Текст книги "Scorched"
Автор книги: R. Holmes
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“Fuck Ember, what is this?” He asks, trailing his lips down my neck. I feel him latch onto my skin and suck it into his mouth, leaving a mark. Jesus. Remind me to apply for a credit card at this place. I’m sick of being treated like I could shatter. I push his shoulders back and roll him onto his back until I’m straddling his hips. Groaning, I rock against his cock that pushes against the lace that’s soaked through. I look down at his face and see the hunger in his eyes. He lunges for me, and rips the lace from my body. I choke on a gasp as he says, “Sorry baby, I’ll buy you another. Fuck we’re making a trip there before we get home and I’ll shut the place down.” He can barely get the words out without stopping to kiss or lick a spot on my body. He takes my nipple into his mouth, and the sensation causes me to cry out. They feel hypersensitive, probably with need for him. He trails his tongue down my stomach and brings his hands to my hips as he begins to devour my pussy like a man starved. My hands latch onto his hair and pull him against my body. Suddenly his lips are gone and he pulls back from my body. He goes to lay on the bed and pulls me above him.
“Sit on my face, Ember, and ride me. Grab the headboard and don’t fucking stop until I tell you to.” He tells me, lifting me clean off the bed and positions me above him. My hands fly to the headboard as his tongue dips inside me. My head drops back against my shoulders as I feel his fingers dig into my hips. My hips grind against his face in a rocking motion that he leads. Even in a position like this he still has total control over my body. It’s not long before I’m exploding over him, my orgasm taking over my body like I’m possessed. Never once does he stop, instead he says, “Again” against my skin, his voice vibrating against my heat that’s already sensitive with the orgasm that just tore through my body. His teeth nip at my clit and the shivers run down my spine. I feel the pleasure build again as his fingers slide inside me, and he sucks my clit into his mouth. I feel his fingers slide back lower to the spot he’s never touched. The feel of his beard against my thighs causes a burn so delicious, I’m falling over the edge. I almost feel like I’m going to black out, my vision gets blurry as his name leaves my lips.
“Jesus Fuck Ember,” he growls against me as I ride the aftershocks. When my body finally comes back down, I collapse against the bed. I feel like a giant blob after that, but Hale doesn’t pause as he pulls me to him, taking my mouth.
“I know this is for me baby and I hope I just showed you just how fucking much I loved it. You are the most beautiful thing to walk this whole fucking planet Ember Ann.” I bring my lips to his, sliding my tongue inside his mouth as he rises up on his knees. He grabs a pillow and pulls away, “On your hands and knees.” God I feel like I could cum just from this controlling filthy mouth he has. He always makes love to me, treating my body like a temple, but this is even better. I hope he can tell how much it turns me on. I immediately drop to my knees and he slides the pillow underneath my hips, bringing me higher. His hands dig into my hips and I feel his lips against my spine, kissing a line down towards my ass as he brings his hand down on my cheek. The sound of his hand against my flesh rings out and I look over my shoulder at him. He has a small grin on his face with an expression as if he’s making sure it’s okay. Slowly I bite my lip and nod my head. I don’t even know who I am right now, but I love it. I love the dirty girl he’s bringing out of me. Grasping my hips he yanks me back against him and I feel him hard against me. My pussy’s dripping, I can feel it against my thighs. He slowly slides inside of me and I clamp down around him, drawing a groan from him. His body comes down on top of mine and he drops his forehead against my shoulder. Pulling back he slides out and powers back inside. I cry out as he reaches a spot inside me he’s never been. It’s never been this way, never this good. Sitting back up he pulls my hips back to meet his as he pounds inside me. I feel his hands tighten as he thrusts inside my body. Gripping the sheets inside my fist, I rise up on my hands and push back against him as he thrusts in deep.
“That’s it baby, fuck me back,” he groans and brings his palm down on my ass. His hands grab a handful of my ass and pulls it back towards him, trying to get deeper inside me. A few hard, punishing thrusts later I’m screaming his name and falling apart beneath him. His body comes down on mine, and he buries himself inside me and cums. His teeth latch onto my shoulder causing me to moan, and I feel him cum. Hot and deep inside me. There’s a special groan that’s reserved for when he cums and it’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s empowering to know that I can bring MY man that pleasure. He lies down beside me and keeps our bodies connected. I feel his lips against my shoulders, placing tender kisses against them
“Was I too rough Sweet Girl? I’m sorry... I just lost it seeing you in that.” He whispers against my skin.
