Total pages in book: 88
Estimated words: 83760 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 419(@200wpm)___ 335(@250wpm)___ 279(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 83760 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 419(@200wpm)___ 335(@250wpm)___ 279(@300wpm)
I smile right back as I look back over at Jett, who casually slings an arm around Raven as he and his dad watch the game on the TV.
“I didn’t because you tell it better. Go ahead.” I raise a challenging brow at him. I know now exactly how he works.
Freaking adrenaline junkie.
“Really? You want me to tell?” His blue eyes sparkle with mischief, and I can’t help myself. I lean over to kiss him. He’s just too delicious.
“I’m positive.” I smirk as we look at each other, then he gives me a quick wink.
Wink.
And there goes my heart. It just aches I love him so much.
“Can one of you spit it out?” Jett interrupts as Natalie walks out with more champagne.
“Well, I had the ring, and I was waiting for the right moment, you know. So I was eating my favorite pie…” My hand tightens on the water glass I was bringing to my lips as I look around at everyone’s faces. Thank God, Raven seems to be the only one really listening as Natalie tries to get the champagne open.
Brett stands to take it from her. “Here, let me, Mom.” Easily popping it open, he pours everyone a glass.
“Anyway, Alex was frantically writing a paper. And I don’t know what happened. Maybe it was the sunlight coming in, but she looked like an angel. The moment was right, and here we are.” He brushes my stunned lips. Every time I dare him, thinking he won’t really do it, he does.
“Aw, that’s so romantic.” Raven sighs, looking at Brett, then me.
“It really was, right, my love?” Brett grins down at me as he hands me a glass of champagne.
“Right. You are quite romantic.” I start to laugh because he’s just ridiculous as he pours Jett and Raven a glass and raises his for a toast.
“To my beautiful fiancée, Alexandrea, you are my rush.” We all stand to clink glasses and drink as Natalie comes over to hug me.
“Welcome to the family. I’m the luckiest woman to have such great daughters.” Her eyes well up with tears, which make my own get blurry as I sniff.
“Thank you.”
“Raven.” Natalie motions for her to get in on the hug.
“Actually, Raven and I have some news.” Jett smiles as he comes around to pull her in his arms. She bites her lower lip, trying not to cry as she looks around at all of us. Natalie’s hand tightens on mine painfully as I try to casually pull it away.
“Raven’s pregnant.”
“Oh my God!” Natalie screams. Well, we all scream, even Charlie looks away from the game.
“We just found out, so don’t tell anyone.” Jett laughs.
“I feel so awful. Like I’m puking and not sleeping, but I’m so happy.” Raven laughs as she hugs Natalie again.
“It will get better, the first four months are not easy.” She squeals. “I’m going to be a grandmother, |Charlie, isn’t it wonderful?” She throws her arms around Jett.
I smile at them, then look up at Brett. “You’re gonna be an uncle. You ready for that?” He frowns, then takes my hand, moving us over toward the TV.
“What is wrong with you? You need to go say congratulations,” I whisper, looking over his shoulder at all of them laughing and talking and taking pictures on their phones, Jett literally beaming.
“No, I need you. My focus is always you.” He reaches for my chin. “Do you want kids?”
“Yes…” I reach up to smooth his frown away. “Not now. I mean, we aren’t married yet, and even though you’re an old man, I’m still…” I can’t help but laugh at his expression.
“Brett, what’s wrong? Do you not want kids?” Because I really hadn’t thought about this. I mean, I just assumed we would.
“I love you.” His voice is intense.
“And I love you.”
“No, I love you. I don’t know, Alex. Kids are a big responsibility with all our traveling and me consulting, and being the way I am…”
“Wait, what? You’re brilliant, kind, thrilling, gorgeous, sensitive, funny–”
“I’m different.” His blue eyes are serious.
“So? You’re a genius. Why is that bad?” I’ve never seen him like this. He’s always so confident.
“It doesn’t worry you? I mean, the way our earth is going. Bringing a child into it–” I place my finger on his lips.
“Shh, we don’t have to worry about this right now. And when we do, I know you will be ready.” I lean up on my toes to kiss him. “You’re brilliant, you will be the best father, and what you do in your work is groundbreaking.”
He pulls me tight as he buries his face in my neck, “Fuck, I need you.”
“I need you more.” I smile because he is my rock, my life, but he’s also my soul, and without him, I’d cease to be complete.
“Oh my God.” Raven’s loud voice makes us both look over. She stands, showing Jett something on her phone. Then runs over to the table for the remote control and changes the channel on the large-screen TV.