Chapter 31
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Kendall
“Things must be going good, considering reports have come in that your Jeep has been parked in his driveway practically every night this week,” Sutton says like she’s just solved the mystery of the century.
“Nosy bitch.” I roll my eyes at her but I can feel myself fighting my smile.
Sutton shrugs her shoulders and tries to get comfortable in the chair.
“Aaron’s mother has noticed and may have mentioned it to my mother.
I can’t help that they are gossiping about Aaron’s night guest. But I will say his mother is over the moon.
Because apparently you Kendall are amazing and she she’s happy that her son found you and that he has you at his side. ”
“Maggie is pretty great,” I confess. “You know me with mothers, never really had one so I don’t know how to act around them. But her, she’s made it so easy.”
“Maggie is pretty great.”
“I’ll admit I underestimated her. I thought she was this stuffy woman who would only ever be happy if her son ended up with some snobby rich girl, who drank tea and sipped wine.”
“Don’t let Maggie fool you, she can put away beer when she is in the mood. Also never let her convince you that she can’t play pool. She uses that innocence to her advantage.”
“No way.” I laugh imagining Aaron’s mother scamming the people that would dare underestimate her.
“Your future mother-in-law is a beast when necessary.”
I roll my eyes at her insinuation of further marriage. ‘“Okay preggo, let’s slow things down. I swear you all are riding high on these pregnancy hormones. What in the hell is happening with all of you anyway? Did you get together and decide let’s all get knocked up together?”
Sutton laughs. “I know my excuse. When you go to bed every night with a man that looks like that at your side, it was bound to happen.” Sutton waggles her brows as she looks over at her husband. It’s so out of character for her I can’t help but laugh.
“Well, I have a man like that one.” I jerk my head in the direction of Aaron. “And my womb is baby free. It will remain as such for a long time if not ever.”
“No babies, ever?” she asks with hope in her voice.
“Always said I didn’t want kids.”
“So did Adley and now she is carrying two.”
“Yeah, she always has to be the overachiever, the center of attention who needs to outdo everyone else.” I smile and Sutton laughs.
Adley is anything but the type and we both know that.
“I’m happy for you all, truly I am. But I don’t know if I’ll ever reach that point where I’ll want to be a mom.
I love kids, you know that, but having my own I’m not sure about.
” I pause once again looking at Aaron and imagining him as a father.
“For now I’m happy with the way things are.
I’ll stick to spoiling all the babies you whores are popping out right and left. ”
Sutton laughs as she rubs her hand over her very swollen belly.
“And if one day I change my mind and that motherly urge hits me, then fine. Aaron would be the only man I could imagine ever having children with. He’d make a pretty amazing father,” I confess and part of me feels guilty that I’m not sure I will ever be able to be that one that gives him that.
“You’re different,” she says to me regaining my full attention.
“Not completely or like you’ve forgotten the person you are.
You’ll always be our opinionated, ready to fight the world Kendall, but this,” she waves her hand in my direction, “there is a lightness that wasn’t there before.
Like that weight you were carrying has been lifted and you can finally breathe. ”
I don’t reply but instead look over just as Aaron turns his gaze onto me. He smiles, he winks, and that fluttering feeling in my stomach returns. The same feeling I get every time he looks at me, every time he kisses me or hell every time I hear his voice.
“I’m one of you now,” I confess, still looking at him. “Those girls that get all giddy over a guy. It’s gross, but it’s true.”
Sutton groans and I look back at her just as she winces again and her eyes grow wide. “What’s wrong?” I sit up, looking her over and that’s when I notice her pants are wet. “Did you pee your…wait, oh my God, did your water break?”
She looks up, her face pinched with discomfort and she simply nods her head.
“Brantley,” I stand and yell as panic races through me.
I swear to it, I don’t even have time to take in my next breath before he is there, and Aaron is by her other side. Each taking one hand, they help her stand and her eyes widen.
“It’s early.” She shudders nervously and it’s Aaron that soothes her.
“Only two weeks, and that’s nothing, you got this! I was five weeks early, babies come early all the time. Seems this little guy is ready to meet his parents.” Sutton forces a smile and both he and Brantley lead one of my very best friends to their car.
I watch as they tuck her in carefully, Aaron offers Sutton a hug and closes the car door. Standing at the side he places his hands on his hips as they back out of the driveway.
I am in awe of Aaron as he makes his way back to me after they can no longer be seen. He places his arms around me and is smiling from ear to ear. “I never would have thought I’d be more calm than Brantley.” He chuckles. “Poor guy looked like he was about to puke.”
He was so proud of the fact.
“I’m never gonna let him live this down.” And I knew without a doubt in my mind that he never would.