“No Hale. I loved it. I would’ve told you, but I love when you lose control and stop treating me like I’m breakable! I love making love with you, but this is amazing. It’s explosive and I can’t get enough.” “You better replace that sexy lingerie that I bought for you, that your caveman self ripped off,” I say, laughing.
“I told you I will buy that whole fucking store Ember, I mean it. God you were like my very own wet dream come to life,” he replies. We stay silent after that, enjoying the feel of skin on skin.
Hale
I wake up to the smell of her hair as my nose is buried in it and her body is stuck to mine. Last night was unfuckingbelievable. Seeing her in that outfit almost drove me out of my mind. My hands couldn’t touch her fast enough. I lost the control I tightly grasp and I was afraid I was too rough, but the way she mewed when I pushed in deeper, harder, showed me that she loved that shit. My sassy dirty girl. We’ve been so cut off from the real world I almost forgot that today’s Christmas day. Talk about the best present a guy could get. I slowly peel her off of me trying not to jostle her. Once she’s laying on her side in the bed, I pull the covers over her and she snuggles into them. She needs the rest since it was just a few hours ago that she passed out next to me. I blindly find my briefs on the floor with the help of the small sliver of moonlight streaming through the window and quietly call for Deacon to follow me. We head into the kitchen and I go for a Gatorade in the fridge. A chill runs through my body and I realize how fucking cold it is. I must’ve forgotten to crank the heat up before she called me into the room and gave me the shock of a lifetime. My dick twitches at the thought. Jesus it hasn’t even been four hours.
I grab the blanket that sits on the back of the couch and lay down on the couch. I must’ve dozed off because I wake up as Ember walks into the living room, wearing nothing but the t-shirt I wore to bed earlier.
“Can’t sleep?” I ask her. She nods and pulls the blanket back, climbing on top of me and laying her head on my chest. I bring the blanket back down on us and wrap it close. She’s warm from crawling out of the bed and I welcome the heat. She snuggles closer and says, “Our first Christmas together, Hale. It’s the best one I’ve ever had. I love you.” Jesus she’s got me wrapped around her finger.
“You know this trip wasn’t the only thing that I got you right….” I trail off and smirk at her. Her eyes get wide and she starts to say something, but I cut her off, sitting us both up. I set her to the side and retrieve the blue box that I ordered online weeks ago and sit back down beside her.
“Merry Christmas baby.” I tell her, handing her the box complete with the white bow. The tears well in her eyes and she hasn’t even seen the fucking thing. Shit I hope she loves them. Her hands shake as she opens the box revealing a set of two carat diamond earrings. She looks at me then back down to them, a shocked expression resting on her face. She looks back at me and I see... disappointment? What would she be disappointed about? It hits me like a ton of bricks. She wanted it to be a ring. Ah, my Sweet Girl. I would marry her tomorrow if she’d have me. I thought she wasn’t ready and I didn’t want to push her.
“I love them Hale, they’re so beautiful. This is too much.” She glances back down at the small box and smiles, fingering the earrings. I can tell she likes them, but it wasn’t the diamond she was expecting when she saw that box. That’s okay, she’ll get that ring before she knows it. That’s all I fucking needed to know.
“I’m almost scared to wear them Hale. What if they fall out or something? They have to be so expensive.” She says as she removes them from the box and puts them in her ears.
“Don’t worry about the cost Em. I got them because you deserve them and I wanted to do something to make you happy.” I pull her to me and place a kiss on her head. We cuddle on the couch and soon drift off with Deacon laying close by.
Ember
The next couple of days pass blissfully. Our time at the cabin comes to an end and all I feel is disappointed to be heading back home to the real world. As Hale begins to load the car up, I take Deacon for a walk around the property and stop at the edge of the lake. The sight in front of me is breathtaking. The water shines as the sun beats down from above, glistening and slowly rocking with the waves. As I close my eyes I say a silent prayer. Praying nothing penetrates this happy bubble that surrounds Hale and I. We’ve come so far in such a short time... I just can’t even bear the thought of being without him. I feel like we of all people deserve some happiness in our life. Looking back towards the car I see him leaning against it, arms folded over his chest, and a grin on his lips. I call Deacon and we head back towards him.
“You know we could just stay here forever?” I tell him as I wrap my arms around his neck. His fingers come up to the diamonds in my ear.
