on the way to the bathroom, wondering if they had enough time to get that pie first.
Chapter 17
“Thank you for inviting me,” Rebecca said with a heartfelt sigh as she grabbed another Hershey Kiss from the large Ziploc bag that she’d brought with her and unwrapped it.
“You’re welcome,” Melanie said, popping a Hershey Kiss in her mouth as she glanced from the man standing next to him, frowning as he stared at Melanie as though he was trying to figure out how he knew her, to the small woman standing in the corner, who was glaring at the asshole next to him while Aidan stood there, regretting so many things, but he had no fucking idea where to start.
“Explain to me why he’s here again,” Kenzie, who’d dropped by a few minutes ago for her follow up appointment, asked as she gestured towards Roger, who was still staring at Melanie.
“To entertain us,” Melanie said as she popped another Hershey Kiss in her mouth while her partner in crime nodded in agreement and murmured, “He really is,” making the bastard’s lips twitch.
“Where do I know you from?” Roger asked, throwing Melanie a curious look before he focused his attention on the iPad in his hands.
“Rum and Coke,” Melanie said with a solemn nod as Aidan watched Roger suddenly go still.
“No one else knows,” Rebecca said, shrugging it off as Roger’s gaze flickered to Kenzie before focusing back on Melanie’s file.
“Knows what?” Kenzie asked, earning matching blank stares from the duo on the bed.
“Knows what?” Melanie repeated back, blinking innocently.
Eyes narrowing, his sister studied Melanie for a moment before shifting her attention to Rebecca and then back again before slowly nodding with a murmured, “I see.”
“That will make this easier,” Melanie said, nodding solemnly.
“It really will,” Rebecca agreed with a sympathetic smile before the duo shifted their attention back to Roger and gestured for him to continue.
“Now, where were we?” Melanie asked as she popped another Hershey Kiss in her mouth.
“We were about to be entertained,” Rebecca said, sending a hopeful look in Kenzie’s direction.
“I just have one question,” Kenzie said, gesturing lazily around the room. “What exactly is going on here?”
Popping another Hershey Kiss in their mouths, the duo looked at him. “Can I see you outside, Kenzie?” Aidan asked, trying to figure out how he was going to explain this.
Actually, what he was really trying to figure out was why his mother hadn’t told everyone yet. His brothers had barely managed to get the words out, letting their mother know that she was about to be a grandmother when she’d started spreading the word, planning baby showers, and sporting a “World’s Greatest Grandma” tee-shirt.
For the past two days, nothing. Not one word, email, or any of his brothers or cousins coming over to fuck with his head, which meant that his mother was fucking pissed. He’d worry about how he was going to make this up to her later, Aidan decided as he moved to step out of the room when the woman who lived to torment him decided that she wasn’t done fucking with him.
“You didn’t tell her the news, pookie?” Rebecca asked, blinking innocently.
“What news?” Kenzie asked right around the time that Melanie closed her eyes on a groan and said, “Don’t,” to her best friend, but Rebecca being evil and all…
“Yeah, what news, Aidan?” Rebecca asked with a calculating look in her eye as she popped another Hershey Kiss in her mouth.
“I’m going to be a father,” Aidan said, shifting his attention to find Kenzie frowning at him before she slowly glanced at Melanie and-
“I’m sorry. Could you repeat that?” Kenzie asked, throwing him a questioning look because she knew better than anyone that he’d never planned on having children.
“He’s going to be a father and I’m going to be a godmother,” Rebecca said, tossing another Hershey Kiss in her mouth.
Kenzie opened her mouth and-
“Wait. Why do you get to be the godmother?” Kenzie demanded with a frown.
Pursing her lips up with a thoughtful expression, Rebecca asked, “What’s her name?” as she gestured towards Melanie, who popped another Hershey Kiss in her mouth with a heavy sigh as Kenzie stood there, frowning and-
“Fair enough,” Kenzie said with a slow nod.
“Moving on,” Rebecca said, shifting her attention back to Roger. She placed a Hershey Kiss in her mouth as she gestured for him to get on with it only to sigh heavily when Kenzie said, “I didn’t even know that you were seeing anyone.”
“You’re really making this too