“It’s not a horrible idea, honey.”
“Knox,” she complained, laughing, almost weeping.Oh, he’d be far, far too easy to love.“Thank you.”
For an answer, he kissed her—her mouth, the bridge of her nose, then her forehead.
Laylee sighed.“I suppose we shouldn’t keep your friends in suspense.”
“Our friends,” he corrected, and opened the door.“Come on.”
They were all waiting.
Knox stepped out with her, and Laylee announced, “False alarm.I am not pregnant.”It warmed her heart to see that they all had the same mixed reaction she’d had.
Marcus, especially, looked disappointed.“Damn it, I was already thinking of myself as an uncle.”
“Same,” Bray said.
That prompted Karen to peer up at him.“Maybe we should do something about this.”
For a big, badass fighter, Bray had the softest look in his eyes.“Yeah, maybe we should.”
Whoa.Were they talking about becoming parents?
Lucy squealed and embraced Karen.“Are you serious?I was thinking the same thing!”
“Our babies could be close, right?”
Marcus grinned.“Guess we all caught baby fever real fast there, didn’t we?”
Laylee didn’t know what to think.“You both want to have babies?”
“Bray and I have been house hunting, and any house that didn’t have room for a family was automatically disqualified, so I guess we were sort of thinking about it already.”
“Lucy and I did the same when we bought our place.Three bedrooms and a yard big enough for kids was a must.”
Glancing around, Laylee said, “I guess this house is big enough.”
Everyone looked at Knox.
She rushed to add, “For when I’m ready, I mean.I’m not there yet.”
Knox put his arm around her.“Now that we have that settled, can I kick you all to the curb?”
“Knox!”
Marcus pulled Laylee away from Knox and gave her a hug.“He’s right.It’s late and we’ve taken up enough of your time.”
Despite the long day, Marcus smelled nice.“I’m glad you were here.”
Bray got her next.“Thanks for sharing with us.It would have been hell, having to wait until tomorrow to hear the news.”
She laughed and patted his chest, amazed that it was rock hard.“Thank you for picking up the test.”
Karen gave her a quick hug.“Let’s get together soon, okay?With Skye out of town, do you have more time to visit?”
“Or,” Lucy said, also hugging her, “we could visit you, since you’re dog sitting.Just let us know a good time.”
“I’d love that.”The offered friendship had her head swimming.“Thank you both.”