“Gotta get back to the real world baby. I’ll take you all over the world if it’s what you want.” He plants a kiss to my forehead and moves to shut the trunk. I open the driver side door letting Deacon inside and then I climb in behind him.
“Don’t tempt me Ember Ann.” I hear him call from behind me. This man, insatiable.
Soon, we’re on the road and heading back to town. The weather seems to be getting colder by the second and I can’t wait to get in front of the fireplace. Two hours and a nap later we’re pulling into Nan’s. Yawning, I stretch my arms above my head. My body feels so tired and beat down, I guess I’m still not back to one hundred percent from having the flu. I climb out and walk to the trunk, taking my bag from it and walking towards the house, only to be intercepted by Hale who insists I do not carry my own bag. In his caveman words “His woman doesn’t carry her own bags.” Rolling my eyes, I give him a quick kiss and head inside. The house is stuffy from being shut up for almost a week, but I immediately welcome the feel of home. Hale first said that he would be staying at his dad’s and not moving into Nan’s, but I don’t think he’s spent one night at his dad’s since I moved into Nan’s. His clothes began to pile up until his military grade OCD began to take over and then they went into a drawer... until the drawer was full and I had to make space for his jeans and shoes in the closet. His shampoo and soap a regular staple in my shower, along with his black toothbrush, and shaving cream next to my moisturizer. We fell into a comfortable routine and it hasn’t been brought up again. He fits seamlessly into my life.
As he brings our bags in I begin putting everything away and getting the clothes together to wash. My head is pounding and seems to be getting worse the more that I do.
“Baby, where are you?” I hear him call from the living room.
“In here!” I tell him. I bring my fingers to my temple and massage.
He walks into the laundry room and leans against the door frame.
“Everything okay?” He asks.
“Yeah, I just have a bad headache and I’m exhausted. I think I’m going to go lay down. He takes the laundry basket from me and sets it back on to the shelf.
“Go rest Sweet Girl. I’m going to put everything away.” His lips skate across my forehead and for the hundredth time this week, I ask myself how I got so lucky. I head upstairs and turn the lights off once I reach the bedroom. Drawing the curtains closed, I remove all my clothes and throw on a big t-shirt then crawl into the bed. The sheets feel cool against my face and soon I’m drifting off. I wake briefly when I feel the bed dip beside me and I feel the heat of Hale’s body envelope mine. His body is hard and warm and I drift off when I feel him wrap his arms around me, pulling me to him.
My eyes snap open as I feel pain radiate in my stomach. The room is completely black and I can barely breathe with the pain that shoots through my stomach.
Reaching over, I nudge Hale, trying to wake him up as another sharp pain hits me.
“Hale, wake up. Something’s wrong,” I cry, my voice strangled.
“What’s wrong baby?” He says groggily as he reaches for the lamp next to the bed and turns it on. Worry is etched on his face. My hands clutch my stomach and I’m in the fetal position on my side. The pains feel like horrible cramps and it hurts to even move.
“I don’t know it’s a sharp pain in my lower stomach.” I tell him unevenly. He pulls the covers back and looks my body over
“Ember you’re bleeding, there’s blood on the sheets,” he tells me quietly. Looking down I see a small red circle of blood dotting the cream sheets. He immediately hops up, throwing his shorts and t-shirt on.
“We need to get you to the hospital.” He says, taking charge and rounding my clothes up. He hastily helps dress me and then picks me up. I cry out as another pain hits me. Clenching my teeth I try not to let the tears spill. We make it to the car in record time and I don’t even flinch as he puts me inside and buckles me. He’s in the car and we’re on the way in what feels like seconds. We make the drive in 5 minutes and he parks illegally under the emergency overhang. I don’t even bother trying to open the door because he’s there, opening it and lifting me out. He storms through the door and sets me gently in the chair next to the nurse’s station.
“I’ll be right back with someone baby.”
Not five minutes later he and an older nurse are walking towards me. She immediately bends to help me up and escorts me to a nearby bed that is hidden behind a white curtain. Her voice is soft and nurturing as she begins asking me questions, assessing my symptoms, and helps me lay back in the bed. She takes my blood pressure and temperature, then feels lightly on my abdominal area which causes me to whimper in pain.
I close my eyes and try to take some deep breaths as Hale barks at her, “Okay it’s obviously hurting her! Get a fucking doctor in here.” My alpha, always taking charge.
“Hale, calm down she’s just trying to help,” I whisper.
He scoffs, “Ember you’re bleeding and in pain what do you want me to do?” I look over at the chair he is occupying and my heart swells at the helpless look on his face.
