Page 41 of Joyride
She rushes at me, wrapping me in a tight hug. I squeeze her back.
“We missed you so much,” she adds.
“I missed y’all, too,” I respond.
“Come in and sit. We have a lot to catch up on.” Minx ushers me into the living room.
“Wren! I thought I heard you in there,” Cali says.
“It’s me! I had to come home before this little guy made an appearance.” I rub her belly. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m ready to be done being pregnant.” She laughs, “Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a wonderful experience, but it feels like I’ve been pregnantforever.”
“Do y’all have everything ready for him?”
“Sure do. We even painted his room. You should come by and see it,” she insists.
“Of course!”
“Sit and tell us where you’ve been for the past almost two months,” Cali says. Sienna walks by me, sitting on the couch, and Aria walks to my side.
“I want y’all to meet my friend Aria.” I introduce her to Minx, Cali, Rivet and Emma. We sit with Sienna. “What do y’all want to know first?”
“Um, where the hell were you?” Rivet blurts out.
“Why did you leave without telling anyone?” Hurt crosses Cali’s face.
I hesitate for a moment. Sienna and Aria each grab one of my hands, letting me know I’m not alone. I explain to the girls what happened with Zack and that I had to leave because I feared what he would do to those closest to me.
“But you’re back now. What changed,” Minx asks.
“Sketch. He helped me realize that the Savage Menaces would protect me and that they could handle Zack if needed.”
Cali’s eyes go as wide as saucers. “You two are together now, aren’t you?”
My cheeks heat.
“What?” Sienna shouts. “Are you? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Cat’s outta the bag,” Aria mumbles with a giggle.
“Um, well, Sketch and I wanted to tell you and Shade together,” I admit. “Since he wasn’t here when we got here, I was going to suggest we all go out for breakfast or something tomorrow.”
“That’s a good idea. I’ll try to act surprised when you tell him,” Sienna says.
I laugh. “Thanks, I appreciate that.”
“Ask her what they did last week,” Aria slyly adds.
I glare at her. “Aria!”
“Did you two . . .?” Minx stares at me.
“You had sex!” Rivet blurts out.
My face is on fire.
“You did,” Sienna shouts. “Tell us all about it! How was it? How washe?”
