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.I’m getting used to seeing him in my father’s place and it’s helping me heal over his loss.The look on his face is anything but soothing though.His dark brown eyes zoned in on the driver side of the truck.Walker.“He looks pissed.” Noelle states the obvious.“And hot! Erin, seriously, why don’t you tell me how much hotter he gets each day? I can’t believe that bitch dropped him and that cute ass baby of his.”Walker looks at me for explanation and I give him a slight shrug hoping he drops it until I fill him in on my crazy family history.The walk up the steps is thick with tension, Walker’s eyes not leaving Trent’s.The screen door opens and Trent’s eyes flash to Noelle’s, changing his demeanor from hard ass to just not happy.To my surprise Trent’s hand comes out to shake Walker’s.“Trent Decker, Erin’s brother.”“Walker Prescott, Erin’s boyfriend.” He shakes firmly and earns me a questioning look from Trent.“Boyfriend?” My mother’s voice carries over my brother’s broad shoulders.“Well if you would return my phone calls, I would know that you two have brought your relationship to the next level.”“Well,” Noelle says, pushing past us all and bringing my mother in for a quick hug.“In the car they were engaged, so I would say they brought it down a notch since.” She winks at me and then shamelessly rubs her hand over Trent’s shirt.“Wow! Fatherhood looks sexy on you.”My little brother’s eyes follow Noelle’s ass down the hallway as she makes herself at home.After my mom pokes Trent in his side, she introduces herself jokingly to Walker as his future mother in law.I’m shocked as she leaves me hugless, kissless and without a greeting.She puts her arm through his and pulls him the way Noelle went.“You brought Noelle?” Trent’s harsh whisper pulls me from the sight of my mother and my baby’s father so cozy with each other.“You know how I feel about her.”“You really need to tell her Trent.Having a child won’t determine if she dates you or not.She loves Jason.If you want to be with her, let her know before some other guy comes along and tries to sweep her off her perfectly pedicured feet.” I pat his shoulder leaving him in the door.Saying Trent has a crush on Noelle is a huge understatement.Last year when Alex left him with little Jason, he decided to really take a look at his life.The construction business he was starting with his friend Colin had just taken off and he was dealing with the unexpected load of being a single parent.I helped him out since I was off all summer, to Robert’s dismay.Every time Trent came to pick up Jason, if Noelle was home, he seemed to fall more and more for her snarky attitude and love for his son.She was his type.Beautiful, smart, and despite how anal retentive she is about certain things, when it comes to Jason, she treated him (and his messes) like her own.So, a year later Trent is still quietly admiring her from afar, even though he hasn’t seen her in almost two months.He has sworn me to secrecy, but I am constantly telling him that he needs to get off his ass and tell her.Loud giggling carries through the house leading me to the family room where I find the sexiest thing I have ever seen.Walker is in the middle of the area rug, laughing, with all five of my nieces and nephews while they use him as a wrestling buddy.Body slam after body slam he takes a serious beating from each of them.Two year old Nick delivering the below the belt blow that brings tears to Walker’s eyes and an end to the fun.“Alright kids,” Nicole yells over the chaos.“Let Uncle Walker up so he can grab some frozen peas.”Uncle Walker? I leave him alone for two minutes and my sister is calling him their uncle?The kids peel themselves off one by one and run down to the basement screaming of sword fights.Grunting, Walker stands up and limps to my side.Without thinking I wrap my arm around his waist.“Are you ok? That looked like it hurt.”“I’m fine.” He mimics the hold I have on him and lowers his head to my ear so no one can hear.“Good thing you are pregnant because they might have just rendered me infertile.You can tend to it later if you want.”I want.Placing a chaste kiss on my lips he swats my behind and walks to the kitchen.“Let’s go baby.” I obviously was too distracted to hear my mother call us for dinner.The dinner is no less than crazy.Brad, having to work at the hospital today, has Nicole taking care of the kiddos on her own again and they are in rare form, throwing things across the table and refusing to eat.I am a bit horrified, though Walker is amused by it all.“I want at least three, but it looks like four would be a blast,” he confesses and my stomach drops.The look on my face must be priceless and he pushes my chin up to close my gaping mouth and laughs.I can’t imagine four little Walkers running around.After we’re all done my mom decides a movie would keep the kids calm while the adults talk.Gathering in the family room, we sit for what I am sure is an interrogation for Walker.“Walker,” my mom starts.“Why don’t you start by telling us about yourself?”With his arm around my shoulders he pulls me closer and rubs my arms.“Well, I just graduated this past May from college and am lucky enough to be working at Hudson along with Erin.Most of my family lives here, in Northbrook, except my parents who moved out to Michigan.”“What did they say when you told them about the baby?” Trent’s question has the calmness I was experiencing from Walker’s touch quickly fading.I guess I should have asked him that too.How selfish of me not to think about him dealing with that.“I haven’t told them yet.I want to tell them face to face, and for them to meet my beautiful girl, so we’re going to be doing that this weekend when we head up to visit.” He must be a mind reader because his hold tightens just as I try to push him away.“I don’t recall the conversation where you asked me to go with you to visit.” The harshness that comes from my mouth embarrasses me.I shouldn’t react like this in front of my family but unless he asked when I was sleeping I don’t remember ever agreeing.“Our date.You said you were free all weekend for Labor Day.I figured it could just be a 60 hour date.” He winks like it’s supposed to cure the anger boiling beneath my skin and continues, essentially dropping the subject.“So, I have a sister Deliah, I’m 23, rent an apartment close to Erin and Noelle and am a huge Bears and Cubs fan.”“Ok, quit the bullshit Walker [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]