Page 75 of Reckless Hearts
I couldn’t believe she hadn’t caught on yet. I was so convinced she would’ve figured it out the second Beau told her about the appointments.
“That’s crazy,” Anna said, avoiding eye contact. “Your hair looks gorgeous, though.” It did. The dark auburn hair we shared had been styled in her tight curls she shared with Emmett with not one stray hair out of place.
“It does,” I agreed. Beau was going to love it.
She gave us a coy smile. “Thanks. How was your ultrasound?” Claire asked.
“Good.” I ran a hand over my belly. “Everything is perfect.”
“Did you find out the gender?”
I wanted to tell her so bad, but today was supposed to be about her. “No, we’re waiting.”
“That’s fun,” Anna said. “If Jo and I have another, we’re gonna do that.”
I wanted a whole horde of babies with Levi. He’d been so perfect through all of this. A poor opposite of how Jeremy had been during my pregnancy with Luke. It just made me all the more grateful for him and this little life we were building—one I never thought I’d get to have.
Delilah
“Doyou think Claire has any idea?” I asked Savannah as I spread out a blanket next to the creek.
She was wrapping twinkle lights around the tree nearby. “Don’t think so. Tess said she just got to the nail salon and had no idea.”
I took my phone out of my pocket and tracked Emmett. He was driving up I-75 from Dallas. “I hope Emmett makes it on time. He’ll be crushed if he misses it.”
Savannah frowned. “I know. I don’t want him to miss it.”
“Did he tell you he knew the entire time? Beau asked him for permission likefourmonths ago.”
She gasped. “No! That’s so cute!”
Emmett was like a vault, but that didn’t surprise me. I was just nosy enough that I wanted to be in the vault with him. “I know.” I laid down some pillows, and Savannah set down the picnic basket full of Claire’s favorite things.
“I wonder how Emmett will propose to you,” Savannah said, and I froze.
“Ifhe’ll propose.” We’d only been together for two months, so I wasn’t expecting anything any time soon. I’d waited twenty years for him to evenlookat me; I was not getting a proposal after two months.
Savannah scoffed. “He’s going to. I’ve never seen him so obsessed with anything the way he is with you. Maybe not soon, but it’ll happen. I just know it.” I opened my mouth. “And no, he hasn’t said anything, and even if he had, I wouldn’t tell you.”
I narrowed my eyes at her. “Then how do I know you aren’t lying right now?” We started sticking solar lights along the trail back to the ranch.
She smirked over her shoulder. “You don’t.”
“Savannah,” I groaned. “Don’t be a tease. You have to tell me!”
“I sure don’t.”
“I hate you.”
She laughed. “No, you don’t.”
“Whatever.” We put our trash in the back of the golf cart, which we had already decked out in twinkle lights. And on the drive back to the house, I couldn’t help but smile over the factthat I was even having a conversation about Emmett proposing while setting up for one of my best friend’s proposals. I never thought the day would come that I’d have this—the life I’d always dreamed of. And having the man of my dreams was only made better by having the job of my dreams.
Emmett
My fingers drummedon the wheel as I weaved through traffic. “Get out of my way,” I groaned. My body was buzzing with adrenaline, racing against the clock to get back home. I refused to miss Beau proposing. I even got permission to leave class thirty minutes early, but that wouldn’t matter if these cars didn’t start fucking moving.
My phone rang. “I’m driving as fast as I can,” I answered before Delilah could say anything.
