Page 54 of Interference
Relief fills me as I study her.
She means it. She really fucking means it.
“I know I have a lot to prove to you and that this won’t be easy, but I’m going to do whatever it takes to keep you happy. I want to make you happy.”
Need to.
Her eyes soften as her thumb moves back and forth over my jaw. “I’m not worried, but for the record, I want to make you happy too.”
“You do.”
For a moment, we just smile at each other, soaking in the promise that we just made to each other. Then her stomach rumbles, breaking the moment and making us both laugh.
“I guess I should probably feed you, huh?” I tease.
She pushes at my chest lightly and quips, “Well, I am growing your kid after all.”
“That you are.” I look down. “I can’t wait for you to start showing and for the baby to start moving.”
“Me too. I wonder how long it will take,” she says wistfully.
Only when her stomach rumbles, do I get up.
“Come on,” I tell her as I drag her out of bed.
Once she’s standing, I go to my dresser and grab a pair of sweats for both of us. She even grabs my discarded hoodie that was on my chair and slips it on.
“Ready?” I ask when we are both dressed.
“Let’s do this.”
Leaving my room, we head downstairs and to the kitchen. Kellan and Wyatt are cooking, while Cora sits on a stool, watching them.
“Seriously, if you don’t tuck your fingers, you are going to end up cutting yourself, and I’m not going to take you to the hospital,” Cora warns Kellan.
“You worry too much,” he teases her.
Wyatt looks up as he sets a plate of bacon on the counter and smiles. “Right on time,” he tells us.
Kellan and Cora look up and smile.
“Well, I’ll be damned, Emery is actually going to eat with us,” Kellan quips.
I look down and see my girl blush as Wyatt reaches up and smacks Kellan on the back of the head.
“Ow, what was that for?” Kellan whines.
“We don’t tease pregnant girls,” Wyatt tells him.
Shocking us all, Emery tilts her head back and laughs.
“I mean, if I would have known this was a full-service place, I might have hung around longer,” she jokes, making us all laugh.
“Do you want juice, water, or your morning tea?” I ask as we all get ourselves under control.
She looks up at me and smiles softly. “Tea would be awesome if you don’t mind.”
“Coming right up.” I lean down and kiss her softly before pulling away.
