He ran over to Jeff. Jeff glanced over at me sitting in the truck and smiled as I waved at him. Then, I saw Ari walking out of the barn with Luke.
What the hell is going on? Who’s going for a ride?
Josh went over to Ari, and she nodded and started laughing. He leaned down, hugged her, and kissed her on the cheek. Then, he ran back to the truck and opened my door. He held out his hand for me and helped me out. I noticed when he reached back into his truck and grabbed something out of the glove box before closing the door.
Then, Josh jogged up and took Tulip’s reins from Jeff.
Jeff walked over and handed me Rose’s reins. When I gave Ari a confused look, she just winked at me.
“Um…you want me to take Rose for a ride? We just got here!”
I watched as Josh hopped up onto Tulip, and then he looked at me with that panty-melting smile.
He’s up to something. I shook my head and climbed up onto Rose.
“Y’all have fun!” Ari called out.
Josh rode up next to me and reached out for my hand. I turned to Jeff and Ari. They were just standing there with shit-eating grins on their faces.
Yep, something’s up, and I’m the only one left in the dark. I smiled at Ari, shaking my head. I glanced back to Josh before we started to head off in the direction of the river.
“Are we going somewhere special?”
“Yes, ma’am, we are. ”
“You gonna tell me what’s going on?”
Josh started laughing as he dropped my hand. He kicked Tulip and took off into a gallop. I shook my head and gave Rose a small kick to get her going.
After a short ride, I knew fairly quickly where we were heading—to our spot along the river where we had first made love. I smiled at the memory. Then, I thought about the night I was pretty sure we’d conceived the baby. I put my hand on my stomach.
When we started to round the corner, I looked ahead. I sucked in a breath of air when I saw a blanket lying on the ground with buckets of roses surrounding it. Oh. My. God. I’ve never seen so many roses in different colors. As we got closer, I glanced around at everything. There was a small table with two glasses next to a bucket with a bottle inside. Near the table was a picnic basket.
Tears began building in my eyes as we came to a stop. I jumped when I felt Josh put his hands on me. I looked at him and smiled as he was waiting to help me down. I swung my leg around, and as he grabbed me by the hips, he gave me a smile that drove me insane with lust.
He took my hand and walked me over to the blanket. Josh pulled the bottle out of the bucket of ice, and I laughed when I noticed it was grape juice.
Josh smiled. “Only the best for my two favorite girls. ”
My heart dropped in my stomach. “Girls?”
“Yep!”
I laughed and shook my head. “What makes you think it’s a girl?”
“I just know it’s a girl. It’s really weird, but last night…which, by the way, was incredible…” He winked. “When I placed my hand on your stomach, I didn’t know at the time you were pregnant, but for some reason, I just knew when the time came, it would be a girl. ”
I grinned and placed my hand on my stomach. “I think it’s a boy. ”
“Nope. I’ve noticed that you’ve been sick. It all clicked on the drive up here. Considering how you keep throwing up…it’s a girl. ”
I laughed and gave him a little shove. “I’m telling you…it’s a boy. ”
He reached for me and pulled me up against him. “Maybe it’s both!” he said with a wink.
My heart started pounding. “Oh dear god…don’t say that, Josh!”
He shook his head and laughed. “Shit! Better not say that…I’ll jinx us. ”