Reckless Love (Cowboys & Angels 7)

He pushed a stray piece of hair that had fallen out of my ponytail behind my ear.

“If I didn’t want this, I wouldn’t have asked you. And don’t worry about the money to pay for the baby. If you come work for us full-time, you’ll have insurance.”

Closing my eyes, I tried to let all of this sink in.

“Think about it, okay?”

I opened my eyes and found him staring deeply into my soul.

“I’ll think about it, but I want you to think about it as well. I don’t want this to be a knee-jerk thing because we shared an amazing moment together. Remember what your mom said.”

He leaned down and kissed my forehead, and it made my heart skip. “I don’t need to think about it, but I will if it makes you feel better.”

“It would.”

“Okay, so now that we got that out of the way, everyone is headed to Cord’s Place tonight to celebrate Amelia and Wade’s news. You feel like going out? Maybe doing a bit of dancing with me?”

Smiling, I placed my hand on the side of his face. “I can’t think of any other place I’d rather be. I need to go home and change, though.”

With a wicked smile, Trevor said, “See? Another reason you need to move in with me. Your clothes would already be here!”

It was hard not to notice the people staring at Trevor and me. Let me correct that, the women glaring at me.

“Is it just me, or is every woman in this bar staring?” I called up to Trevor. He glanced around and then looked down at me.

“It’s just you, babe.”

Turning to Corina, I asked her the same question. If anyone was going to shoot me straight, it would be her or Maebh. Hell, any of the Parker women would shoot me straight.

“Am I being paranoid or are women staring at me?”

Corina laughed and yelled over the music.

“Nope, they’re staring. Mostly at the way Trevor has a death grip on you!”

Maebh stopped in front of us, pulling me in for a hug. “You look beautiful! Did Trevor fall over when he saw you in this dress?”

Glancing down, I smiled. If I was still able to dress sexy, I was going to. I had on a light blue cocktail dress that hugged me in all the right places. It also showed off my little baby bump. My black stiletto heels made my short legs look like they went on forever. Being five-foot-three inches, I always felt a tad bit on the short side. And standing next to Trevor without heels, I felt even shorter. Tonight, when I walked down the steps from my bedroom, Trevor nearly dropped to the floor when he saw me. His first reaction was to tell me to go back up the steps and change. But once I told him why I wanted to dress a bit on the sexy side, he understood. Then he proceeded to tell me that he was not letting me out of his sight, and if one man touched me he would kill them.

“He told me to change!”

Maebh laughed as she looked at Trevor who was talking to Cord. Three large tables had been reserved for all of us. It was starting to be a rare occasion to have everyone together.

“Come on, let’s sit down!” Maebh said, gently pulling me to the middle table. Harley and Tripp were already sitting and completely lost in one another. I got tears in my eyes when I saw Tripp’s hand on her stomach while he talked to her.

“Can you not keep your hands to yourself, Tripp? We’re in public!” Trevor called out, slapping his brother on the back and leaning down to kiss Harley on the cheek.

Tripp shook Trevor’s hand, then leaned over and gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek.

“You look beautiful, Scarlett,” he said with a sweet grin. Harley stood and wrapped me in her arms. I couldn’t believe how much bigger she had gotten in the last few weeks.

“I agree, you look stunning, sweetie!”

“You look beautiful, Harley!” I said, placing my hand on her swollen belly. “How are you feeling?”

She laughed. “Tired! I can’t believe how tired I am. I think I’m going to have to bring in another vet earlier than I thought to help me out.”

“If you need any help, I’d love to help out! Once upon a time I wanted to be a vet.”

She wore a surprised expression. “Seriously? Why didn’t you?”

I waved it off. “Long story, but I’d love to come volunteer to help out in any way I can.”

“I’ll take you up on that, but you’ll be paid.”

Narrowing my eyes, I shouted, “We’ll talk about it later!”

She pointed to me. “Deal!”

Trevor pulled my seat out and I sat down. Glancing around the table, I smiled. The entire Parker clan was now here. Paxton and Steed were at the table next to us. They looked happy to be out on a date night. The way Steed leaned in and whispered every so often in Paxton’s ear was adorable. Especially when she would blush at something he said. Then you had Mitchell and Corina. His arm was around her chair and the way he kept twisting a piece of her hair in his fingers showed how much he wanted to touch her in any way he could. I sighed and kept my gaze moving.