Baz didn’t buy for a second that Wes had only done it for Jules.He was over the moon excited about a grandchild.Back when they first told him, the man had cried.When they’d told him they were having twins, he’d been speechless, and yes, he cried then, too.
Admittedly, it had been sweet to see the big, tough Wesley Buchanan reduced to weeping with happiness.
Not that he would tell his dad that.
“I thought for sure Brantley’d be here.”
“He’s a phone call away, Dad.I told them I’d call as soon as anything changed.And if I couldn’t, you would.”
They walked in silence to the cafeteria.Baz opted for coffee.It wasn’t the worst he’d ever had, but it definitely wasn’t great.When he went to pay, his father stepped in and took care of that.
“How are things with Mom?”he asked when they found a table away from the main aisle to the food section.
“What?”
Baz stopped pouring sugar into his coffee to look up at his father.“Mom?You?How are things?”
“Fine,” he said, his attention shifting to the people milling about.
“Dad?”
“Hmm?”
“What’s goin’ on?”
“Nothing.”
Baz frowned, setting the empty sugar packet down.He waited for his father to look his way.
“Dad,” he said roughly, keeping his voice low.“Did you and Mom get back together?”
Holy shit.Was the guy blushing?
“Oh, my God.”
“What?”Wes tried for innocent but failed epically.
“She’s still married.”Baz huffed.“Hell, so are you.”
“Only formalities.You know I filed for divorce a few weeks ago,” his father stated.“Your mother filed last week.”
Baz wasn’t sure how he felt about this.About any of it.Not his mother divorcing his stepfather.Not his father divorcing stepmom number five.And definitely not his mother and father possibly getting back together, although it made more sense than anything else.Anyone who knew them could see that Jules was the love of Wes’s life and vice versa.They were soul mates, yet they’d somehow allowed life to get in the way.While they would both admit they were better friends than spouses, Baz wanted to believe they would work if they just put their minds to it.
“Does that mean y’all are gonna get married again?”
“Would it matter to you if we did?”
That was a good question.An easy one.With an easy answer.“No, Dad.If it meant you’re both happy, you know I don’t care.”
“Well, I don’t know what it might lead to, but for right now, we’re enjoyin’ one another’s company.That’s all.”
Since Baz didn’t want to think about how close they were getting, he decided to let the subject drop.But he made a mental note not to walk into his father’s house without knocking first.
Chapter Nine
“Is it time?”
Brantley paused in Reese’s office doorway.“Time for…?”
