Broken Dreams (Broken 2)

I sat at Whitley’s kitchen table, sipping a cup of tea, as I listened to Mimi go on and on about the latest book she’d read that I had suggested.

“How could you, Courtney? I’ve never cried so hard in my life.”

I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. “It was a good book.”

Mimi turned and looked at Whit. “What did you call it, Whitley? What kind of crying did you do when you read it?”

Whitley let out a giggle. “I ugly cried.”

“Yes! I ugly cried,” Mimi said as she pointed at me and shook her finger around like she was drawing a circle in the air.

I laughed and sat back. “Did you read the other book, From Ashes? I promise you won’t ugly cry with her second book.”

Mimi took a deep breath and looked away. I sat up and smiled.

“You did read it, didn’t you? So, tell me, Mimi, did Gage get you hot and bothered? I know how you love those Texas boys.”

Whitley started laughing as Mimi jumped up, walked over, and poured herself another cup of coffee.

“I have no comment for you, missy. Besides, I don’t kiss and tell. Never have, never will.”

I took a sip of my tea. “Mimi, have I ever showed you the website for Lelo?”

Whitley dropped a plate, causing it to break, sending broken pieces of glass everywhere. She looked at me with a shocked expression on her face.

“Oh, dear! Whitley, darling, are you okay?” Mimi said as she quickly bent down and began picking up pieces of the plate.

I stood up, and Whit mouthed, No, to me.

I smiled and winked at her as I bent down and helped Mimi. As we picked up the broken pieces of the plate, Reed and Layton came walking in. I glanced over at them and about fell over.

Oh damn.

They were both covered in sweat with their T-shirts stuck to their bodies while they were both laughing. Reed’s laughter moved through my whole body and caused me to shudder as I attempted to tame the clenching feeling between my legs. I couldn’t pull my eyes away from him.

The next thing I felt was Mimi placing her finger on my chin and saying, “Let me shut your mouth for you, dear.”

Reed looked down and jerked his head back. “Why are y’all on the floor?”

Mimi laughed and said, “Whitley here dropped a plate. Now, Courtney, what is this Lelo website you were talking about?”

Reed and Layton both stopped and looked at me. Layton grabbed on to the counter to steady himself as he gave me a serious what-the-hell look. I slowly moved my eyes back over to Reed and took in every square inch of him.

“Um…Mimi, now might not be such a good time to discuss that.”

Whitley pushed me, causing me to lose my balance, and I landed on my ass.

Reed bent down and tugged on my ponytail. “Talking book boyfriends again, are we, angel?”

“I, um…I was just…”

We’d been back for two weeks now, and every time he looked at me like that, I thought I would come on the spot. I had asked Whitley if she found herself hornier while being pregnant.

She’d shrugged her shoulders and said, I don’t think so.

Bitch. She was just horny, no matter what.

Me, on the other hand—I couldn’t keep my hands off my husband.