“I’m going to be okay. I promise,” I tell him, reaching my hand out for him. He takes it tightly in his own.
The nurse coughs awkwardly, “The doctor will be in shortly ma’am.” Turning on her heel she leaves us there alone.
“I don’t like her. She wasn’t trying to fucking help,” Hale tells me, a look of distaste on his face. Even in terrible pain, he manages to make me smile. We sit there in silence, my hand clasped tightly in his as we await the doctor ,and about fifteen minutes later he walks through.
“Good evening. I’m Dr. Reid, I know you’re not feeling good, so I will do my best to figure out what is going on quickly.” He introduces himself and shakes Hale’s hand. “Can you tell me what exactly is hurting you today?” He asks.
“I’m having cramps and pains in my abdominal area and I have some spotting, but am not on my period...” I trail off. This feels so weird to tell anyone especially with Hale here. I’m sure he doesn’t want to hear about my period.
“I see. I would like to do some blood work and get a urine sample. Possibly a pelvic exam. Is it possible for you to be pregnant?” He asks. I immediately shake my head.
“I’ve been taking my pills every day. I haven’t missed one. There has to be a mistake,” I insist.
“Have you been sexually active?” He asks, glancing at Hale.
“Yes, I have, but I’ve made sure to never skip a day.” Hale squeezes my hand for reassurance. I’m glad he can tell that I’m embarrassed.
“Well, we will start with a urine sample and blood work and go from there. Once we get those back I will have them administer a pain medication. I would just like to wait until those results come back.” He smiles politely and exits.
“Hale I’m scared... I don’t understand what’s going on.” I whisper to him. I scoot over to the right side of the bed and look to him. He stands from the chair and lies down beside me, drawing me into his arms. I must’ve drifted off because I’m awoken by Hale sliding out from beside me. I see a redheaded nurse leaning over me. “I know you’re hurting sweetie, I’m just going to take a little vile of blood so we can run some tests and have you go get me a urine sample.” She says gesturing towards the bathroom.
Nodding my head, I extend my right arm towards her. She ties it off, quickly taking the blood and I don’t feel a thing. She hands me the cup and helps me out of bed. I walk to the bathroom and slowly sit on the toilet, collecting the urine sample, and make my way back to the room. She’s waiting to take it from me and Hale helps me back into the bed. I feel like an invalid. I hope it’s something as simple as an infection that I can get over quickly. School starts back soon and I don’t want to start the semester being absent.
A short time later Dr. Reid comes through the door with his file. “Ember, if it’s okay with you, I’d like to speak to you alone.” He says.
My heart goes haywire and my mind automatically jumps to the worst conclusions.
“I’d like Hale to be here please…” I tell him, my voice is barely above a whisper. Hale reaches out and grabs my hand tightly.
“Alright Ember. We ran a routine pregnancy test to rule that out and it came back with elevated levels of HCG in your blood. They aren’t very high at this point, but they do indeed confirm you’re pregnant.”
Hale
My jaw drops. All the air evaporates from the room. I’m not even sure that I heard him right. Pregnant?
“No that can’t be.” I hear Ember tell him. “I take my pills religiously, Dr. Reid. I’ve never missed not one. We were careful.” She insists, her voice raising an octave.
“Did you use a backup protection? Condoms, a diaphragm?” Dr. Reid asks her.
“No...” Her voice trails off into a whisper.
She looks distraught, like she can’t imagine the thought of having a child with me. It fucking stings, and not that I’m even remotely ready to process that I’m going to be a father, but I already feel fiercely protective of my baby that’s growing inside of her.
“I’ll leave you two alone to talk. I’m sorry to spring this on you. I believe that you are just having some cramping from the pregnancy. I’m going to have our ultrasound technician come in and give you an ultrasound just to make sure everything is going smoothly and see how far along you are.” He shakes both of our hands and strides out the door.
“Hale… I…” She begins
“No, Ember. I’m fucking upset right now,” I tell her, rising from the chair. I begin pacing the room as I run my fingers through my hair that stands on end.
“I’m so sorry Hale, I thought that we were careful. I thought that we were protected. I would never try and trap you in anyway....’
