Jasper, Dom, and Jaxon have a bench flipped over, inspecting it. Well, Dom and Jaxon are inspecting it, Jasper is just… Is he dancing?
He sways to nonexistent music as my eyes drag down his body. His hips rotate in smooth movements like they were born for it. God, he can dance. My cock thickens with each imaginary thrust.
“Why don’t you just talk to him? You guys seem to have gotten pretty close over the last few months.”
“We are, or I thought we were.”
“So, why are you so scared?”
“Because I’m madly in love with him, but he’ll never see me the same way.” My eyes go wide, and I turn to look at Alex. Shit. “Um, please don’t…”
Alex laughs. “Your not-so-secret secret, will stay safe with me.”
“Wait? What?”
He just laughs as my focus shifts back to Jasper, who’s chewing on his bottom lip, his eyes dancing around the room before landing on mine. I swallow thickly.
Alex leans close to me. “Maybe he just doesn’t think he’s good enough? This is Jasper we’re talking about, after all.”
My breath hitches and I whisper, “He will always be good enough.”
Whatever hold my gaze had over him breaks when Dom asks him a question and Mazie squirms in my arms.
“We should get going. It’s getting late.”
I’mhappyforSpencerand Finn. Those two are going to make great parents. I’m not surprised by their turn of events. Maybe a little by the fact they went the baby route first. I thought for sure Finn would have put a ring on it by now. But when it comes to matters of the heart, this group never goes by society’s standards. Maybe that’s why I’m standing in front of Olly’s house, too scared to knock.
“Uh, you gonna knock on the door?”
I give Spencer the side eye… “Yes.”
It’s not that I dislike babies. I’m sure they’re fine. I’ve just never been around a baby before. Plus, babies are, like, a lot of responsibility. Where I am the most irresponsible person I know. But Olly… When I stood there, watching him with her, I could see it. I can see him as a father.
That’s the kind of person Olly is. A baby gets dropped off on his doorstep, and he chooses to love, no questions asked.
So that leaves me standing in front of his door being an accomplice to Spencer kidnapping Mazie… kinda.
“Jasper, this was your idea!” Spencer whisper-shouts. “I just came along for the cute little baby.”
“I know!” I whisper-shout back.
Just as I raise my hand, the door flies open, and there stands a disheveled-looking Olly with a crying Mazie in his arms.
“Wha… What are you guys doing here?”
“Good morning! And how is my girl Mazie doing today?” Spencer bypasses Olly and pulls Mazie into his arms. “This was all Jasper’s idea… I’m just here for the baby.”
Olly’s eyes widen, and I give a sheepish shrug. “I thought you could use some help at the Farmers Market this morning, and Spencer volunteered to watch Mazie so you didn’t have to bring her along.”
“Oh.”
“Right? Wasn’t that so sweet of Jasper?” Spencer says, moving further into the house. I want to flip him off, but I roll my eyes instead andmaybestick my tongue out.
I thought Olly had enough on his plate. Trying to figure out the logistics of bringing a baby to the Farmers Market doesn’t need to be on today’s list of things.
Olly moves aside, allowing me to enter. “Yes, it was very sweet,” his voice a bare whisper under his breath and I blush. “Are you sure about this, Spencer?”
“Olly, just let me do this,” Spencer says, swaying Mazie in his arms like a seasoned pro. “Finn is going to come over once he opens the café for me. You just got handed a baby. Give yourself a moment to get situated. Go take care of the things you need to.”
