“I knew it! Oh, I so knew it!” Heather said as she let out a squeal. “I cannot wait to tell Gunner that he owes me two hundred bucks!”
Heather and I were sitting in The Auslander Restaurant when her cell phone went off. She picked it up and let out a gasp.
“What? What’s wrong?” I jumped up.
“Amanda! She’s on her way to the hospital. She’s in labor!” Heather tried to stand up.
I walked over and helped her up as I threw a few twenties on the table. “What about everyone else?”
“I’m on it!” Heather quickly sent out a text to Ellie and Ari.
Both had already heard from Brad, and they were on their way to Austin.
When we walked into the waiting room, we saw Jeff, Gunner, Ellie, and Ari all sitting there. Ellie jumped up and ran over to Heather.
“Well?” Ellie asked as she grabbed Heather’s hands.
I noticed Heather glance over to a grinning Gunner.
“One little boy…and one little girl. ” She winked.
Gunner started laughing as he got up and walked toward me. He stuck out his hand. “Ah hell…congratulations, dude. That’s perfect. ”
He reached over and took Heather in his arms. He just laughed as she bragged about winning the bet.
Jeff was next. Then, I looked at Ari standing there with a smile as big as the Texas sky.
My heart started beating faster as I glanced over toward Jeff, and he winked.
“A girl?” I asked.
She nodded, and Heather let out a small yelp. They both hugged each other as Ellie walked up and joined in on the love fest.
We sat down and talked about the ranch, Jeff’s breeding business, and how well my business was doing. Finally, Brad walked out with the biggest smile plastered on his face and tears just rolling d
own his cheeks.
We all jumped up.
“How’s Amanda?” Ellie, Ari, and Heather all asked at the same time.
Brad laughed. “She’s absolutely wonderful. ”
“And you?” I asked as I reached out for his hand.
“It’s a girl!” He blurted out. “I have a baby girl. ” And then, he lost it and began crying.
Motherfucker is gonna cause me to cry. I had to look away before I started crying.
I glanced at Jeff as he wiped his eyes quickly. I just looked at him and mouthed, Pussy, to him. He shot me the finger and walked up to Brad to congratulate him.
Gunner was slapping Brad on the back as he was congratulating him. When I looked back over toward Heather, she had the sweetest smile on her face. I felt tears building as I turned back to Brad. He was so damn happy.
I just stood there and glanced around at our little group. We’d all come a long way in the last few years. Each of us was married with kids and happy as hell, and it was about fucking time.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Victoria walking by. I quickly glanced at Heather, but she hadn’t seen her. When I looked back at Victoria, she smiled at me and started my way. Then, she saw Heather, and she stopped. She turned and walked away.
Okay…that was weird…but nice!