When I stood up and turned around, I almost dropped back onto the couch.
Gorgeous Guy had taken his shirt off, andholy hellwould be putting it mildly. I’d only seen abs like that on TV. The smattering of hair across his broad chest was way different than Jon’s bare one. Gorgeous Guy was a grown-ass man, no doubt about it.
And even though tattoos were frowned upon at church, I couldn’t help but think the Marine logo on his biceps sexy.
Forget twins, judging by the condition of my panties, I was probably having triplets now.
And I didn’t even know his name.
That was quickly remedied when Lainey walked in a minute later.
“Whoa, Alan! Where’d your shirt go?”
I sheepishly answered for him. “Ruthie spit up on it.”
She wrinkled her nose then walked to the closet and opened the door. “There are a lot of things I miss about that age, but the barfing after almost every feeding isn’t one of them.”
She pulled something pink off a shelf and tossed it to him.
“Here, put this on before someone sees you half-naked and calls the health department.”
He unfolded it to display a large t-shirt with the Beaumont Bakery logo in bold blue and yellow letters.
“Awesome!” Grinning broadly, he pulled it over his head and tugged it down to his waist, covering his drool-worthy abs.
Such a shame.
Oh my god, Jessica, you harlot!
With his soiled shirt in hand, he asked Lainey, “Do you have any empty bags I can put this in?”
“In the supply closet, next to the bathrooms.”
He disappeared, and Lainey pulled two more t-shirts from the shelf and looked at the labels before telling me, “You don’t have to wear these, but if you want, here’s a couple for you. I’ll just put them in Ruthie’s diaper bag.”
“Thank you so much.”
“It’s almost four-thirty, why don’t you call it a day?”
“You don’t want me to stay until five-thirty?”
She frowned. “No. You’ve done your eight hours.”
“But what about the times I was nursing?”
“You’re not off the clock for that.”
“I’m not?”
“Of course not. You’re technically still working.”
“Um, I think the burnt cinnamon rolls refutes that.”
Lainey gave me a patient smile. “Take the kindness when it’s offered, Jess. Otherwise, the Universe is going to think you don’t want it and won’t offer more.”
Maybe that’s been my problem.
I nodded in understanding and softly said, “Thank you.”
