The WRONG Brother (Love You Forever #1) - Alexis Winter Page 0,82
laughs. “He must get his appetite from his mama.”
“Speaking of, I’m starving. Would you mind finding me something?”
“Sure.” He stands up and moves into the kitchen. A little while later, he’s bringing me a plate. He sets it on the arm of the couch while I burp Mason. I look over to find my favorite banana nut muffin from the bakery back home.
My eyes widen with excitement. “How’d you get that?”
He grins. “I have my ways.” He collapses next to me on the couch. “When Preston went home last week, I had him pick up a dozen. I froze them, so now you can have one whenever you want.”
Tears fill my eyes. My hormones are still clearly screwed up. “You did that for me?”
He chuckles and nods his head. “Of course. I’d do anything for you, baby.” He picks up my hand and kisses the back.
Someone knocks on the door and Preston and Riley walk in. They’re still hiding their relationship from everyone, but I can tell things are getting more and more serious. We caught them out on an actual date a few days before I went into the hospital. I was desperate to get this baby out of me and had taken to walking him out. Calvin and I were on a stroll in the city when we bumped into them. They both blew it off and acted like it was nothing out of the ordinary, but we knew the truth.
“Hey, guys,” Riley says as she comes to sit down. “We thought the godmother and godfather should meet the baby we’ve sworn to protect.”
“Lucky you, he’s just eaten.”
“Yeah, he’s like his mommy when it comes to food,” Calvin jokes.
I roll my eyes at him and lean forward, passing Mason over to Riley.
She holds him close to her chest and gazes down at him like he’s stolen her heart. “He’s perfect,” she cries out, tears starting to run down her cheeks.
“Aww, you okay, Riley?” I ask, grabbing a tissue off the end table and passing it over to her.
She takes it and wipes at her tears as she nods.
Preston is still standing up and looking nervous. “I’m just going to say it,” he blurts out, stealing everyone’s attention.
Preston takes a deep breath, puts his hands on his hips, and says, “Riley and I are pregnant!”
They both sit stock-still, watching us and waiting for our reaction. Calvin’s stuck in overly-friendly, smiley mode. “That’s . . . great?” he says, but it sounds more like a question.
“You’re pregnant?” I ask, looking only at Riley.
She nods, tears still falling from her eyes.
“Are you happy about this? Were the two of you planning this?”
“It wasn’t planned, but we’re happy. I know we haven’t really known each other for very long, but since you introduced us, we haven’t been able to leave each other’s sides. After that dinner where you asked me to be godmother, we started talking and hanging out. Then we finally went out on a few dates, but we were taking it slow. I mean, I knew that you were in love with Calvin, but I still didn’t know how you’d feel about me being with Preston since you’d loved him all of your life and he was your best male friend. In fact, we took things so slowly that we didn’t hook up until your wedding.”
“You hooked up for the first time at our wedding?” I ask, feeling excited. What could be better than my two best friends getting together? And they’re having a baby! I’m going to be an aunt!
“This is perfect, guys,” I finally say after processing my emotions. I stand up slowly and give Preston a hug. I can’t hug Riley because she’s holding Mason, but I promise to get her later.
We all sit and talk about Preston, Riley, and the new baby she’s carrying. Then it hits me.
“We can finally buy our houses and live next door to each other!” I nearly yell, making Mason—who’s now in Calvin’s arms—jump.
Everyone laughs. “This place is almost done being renovated. It’s the perfect time to put it on the market. We need to start looking for houses closer to home.”
Everyone laughs and jokes about it, but I’m completely serious and already planning on checking out real estate websites tomorrow. As I sit back and watch my husband with our new baby, and my best friend with my other best friend, I know I have it all. There’s nothing in life I