But Kolt keeps laughing which sets Ethan off, even if he has no idea what’s so funny.
“God, she’s going to tell everyone in her book club! We will never live it down!”
“Let her,” Kolt chuckles, his eyes lit with amusement.
I roll my eyes, “I have a reputation.”
“And how will your reputation fare, my sweetest trouble,” Kolt whispers, “When I do get to fuck you in the back of a car out in the parking lot?”
“That’ll never happen,” I brush off the effect his words have on me.
“Don’t test me, Ness, I have no problem proving how wrong you are.”
We manage to finish grocery shopping without any more incidents, but does that mean I get to have Kolt to myself? No. It does not.
The moment the shopping is away my phone is buzzing with Immy’s name flashing across the screen. It’s the sixth time she’s tried to call today but I’d been dodging her calls since I wasn’t sure I was ready to face her after what happened yesterday.
But I guess I can’t ignore her forever, so I hit the green button and press the phone to my ear.
“Hi,” I answer nervously.
“Hey Nessa,” Immy replies, her own voice betraying her anxiousness.
“Everything okay?” I pretend all is fine between us, like she didn’t rip me apart the day before.
“You’ve been ignoring my calls,” She says it quietly.
“Just busy,” I lie.
“You and I both know that’s a lie.”
I lean on the counter and let out a short breath, “I don’t know what you want me to say, Immy.”
“I’m sorry, okay?” She breathes, “I was just hurt that you knew, and you didn’t tell me and that he’s here, Ness.”
“I know,” I sigh, “And I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, it just…”
“I know,” She says, “Can you come over?” She then asks, “Bring Kolt, I think I need to apologize to him too, for my behavior yesterday.”
“Now?” I ask with a squeak. Ethan was about to go for a nap and Kolt…
“Yeah,” she perks up, “I’ll make you pancakes!”
Knowing if I don’t, she’ll only come here, “Okay, we will be there in ten.”
I hang up the phone and go in search of my two boys, finding them in the living room where Ethan is lounging across Kolt’s thighs, cooing words that don’t really make sense like sheep and orange. He can string together some sentences but isn’t a big talker yet.
“We’re um, we’re going to head over to see my sister.” I tell him, “You’re invited too, but don’t feel like you have to.”
He places Ethan down and casually strolls to me, “Do you want me to come?”
I nod which earns me a grin and then he’s kissing me again, stealing my breath and knotting my stomach. “Guess we’ll be waiting a little longer then.” He knocks my chin with his knuckle, “Let’s go.”
We make it to Immy’s before the sky decides to unleash a torrent of snow no one had seen coming. It turns the town white and makes visibility almost non-existent. Kolt holds Ethan close to his body, sheltering him from the bite of the wind, and the snow and we hurry into the diner, greeted by a warm fire roaring already and the smell of coffee.
My sister is somewhere in the back, I can hear her and Shawn laughing. I settle Ethan into one of the booths with Kolt and go searching for her. She’s at the stove with Shawn, a plate of pancakes already made and piled on a large plate to the side of her.
“Hey,” I greet.
