity on him. “Forget him. It will be fine, I’m sure. Just don’t break any rules and you’ll be good.”

“What rules?” Zach asks.

Davis looks at him. “Like messing around with your best friend’s sister.”

Zach shoves Davis playfully. “Fucker, you’re married to my sister and have kids with her. You broke all the damn rules.”

Davis doesn’t look the least bit ashamed and just shrugs his shoulders.

They keep giving each other shit, and as soon as I see Poppy walking toward me, I hold my hand out to her. “See you later, guys.”

I lead Poppy to the dance floor. “You okay?”

She melts into me. “Well, let’s see, I’m engaged to the man of my dreams, and you’re marrying me in two months. Yeah, I’d say I’m more than okay, Colter.”

I kiss her forehead because I know if I touch her lips right now, I won’t be able to keep it PG. “I wish we were already married.”

She rubs her pelvis against me. “Me too.”

I freeze against her. “Don’t say that to me because I’ll have you at the Justice of the Peace tomorrow.”

She puts her arms around my neck. “I told you I didn’t care where we got married. We can do that if you want to.”

I stop dancing and look into her eyes. “You would do it, too, wouldn’t you? If I asked you to marry me tomorrow, you would?”

She ruffles the hair at my nape. “You know I would.”

“Fuck.” I grunt. “Baby, there’s nothing I want more than to be married to you, but I’m not ruining your dream wedding. We’re going to do this right.”

She tilts her head to the side. She knows me too well, and it’s obvious when she asks, “What’s this about? What’s the rush? Are you leaving again?”

I shake my head. “I told you that was a one-off. It was Zach, I had to go.”

She interrupts me. “I know, I understand too. I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on in that head of yours.”

I let my hands slide down her back, and before I touch her ass, my fingers dig into her lower back. Hell, I can’t wait to get her home tonight. “Because I want to put a baby in you.”

She gasps and pulls back to search my eyes. “A baby?”

I bring my hand up and tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. “Yeah, I want us to have a baby. I told you that I want a kid with brown hair and blue eyes like their momma.”

She puts a hand to her mouth, trying to contain her excitement. “Well, let’s go.”

She reaches for my hand, ready to walk out of here, and I laugh as I pull her to a stop. “Poppy, this is our engagement party. We just got here, and there’s no way I’m taking this away from you.”

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