She laughed at me. "Don't worry, big boy. It's your baby I'm carrying right now."
"Yeah, somehow that doesn't make me feel better."
Wes and Jo continued to laugh as I walked her out of the office and straight for the exit. We waved good-bye to Missy and didn't stop until we hit my vehicle.
"Calm your hormones. I was just teasing you."
"No, you weren't. Females swoon all the time when Wes pulls out those damn dimples."
"I never thought I would hear you say swoon. I kinda like it, but you have nothing to worry about. I can acknowledge Wes looks good with those dimples without actually being attracted to him. It was just an observation."
"Yeah, well, I didn't like it."
Jo had the nerve to laugh again. "I can tell. I didn't peg you for a jealous man."
"Territorial. There's a difference." Hell if I knew what it was though. This woman had me in knots, and I wasn't sure how I felt about it.
"Whatever you say, big boy." She patted my chest like she was placating me. "Let's get home so you can screw my brains out before you get bloody without me."
I liked the sound of that. Not the screwing, even though that was nice and certainly not the bloody part. But the home part? Yeah, I could get used to that.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Jo
Maverick made good on my request and screwed my brains out before he got the call to head to some mysterious location. He refused to tell me where he was going, and I was tempted to follow him, but of course he sent someone to the house to babysit me.
"You probably have better things to do than watch over me," I said to Lex who had yet to speak to me since he showed up.
The man looked at me with his stone-cold stare but didn't say anything.
"This is going to be the longest day ever if I'm forced to talk to myself."
I was saved by the doorbell ringing.
"Stay here," Lex grumbled as he walked out of the living room.
"He does speak," I hollered after him and then proceeded to drop my chin into my hands.
Why the hell did Maverick have to choose the one friend who refused to communicate? He had to know it would drive me up the wall.
Lex's whole demeanor changed when he walked in with a woman I knew to be Nancy. Her short black hair framed her face nicely, and she had the most vibrant green eyes I had ever seen. The way they held hands made me smile.
"Hey, Nancy. It's good to see you again."
"Hi, Jo. Likewise. I see Maverick sent Lex to keep you company."
I chuckled. "I'm not sure I would go that far. He refuses to speak to me."
Lex cracked a smile.
Dang! Never thought I would see that happen.
Nancy slapped his arm playfully. "Really? You're giving her the silent treatment."
Lex just shrugged but kept his mouth shut. Nancy rolled her eyes. "I swear he does it on purpose to see how others react to him."
"Well, I probably failed the test because I don't do well with silence."
