Page 51 of Kiss Me Forever

“I want it,” I said, raising my hand.

As Uncle Wes worked and owned Montgomery Inc, he just stared at me.

“What? I think it takes youth and new knowledge in order to make the place special.” I pressed my lips together so I wouldn’t laugh, but Riley and Addy burst into giggles anyway.

“Ouch. Are you calling me old?” Wes asked.

“That means you’re calling me old too,” my dad said.

“Totally.” I shook my head as everybody either groaned or laughed.

“Actually, I’ve always loved that house, and the property itself. Even though we weren’t supposed to actually be on it, it was fun when we would dare each other.” I gave my brothers grins, and they each flipped me off.

“Hey, be kind. And we all knew that you were trying to get on their property,” Mom said dryly.

“Well, the good news is I was thinking of you, Lex, and Dash. I know you’ve always loved the house,” Uncle Wes said, and I smiled.

“Really?”

“Of course. And frankly, a few of the outbuildings have a lot of fire damage, and I don’t know if they can be saved. Your man Reece would be the perfect person to help out with that.”

“Oh, he’s not my man.” I blurted the words and everybody stared at me before Riley put her hands over her mouth, and Addy giggled.

“Hey, let’s get more cheese,” my mom said, trying to save the conversation, but there was no saving it.

“Oh? Is there something we should know?” my dad asked.

“We’re pregnant,” Sarah blurted, and James just grinned like a kid in a candy store, and suddenly all attention was off my snafu, and on the fact that I was about to be an aunt.

Tears pricked my eyes and I ran past Nate, practically shoving him out of the way and held Sarah close

“Congratulations.”

“Thank you. And you’re welcome.”

I rolled my eyes and hugged my sister-in-law tightly.

All conversation turned towards the new baby, and the fact that my parents were about to be grandparents. However, right as we moved into the dining room for dinner, both of my cousins pulled me into the hallway.

“Okay, spill,” Riley ordered.

I shook my head. “No, we should be focused on the fact that we’re having a new baby in the family.”

“There’s always going to be another Montgomery in this family, but, are we about to have a Fox-Montgomery?” Addy asked.

“Ooh, that’s a good one,” Riley said as she held up her hand. The two high-fived, and I glared at them.

“Stop it. This isn’t the place.”

“What happened? Just tell us. Was it good?” Riley asked, her voice soft.

I pressed my lips together, before I closed my eyes, and nodded dramatically.

The girls squealed and did a little dance in the hallway, and I sighed.

“I have no idea what I’m doing. The foundation gala was terrible, and then we were kissing, and there was a bathtub and well.” Since everybody was still focused on Sarah and James, I quickly explained what happened with Duke’s family, Reece, and what had happened when he had taken me home.

My cousins stared at me, slack jawed, and I winced.