“WHAT?” I bellow. Does she honestly fucking think I’m upset at her for carrying my child? “Please tell me that you’re joking, Ember. Please. Do you honestly think that I would ever not support you or my child? That I wouldn’t be fucking thrilled that a piece of me is growing inside of you? Ember you are the love of my life. It hurts my fucking heart that this is even crossing your damn mind! I’m mad that you could be disappointed! You think I didn’t see your face whenever he told you that you were pregnant? You looked like someone kicked your puppy! You know the first thing I thought? I’m ecstatic Ember! I have had the shittiest hand dealt to me in life and this is my blessing from God. So excuse me if I’m a little pissed that you don’t feel the same.” By the time I’ve finished tears are streaming down her face and I feel like absolute shit that I’ve made her cry. I just exploded. Fuck, a child that I made. It’s something that’s hard to even wrap my mind around. My own dad was never anything but a piece of shit, especially to me, but my mom was an angel sent from above. I want to be the best dad I can be.
“Hale Michael... I AM happy that I am having your child! I was afraid that you would be upset at me or angry that I wasn’t careful. I’m just scared. I can’t believe this is even real. It seems like a dream. Do you ever feel like such good things are happening that you’re afraid the other shoe will drop? I’m so scared something will rip this happiness away from us.”
There’s a knock on the door and a nurse wheeling a large machine pushes through the door.
“Hi, I’m Amber and I’m the ultrasound technician for Dr. Reid. He’s requested a vaginal ultrasound to check on the baby and just make sure everything is going great.” She says it brightly, smiling at us both. Ember just smiles and nods her head. The nurse places a white sheet, napkin looking thing over her lap and pulls out a wand. Soon, everything is in place and she gestures towards the black and white screen on the wall. Suddenly there’s a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh coming through the speakers. I look at the technician in alarm.
“That right there is your baby’s heartbeat,” she says smiling.
Embers entire body begins to shake with sobs as the technician points out the tiny little jelly bean on the screen that is our baby. My throat tightens as the tears begin to sting my eyes. God, there’s no better feeling in the world. That’s my baby. That’s my son or daughter on that screen. My beautiful woman is giving me a family.
“It looks like you’re measuring about 4 weeks along.” The nurse says, gesturing to the small measurements on the screen. “That’s why it’s just a small little blip in there, but everything looks to be okay. I’m going to print a few of these for you to have. I’ll just talk with Dr. Reid for a minute and he’ll be in to speak with you.” She says, removing the wand and gathering all her things. She gives us a final wave and pulls the curtain shut behind her.
“Hale... we’re having a baby.” Her voice is full of disbelief.
“We’ve been planning for this our whole lives, Ember. I told you I was going to marry you one day when I was 10 years old. It may not be what we had planned, but you know this baby is a blessing. It was going to happen sooner rather than later if I had any say so in it. I want to spend my life with you Ember, that’s never changed.”
Ember
We make it home around four in the morning. Dr. Reid assured me everything was fine, but if I did feel extreme discomfort and heavy bleeding to come back immediately. It’s still hard to believe that there’s a baby growing inside me... Hale’s baby. Two months ago I never thought I would be able to fight my way out of the darkness that surrounded me, and now I’ve been given a second chance at life. Life with Hale. And our baby. I’m sitting on the couch watching tv and Hale’s running around the house acting like I am incapable of doing anything. While it is sweet that he’s so concerned, I just want to take a second and enjoy this moment. I call his name and he comes bouncing down the stairs, taking two at a time.
“What? What’s wrong? Are you in pain?” He asks out of breath from sprinting clear across the house. Deacon and I just stare.
“Hale, I am okay. I want you to sit for five seconds and relax. It’s okay. I’m okay. The baby is okay. Everything is okay.” I lay back on the couch, and cuddle closer into the blanket. “I’m just tired and my head is hurting, but other than that I’m okay.” I tell him.
He reaches down and rests his hand against my stomach, “I’m just worried Sweet Girl. I want everything to be okay. Shit, I can’t even believe we’re having a baby. I just want to be the best daddy I can to my baby bean.” His words cause tears to well in my eyes. Jesus these hormones are ridiculous. Is it possible that he could be even sexier as a daddy? Bringing his lips to my stomach, he plants kisses all around causing me to giggle.
“I know you will be the best daddy, Hale Michael Jarreau. That little bean is going to love you so much.”
“Get some sleep baby. I’m moving things out of the spare bedroom. I want to move it all over to my dad’s house to get it out of the way. We need to get a crib, and matching furniture.” He says over his shoulder as he walks back up the stairs. We’ve known we were pregnant for all of three hours and he’s already working on a nursery. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry because I got so damn lucky.
