Page 57 of Manny's Surprise Baby
He smiled and wiggled his arms and legs, blowing raspberries. I laughed and played a few rounds of peekaboo with him until he lost interest, getting distracted by trying to pick up a Cheerio with his little chubby fingers.
Colin sat across from me, pushing a mug of coffee toward me. “You look like shit.”
“Thanks.” I took the coffee and added some cream. “I feel like doggie poo.”
“Is it Seth?”
“Who else?” I sighed, blowing on the hot java. I took a sip and winced when it burned my tongue.
“Sorry. I like my coffee really hot.” Colin laughed.
“It’s fine.” I set the cup down and met Colin’s curious gaze. “First off, thanks a lot for telling Seth about Baxter.”
His face flushed. “He was very persistent. I didn’t think it would hurt anything.”
“You had no business doing that.”
He met Riley’s gaze. “You were right. I should have kept my mouth shut.”
“Told you so.” Riley shrugged. “I knew Pierce would find out. It was inevitable.”
Colin leaned toward me. “I was just trying to help.”
“By telling Seth about the most humiliating time of my life?”
He exhaled. “Look, he’s my friend too. I know him. He truly wanted to know why you’re so guarded with him. I can tell he has a little thing for you, so I figured why not help that little love connection along?”
“Because I’m not looking for an alpha, and it wasn’t your story to tell. That’s why.”
“Well, Seth is a solid guy. I didn’t think it could it hurt for you to finally get involved with a quality alpha? Only good things could come from that,” Colin said.
Riley laughed. “Considering how much you hated alphas until you met me, that’s almost funny coming from you.”
“I couldn’t agree more.” I nodded at Riley. “You of all people, Colin. You could barely stand to be in the same room with most alphas.”
“Well, I was wrong to be like that. Just because my brother Garrett’s alpha was an asshole, that didn’t mean they all were. I learned that lesson, and I wanted you to learn that too.”
“Well, now I’m in a mess,” I muttered.
“Why?” Colin frowned.
I slid my gaze to Riley and sighed. “Sure you don’t want to go in the other room and read a book or something?”
He smiled slyly. “Nope. I want to sit here and listen to the plight of my new best friend.”
I grimaced. “God.”
“So you found out that I told Seth about Baxter. Why aren’t you angrier?”
“Because I have a much bigger problem now.” I rubbed my face.
“Uh-oh.” Colin winced.
“Yes. Uh-oh, indeed.” I leaned back in my chair. “You may have noticed the gigantic full moon last night?”
Riley glanced toward his mate. “Yeah. We might have felt a little friskier than usual last night.”
Colin laughed awkwardly. “Just a bit. Although it’s hard to tell since we’re already fairly frisky.”
