Page 31 of Big Rucking Disaster

I sighed. “You make it sound so easy. Just find a woman, get her pregnant, have a baby…”

“There are, like, adoption sites, right? For pregnant women who want to give their babies up for adoption?”

“And they’d pick a single gay man? Over a family?”

He pursed his lips. “What about kids who’re already born? They need homes too.”

“Again, single gay man.”Why am I arguing? Yes, I might be able to become a foster parent…but that’s a remote possibility.

“That’s bullshit.” He spat out the word.

The women in the booth next to ours glanced over.

I tried to duck.

Johnnie leaned forward. “Sorry to have disturbed you.”

“No worries.”

He cleared his throat. “Are you Julie Reyes?”

At that, my gaze shot to two women next to us, and holy shit, Julie Reyes was in the booth next to ours.

She grinned. “I’m trying to keep a low profile, but yes, that’s my name.”

I might not have recognized her, if not for Johnnie’s keen observation.

The actress’s normally distinctive white-blonde hair was secured under a baseball cap. The bill was low, shadowing her distinctive emerald-green eyes.

Trust Johnnie to have recognized the well-known celebrity. She starred in a television show about a superhero. She was his nemesis. The villain Lyric.

She pointed to her friend. “This is Lindy.”

The woman with tan skin waved enthusiastically.

I wracked my brain, thinking I’d seen her somewhere as well. “I’m Yardley, and this is my friend Johnnie.”

“We’re mates.” Johnnie indicated between the two of us.

Friends…mates…yeah, we were becoming those.

“Johnnie’s a rugby player with the Vancouver Orcas.” Because offering him up to two gorgeous women seemed like a logical thing to do. Everything I’d read about Julie Reyes, including that she was single—I thought—said she was a super-nice person. She and Johnnie would make a striking couple. All blond god and goddess.

“I’m not much of a rugby fan, sorry.” She appeared genuinely apologetic for that.

“No worries. Violent sport.” He leaned toward the women. “Super awkward here, but Yardley has three nephews, and I mean, who isn’t a Justice fan?”

Vigilante Justicewas the name of the show she worked on, and Justice was the superhero character played by the swoon-worthy Cole Hamilton.

“Are you fishing for an autograph?” Julie laughed.

“It would make him the best uncle ever.”

“Sure.” She dug around in her handbag and came up with a notepad and a sharpie. "How many nephews? One for each? And you’ll want Lindy to sign some as well.”

Lindy tried to wave her off.

Julie glared. “Stop being like that. You’re a big star too.”

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