The next few days pass surprisingly quiet and calm. Hale has to go back to work so I spend my days tidying and watching Netflix. I’m not sure what we’ve decided to do with school yet, but I think I’ll finish this semester out and then take time off. It’ll always be there when I get back. I’m meeting Blayr for a “girl’s day” shortly. Lunch and pedicures, which sound perfect right now. I’m craving Nachos and a snowball. Pregnancy cravings at their finest.
My phone buzzes with a text as I’m sliding my jeans up. I don’t even have to look to know who it is. Hale is having separation anxiety. Not really, but he’s made sure to text me at least once an hour to make sure I’m fine.
H– How are you baby? Make sure to take the vitamins they gave you.
Grinning I reply,
E– Yes daddy we are fine. I took them this morning with the orange juice you bought for me. About to meet Blayr for a pedicure and lunch. I put your roast in the crockpot.
H– I love hearing that word. Daddy. Be safe. I love you.
Sometimes I feel the need to pinch myself just to see if he’s real. We’ve been talking the past few days about him seeing a therapist for his PTSD. He still wakes up in a cold sweat and last night he had a terrible nightmare. I woke up and ended up rolling onto the floor, because I was so afraid. He felt so bad he almost cried. He says it should be something he could control, but I know that it isn’t. He needs to talk with someone about this and that’s the only way he will overcome this. I can’t imagine what he’s been through, I just hope our love will be enough to pull him through it. The doorbell chimes, pulling me from my thoughts and I yell for her to come in. The door opens and Blayr, six inch heels and all, comes striding through.
“I MISS YOU EMBER ANN!!” She screams as she pounces me for a hug. “I feel like since Hale has come back I never get to see you. I understand though. We need to make sure we drink lots of wine at lunch.” She laughs. I guess now would be the time to tell her I won’t be drinking wine or any other alcoholic beverage for at least nine months. She walks to the mirror that sits in the hallway and reapplies her lip-gloss.
“Hey B, can we talk for a sec?” I say as I sit on the edge of the couch. She takes a seat on the couch and crosses her legs.
“Okay, what’s up?’
“About a week ago I had to go to the hospital. It was around one am and I woke up having horrible cramps. I found out that I’m pregnant. About six weeks or so.” I tell her. Her jaw drops and she squeals, “I’m going to be an aunt!!! Ember this is so amazing! I am so damn happy for you and Hale. God if anyone in the world deserves it it’s you two.” She pulls me into her arms and I immediately burst into tears. I can’t control them anymore, they’re like a free flowing river anytime anyone says anything remotely sappy.
“I’m so excited B. I just keep thinking something will happen to take this away from us. We’ve had so much bad happen, I just want this to be the good in our lives.” I sob into her shirt. It’s an ongoing fear that I struggle with every day. The things we have sacrificed are things that can’t ever be replaced. But we can live for the future and that’s what I’m trying my hardest to do.
“Ugh, okay enough tears! We have to go shopping as soon as possible. I have to spoil that baby rotten. It’s my job.” She laughs through the tears that gleam in her eyes. I’ve always been a tiny bit jealous of Blayr’s flawless looks. She can roll out of bed and not shower for a week and still look like a runway model. Her blonde hair always falls perfectly straight and her makeup never has a smudge, but there’s never been a competition between us. She’s the most selfless, kind person I’ve ever met, and I am lucky to have had her through everything.
We decide on Greek for lunch and finally pull up at the restaurant shortly after the lunch crowd. I’m excited to spend girl time with her and even more excited for a salad. We spend the day together catching up on all that’s been missed the past few days. Now, we’re at home on the couch, and I’m currently sipping apple juice while she drinks a glass of wine.
“How are things with Nash?” I ask
“That is a topic I don’t even feel like starting on.” She says as she swirls her wine around the glass. “He’s perfect, Ember. I swear he is. He makes me feel like a queen, but he’s going back to Nashville soon and my life is here. We’re just keeping things casual.”
“Riiight. That boys is so in love with you B, even I can see it,”
“Not to mention we bicker over everything. He has the whole alpha male thing going on and naturally, I hate anyone telling me what to do so we argue over it.” Sighing, she sets her wine aside. “I need to get going. I have to be at the studio by six, but I will see you soon. I’ll come beat this door down, Ember Ann. Don’t make me!” Laughing we stand and she pulls me into a fierce hug. “You’re going to be a great mama babe, and I am so so happy for you and Hale both.”
