Reckless Love (Cowboys & Angels 7)

Turning to face him, I smiled. “Who are you and what did you do with Trevor?”

Trevor laughed. “Well, the old Trevor realized what a stupid idiot he was after months of fighting the truth. He wised up and went after the woman he loved. Then when he found out said woman was carrying his baby, something else was set off inside of him.”

I raised a brow. “And what exactly was that?”

Placing his finger on my chin, he brushed his lips against mine and whispered, “A love so powerful it knocked me on my ass. A love so strong it woke me up and showed me what I truly longed for.”

Tears pricked at the back of my eyes. “Trevor Parker, you are truly the most romantic man in this room.”

A crooked smile formed on his beautiful face. “Don’t tell my brothers that. They’ll try to show me up.”

“We can’t have that,” I softly replied.

“No. We can’t.”

His lips pressed to mine, and I had to remind myself we were in a room full of his family.

“Gross! Uncle Trevor put his tongue in Aunt Scarlett’s mouth!”

We both laughed as we broke the kiss and sat back.

Trevor pulled Chloe to him and started covering her in kisses. She screamed in delight and laughed as Trevor tickled her. I couldn’t help being overwhelmed by emotions. Pushing it all down before I got too worked up, I smiled as I watched the man I loved more than anything playing with his niece. I pictured him playing with our little one and loved how that made my entire body warm.

“It’s time to open presents!” Melanie called out as cheers erupted in the room.

“I hate to break up the beauty of all of this,” Aunt Vi said as she walked into the room.

Everyone turned to her, the cheers dying out.

“Patches is currently in the kitchen. Eating all the food.”

I’d never seen so many people move so fast in my life. The only people who didn’t jump up and run were me, Harley, and Amelia. The three of us looked at each other and laughed.

“Ah, the joys of being pregnant,” Harley stated as she waddled out of the family room.

Amelia hooked her arm with mine as we walked calmly toward the chaos.

“Welcome to the Parker family, Scarlett,” she said with a smile.

I knew the moment she walked into the barn. It wasn’t because I smelled that sweet vanilla of her body lotion; it was the way my heart jumped a little in my chest. My body just knew when she was around.

Glancing over my shoulder, I tossed the hay bale up to Mitchell.

“Hey there, beautiful.”

Scarlett stood before me, her face lit up like she’d just walked into something amazing.

“I felt the baby move.”

I stopped and stood, staring at her.

“Are you serious?” Mitchell said as he jumped down from the loft where we had been stacking the hay. “Feel like a little flutter?”

Scarlett nodded. “I’ve been feeling something, I just wasn’t sure if it was the baby or not.”

I felt myself smile, but I couldn’t move. She had felt the baby move. Mitchell slapped me on the back and laughed.

“Dude, snap out of it. You should be able to feel Gummy Bear move soon. It didn’t take very long before I could feel Merit moving around. Best damn thing ever.”

I rushed over to Scarlett, pulling off my work gloves as I moved.

“You felt the baby?” I asked, grinning like a fool.

“Yep! I know now what it feels like, so next time I’ll be ready. I don’t think you can feel it yet, but like Mitchell said, we’re getting close!”

I pulled her into my arms and hugged her before framing her face with my hands and kissing her.

“Hey, why don’t y’all saddle up a few horses and enjoy the afternoon,” Mitchell said. “I can get Wade to help me with the rest of this, Trevor.”

Turning to my brother, I asked, “You sure? I don’t want to leave you high and dry.”

“I’m sure. Wade won’t mind.”

“I heard my name.”

Wade walked into the barn, already wearing his work gloves. He must have been coming down to help out.

“You already finish up that project you were working on?” I asked, giving him an arched brow.

He grinned.

“I’ve got what I need from the land survey samples. Comparing the numbers, I have a better idea of the density of the livestock grazing in the southwest pasture. I think we can increase the number slightly and still not have to worry about a shortage of grazing area.”

“What does that even mean?” Scarlett asked with a giggle.

Tossing my gloves onto a bench, I replied, “It means Wade likes playing with grass and dirt and seeing how many cows can graze in a pasture based on what is grown there.”

I swore Wade stuck his chest out. I was ready for him to beat on it and declare himself master of all things dirt and shit.