“Then stop telling me to leave. You forget, I’m the boss. I texted Delia while you were in the restroom. She’ll open for me tomorrow—er—today.”
Sawyer had leaned her head back against the bench, and now she rolled it so she faced Jenna. “You’re amazing. Why are you so good to me?”
“Because I love you.” She just said it. Just…said it. No thinking about it. No wrestling with it. She was too tired. It was close to two in the morning, and Jenna was tired of waiting to say the thing she’d wanted to say all night.
Sawyer blinked at her, her surprise clear, but only for a moment. Then her expression settled back into something…relieved. “Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, thank fuck, because I love you, too.” Eyes never leaving Jenna’s, she reached for her hand and entwined their fingers. “I am so in love with you. I’ve suspected so for a while, but Amanda visiting today solidified it for me.”
Jenna brought their linked hands to her lips and brushed a kiss across Sawyer’s knuckles. “I should probably tell you that I was home when Amanda came.”
Sawyer’s brow furrowed. “What?”
Jenna nodded and blew out a breath. “Yeah. I was about to open the door to scoot over for a minute.” She bumped her with a shoulder. “Maybe make out a little bit before I had to go back to the shop. Iliterally had my hand on the doorknob, and I heard you ask what she was doing there. I didn’t intend to eavesdrop, but I totally did.” She grimaced. “I’m sorry.”
Sawyer shook her head. “Nothing to be sorry about. I’d have done the same thing, probably.”
“For what it’s worth, I was super proud of you.”
Sawyer’s frown turned back into a soft smile. “You were?”
“Totally. You’ve come a long way from the first time she ambushed you.”
“Jesus, what is that with her?” Sawyer’s chuckle had a bitter edge to it. “Who does that?”
“Someone who thinks they’re the most important person.”
“Exactly.”
They sat quietly for a beat or two before Jenna spoke again. “So. That’s what I wanted to talk to you about tonight. But then you brought it up first, and then we got interrupted.” She glanced at their hands, still linked. “I wanted to be honest with you.”
It was Sawyer’s turn to bring their hands up and kiss Jenna’s, and they were gazing at each other when Sawyer’s mom came through the door.
They both sat up, faces all expectant.
“It’s a boy!” Ally said, clapping her hands together once.
Sawyer and Jenna leapt to their feet and squealed, then grimaced and looked at the other family in apology, but they were smiling, too.
“I have a nephew,” Sawyer said. “Oh my God. I have a nephew.”
Jenna looked to Ally. “Is she okay? Everybody’s all right?”
“Everybody’s great. Court’s exhausted but thrilled. Marshall started crying like a small child, which was adorable. And the baby is…” She stopped and swallowed, emotion clear on her face. “He’s beautiful. Oh, Sawyer, he’s beautiful.” The huge smile reappeared. “I’m a Nana!” They celebrated a bit more before she said, “Okay, I have to go call your father, and my purse with my phone is in the room, so…”
“When can we see them?” Sawyer asked.
“Just a bit longer. Marshall is doing that skin-to-skin thing.” Ally headed back for the door. “I’ll come get you in a bit.”
She left, and Sawyer and Jenna stood there for a moment, just absorbing the events of the past eight or ten hours.
Sawyer turned to look at her. “Wow.” Tears glimmered in her eyes.
Jenna nodded and ran a hand down Sawyer’s arm, then pulled her into a hug.
“I’m so glad you’re here,” Sawyer whispered. “Thank you.”
