I snickered at the picture my friend created. I would pay good money to watch a man try to breastfeed. It would probably help them understand womankind a whole lot better.
"Need me to get you anything?" This wasn't the first time I had been around the two while Elle fed Savannah. My friend was modest and usually hid her daughter beneath a blanket.
I once asked her about it. So many people now felt it was necessary to show off how natural breastfeeding was that they barely covered themselves, but Elle was the opposite. She thought of it as an intimate moment between her and Savannah and didn't want to share that with anyone.
"Nope. Come sit with me though. We can talk about what's happening with you since Rhett didn't tell me much."
"I'm not sure I have much more to offer. I'm waiting to hear from Caden." I sat at the opposite end of the couch from Elleand waited until she had Savannah comfortably tucked under the blanket before I continued, "According to Parker, someone tampered with my car. I'm assuming it was while we were at work since I had no problems getting there that morning."
"Any idea who it could be?"
I shook my head. "None. We share students, so you know how great most of the parents are. Not a single complaint to the school, so I can't see someone being mad enough to try and hurt me. Parker asked me about the guys I've slept with, but again, you know there hadn't been many these past few years. I've slowed down my whorish ways."
Elle chuckled at my use of the word. "You were never a whore. You liked noncommitment. There's nothing wrong with that. Any person who says otherwise deserves to be punched in the face."
"Pretty sure I'm supposed to be the violent one in this friendship."
Elle brought her ear to her shoulder in a small motion. "Times are changing. We can both be violent. It just means people won't screw with us."
"Does your husband know you think like that? I'm pretty sure he married this soft-spoken woman."
Elle busted out laughing so loud that it startled Savannah and caused her to whimper. It took a few seconds for Elle to readjust her. "Rhett knows damn well I'm not soft spoken. I just reserve my attitude for times it's really worth it. Now that I have Savannah, those times are more frequent."
Fair enough. Hormones tended to change a person, and I wasn't about to question my friend if that was the case.
"Okay, so not a parent and not a guy you hooked up with. Who does that leave, and what was the purpose of having your car not start? Wouldn't it make more sense to tamper with it so you got hurt while driving?"
I stared at her in astonishment.
"Not that I wanted that to happen to you but it's a valid question."
"It is . . ." I answered slowly. "And I didn't think about that. Parker didn't elaborate on what 'tampering with' meant. I guess I can ask Caden when he calls later." I merely shrugged it off. I wasn't sure I wanted to know all the details. It wasn't like I would understand what they meant anyway. Car knowledge was above my pay grade.
"I'm assuming it's going to be a bit before he calls. He's got to make sure the team’s prepared."
"Yeah, that's what Parker said."
Elle brought Savannah out from under the blanket and over her shoulder so the cutie could burp.
"So in the meantime, why don't you tell me how it's going with Parker? You mentioned he's staying at your house. Have you two gotten closer?" Elle wiggled her eyebrows.
I rolled my eyes at her lame-ass attempt to be coy. "You mean have we had sex yet?"
"That's exactly what I'm asking. You've never been shy before about telling me your sexcapades, and you better not start now."
She had me there. I was what some would call an oversharer when it came to my sex life. But that was with men I didn't give two shits about. I actually cared about Parker.
"We haven't had sex yet. We've fooled around some, but I'm hesitant to take it all the way."
My friend looked at me like she understood. "You really care about him, don't you?"
"I do. I want this to work. I know it hasn't been that long, but it feels right. It never did with any of the other guys I hooked up with. I couldn't wait to get away from them after the deed was done. With Parker, I enjoy the little moments we have together."
"Are you scared you might feel differently if you have sex with him?"
Elle really did know me best.
I dropped my eyes to my lap where I was fidgeting with the hem of my shirt. I wasn't normally a fidgeter, and I wasn't sure I liked that I was becoming one. "A little. What if the anticipation is what's keeping my interest right now? I don't exactly want to find out if that's the case."
