Page 85 of Love is a Drum Beat
“Dax.” Ben walked in from the kitchen and held out a scotch.
Dax took a sip and set it on the coffee table. “She needs me.”
“Yes, she does. But not until both you and her get some rest. Noah called after he left and said she’s exhausted.”
“But she’s—”
“Dax.” Ben crossed his arms and pursed his lips. “You know she’s okay, right? She made it through this?”
The breath rushed out of Dax, and he dropped onto the couch, leaning forward to put his head in his hands. “I’ve been so worried.” It was the first time he even admitted it to himself. The rush of relief he’d felt when it was over, when Jo smiled despite the pain and the sweat coating her face, it made everything so real.
Ben put a hand on his shoulder. “We all have. She didn’t obey the bedrest order.”
“Anything could have happened.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “But it didn’t.”
“That’s right. And now, the best thing you can do for her is to let her rest.”
Dax looked over his shoulder at the room he’d been working in all day. He claimed he was going home to rest and shower, but instead, he went shopping with Ben.
What does one get when they send two men who happened to be famous into the jungle that was a baby store?
Chaos. That’s what they get.
“Are you really sure about this?” Ben asked.
Dax lifted his face. “Are you sure about Piper?”
“More than anything.”
“Do you think Jo will hit me?”
Ben laughed. “For going behind her back and buying all the things? Maybe. But then, she’ll remember she just had a baby and hadn’t bought much of anything for life after pregnancy.”
“I don’t think she likes to picture that far in advance.” Dax leaned back into the couch. “I think I should feel different now that I’m famous.”
“You’ve always been famous, Dax. The mystery spurred a lot of the popularity.” Ben looked sideways at him.
A sigh rattled from Dax’s chest. “But this is different.”
“Yeah, it is. Do you regret it?”
Dax considered that question for a moment. He hadn’t been thinking when he gave his name at the hospital, but it got him to Jo faster. “No. I don’t think I regret it at all.”
“Your life is about to change, man.”
Dax knew he meant his career was going to change now that fans could recognize him, but there was another change, one inside of him. “I don’t think that scares me. Not anymore.”
Ben clapped him on the back. “That’s because the scariest thing in life is falling in love. Compared to that, everything else is easy.” He lifted one shoulder in a shrug.
Dax shot to his feet. “I have to go to her.”
“I thought we already—”
“Would you leave Piper alone in a hospital?”
Ben sighed. “Want me to drive you?”
“No. I’ve got this one. You should get some rest, Ben. And thanks.”
