Page 137 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
James laughed and Rob's face immediately looked more at ease.
"Is the troll really dead?" Rob said. He was balancing a crutch under one arm. His other arm was in a sling.
Daphne made an apologetic face.
James gripped my shoulder a little tighter. "She's dead."
"Good riddance." Rob collapsed in a chair. "Sorry it took me so long to come see you. The doctors kept delaying my discharge for no reason!" he yelled over his shoulder.
Daphne quickly closed the door.
I laughed and she started to laugh too.
"And when I finally did get discharged, the po-po wouldn't let me come in and see you until right this second. Something about collaborating witnesses or something. Trust me, I was giving them hell."
"Well, the investigation must be coming to a close if they're letting us talk now," said James.
Rob nodded. "Right, right." He glanced at me and then back at James and raised both his eyebrows.
I was just about to let James know that Rob knew about the baby when James cleared his throat.
"I'm really happy you're both here," James said. "We actually have some news."
Oops.But I didn't bother telling James they already knew. I was excited that he was so excited about it.
"Penny's pregnant. We're having a baby!" The joy in his voice was almost palpable.
"What?!" Rob said in a weirdly high pitched voice. "That is totally a huge surprise to both me and Daphne! We didn't know about that at all! How exciting!"
James laughed. "You already knew?"
"Your baby mama has a big mouth. Right, Daphne?"
Daphne's eyes got wide. "I'm not sure that's exactly what happened." She laughed awkwardly.
Rob laughed.
James turned toward me and I was surprised to see his smile vanish. "Don't cry, I'm not upset with you for telling them." He slowly wiped his thumb under my eye. "Why are you crying?"
I hadn't realized I had gotten tears in my eyes. "No, it's just...I'm so excited that you're excited."
The smile returned to his face.
Rob slowly stood up out of his chair and hobbled over to James. "You're going to make a great dad. You know you are." He clapped him hard on the back despite the fact that they were both hurt. "And my main MILF." He gave me a hug too.
James groaned.
"You don't approve of her new nickname? You better get used to it." He grabbed both sides of James' face. "You beautiful, beautiful man."
"Stop touching me."
"I'm just so happy you're alive."
"You're freaking me out," said James. "Are you still on pain killers?"
Rob laughed and released James' face. "Actually yes, yes I am." He patted James' cheek again.
"Okay, maybe I should be getting you home," Daphne said.
