“You wouldn’t be swearing at me in there.”
“Maybe.”
I couldn’t stop the grin. She was exasperating as hell, but fuck if she wasn’t adorable. And now I was just being an idiot.
Her phone vibrated and bounced. Ally was not happy evidently. I pushed the phone back to the side of the counter and paused when I saw a text from someone else.
Who the fuck was Tommy?
My gaze swung to the door and back down to the phone. I curled my fingers into my palm and tried to glance away, but I saw enough to make my blood sizzle. I could hate myself tomorrow. Hell, an hour from now. She was inside that damn bathroom taking a test to see if she was having my goddamn baby.
I picked up the phone and opened the text.
Hey babe. I’m in town. Wanna catch up? Had fun the last time I saw u. Wouldn’t mind a repeat performance.
There was a goddamn winky face at the end of the text. Was this dude five? What the fucking fuck? I hit delete before I could stop myself. “Fuck,” I muttered.
That was smart. Not. I curled my fingers around the phone.
Dickhead.
And this time, the sentiment wasn’t entirely aimed at the guy texting Kelsey. Why had I just deleted that damn text?
Easy answer. Because she was mine, and that asshole clearly hadn’t appreciated her judging from his tone.
Except she wasn’t mine. At least not yet.
Just in my head.
Ally came around the corner huffing. “Where is she? I’ve been texting her!”
I shoved her phone behind me then gripped the counter. “Can.”
“Charming.” Ally glanced at me and the bag beside me with a frown. “Everything okay?”
There was a crash from the powder room and suddenly a flush and Kelsey came rushing out. “I’m sorry. Is it time?”
I frowned. “Can we have a second, Ally? She’ll be right down.”
“We’re about to open presents, and Sage is asking for you. She knows my secretarial skills are shit. You’ll write down the names correctly. She’s about a second away from turning into a pumpkin if she doesn’t get some cake, and it’s going to take at least an hour to open all the presents. The shower isn’t exactly proceeding like we intended, but whatever. As soon as she gets some cake, she’ll need to lay down. Or maybe give birth.”
My jaw dropped. “Like today?”
Ally laughed. “No, I’m exaggerating. She’s not having contractions or anything. She’s just wiped out. Me too.” Ally shook back her hair and tugged at her dress. “Sage loves the garden party vibe, but I’m dying. And if I have to do small talk with one more person from town, I’m going to literally drown them in the punch bowl. So if you could save me, that would be great.”
I opened my mouth, but Kelsey rushed forward. “Of course.”
“We only need five minutes.”
But of course, I was overruled. As always.
“It’s fine.” Kelsey gave me a hard look. “It can wait.”
I raked my fingers through my hair. She pushed me aside to use the sink and washed her hands, then reached behind me for her phone and pocketed it. I grabbed her hand. “Seriously?”
“I did what you asked, now I have to go finish what I started. I can’t help it if you couldn’t wait a few hours for your answer,” she said through gritted teeth.
And then she was gone.