“I’m happy for you dude. You’re a lucky guy and she couldn’t find a better man.”
He wandered out of the room and I stood there with a smile on my face.
I was damn lucky. Not only had I found River but Lennon and Bre too. My smile widened and I looked at my phone. It was time to check in with the kids.
Mykids.
Chapter Forty-Three
RIVER
I foundmyself really getting into the swing of things as the night wore on.
We were packed in Alley’s cute little living room like a bunch of sardines, even when missing a few of the ladies. I’d known London wasn’t coming after just having the baby, but I was sad to hear about Patience. She probably could have used the laugh and fun these ladies dished out in spades.
Everyone was getting settled so we could pick out a movie to watch, and I was standing behind the couch when my phone alerted me to an incoming text. I’d kept it in the pocket of my pajamas in case Lennon or Bre called.
Not wanting the kids at home after what happened to me, they had agreed to go to Braxton and Jurnee’s place, along with Stormi. Bre loved helping with the kids and there was a group of them there, along with her brother who was in protective mode as always. Having them there gives me peace of mind to relax and enjoy the night.
I pulled my phone out and noticed it wasn’t the kids at all. It was a text from Huntley telling me he hoped I was having a good time and that he missed me. He’d also said he couldn’twait to kiss me come morning, and I couldn't control the tingle that raced through me. I typed out a text back just as Gemma came up next to me.
“That man of yours flirting with you?”
I noticed the room had gone quiet after she asked the question. Looking around, all eyes were on me.
“It’s okay,” Summer piped up. “We all love when our guys flirt.”
I hadn’t gotten to answer Gemma’s question before another was thrown my direction, this time from Jurnee.
“So, when's the wedding?”
My heart started racing. Wasn’t that the million-dollar question and exactly what I’d been thinking about when we arrived earlier? I scanned the group and my gaze landed on Lake. She hadn’t brought it up again but now she was watching me with a twinkle in her eye.
“Go on, honey, tell them what you told me in the car,” she coaxed. “These are your friends and they’d all love to help you.”
Everyone nodded.
Shit, I was in the hot seat again.
Huntley’s mom had been coming over frequently the last few weeks after the attack and mothering me. It felt damn good. But I froze up when she asked me the same question, wanting to know when I was going to marry her son and become her daughter officially.
When she said she already thought of me that way, I teared up. There was a connection the two of us had—I felt it to my bones—that nobody could ever take away. However, I couldn’t find it in myself to talk to her about the sex issue, even if I believed she’d understand.
All the ladies were still staring at me.
Lake gave me an encouraging smile and I found myself blurting out my problem just as I had in the car. At least itwas the ladies and not Bronson this time who were listening.
“I told Huntley we couldn’t set a date until I could have sex with him.”
For a moment, I was met with silence, and then Jurnee, the sweetheart she was, softly asked a very important question.
“Do you want to make love with him?”
God, I adored her for putting it that way.
With Huntley, that’s exactly what it would be the first time I gave myself to him.
I bit my lip. Some of the ladies knew a bit about my past, the rest, I felt had some sort of clue just by my comments or behavior since I’d met them. But I had never been so honest with so many people in my life as I was in the next second.
