Page 42 of Shameless With Him

“Pregnancy scares me, babies scare me, what comes out of babies scares me. So, no, I’m not a shoo-in for that. And she has to ask first. Adoption might be key for them, you know that they want to save the world together and be the perfect family. Adoption might be part of that.”

“Maybe. But, hell, that’s a big decision.”

“Yes, so I’m not going to think about it again. Nor am I going to think about exactly what your brother’s holding right now.” She closed her eyes, and I looked over to see Dimitri holding a diaper, smelling it, and groaning. Wincing.

“This is way too weird for me. Plus, all the cheese? I just don’t understand it.”

“I think it’s kind of cute that they have such a detailed inside joke that it’s burst into this entire event. Plus, I like cheese.”

“But just don’t bring up soft cheeses, or Thea is liable to beat the crap out of you.”

“Perhaps. I don’t know her all that well since she lives down here in Colorado Springs. Still, now that she’s part of your family and Amelia brings me everywhere these days, I’m getting to know her well.”

“She’s family now. She’s a Carr. Not a Montgomery.”

“Still a Montgomery,” one of the big Montgomerys said from beside me, and I shook my head.

“I have no idea which one that was.”

“I don’t think you’re supposed to know. I think they all just answer to Montgomery and speak as one.”

“We heard that,” one of the Montgomerys said, and I was pretty sure that one was a twin.

“And on that note, I think I’m ready to head out,” I said, shaking my head.

“You’re heading home?” Zoey asked.

“Yeah, I’ve got a few things to do for work and an early morning. I told Dimitri I wouldn’t be able to stay for long. But I stayed for some cake, and they got my gift.”

“Do you think you can take me home?” she asked quickly, and I froze, my cock going hard thinking about being near Zoey for so long.

“Didn’t you drive here with Amelia and Tucker?”

“Yes, but they’re going to stay a little bit later, and I was going to ask you anyway if you wanted to drive me home. Or if you could. Or I was going to ask anybody who was going up to Denver early if they could. You know, work and all that. And wedding planning.”

She was rambling, and I didn’t understand why. However, I didn’t really care. I was going the same direction as she was, and it was over an hour-long drive. Alone in a car. With Zoey. The woman I wanted my hands on, and the one I should really stop touching. Stop kissing. Stop thinking about. When I didn’t know what was going on with my future, I shouldn’t be doing anything stupid like thinking about having sex with Zoey.

And yet, that’s all I kept thinking about. That and making her smile.

I held back a frown at that thought. Where had that come from?

I wasn’t going to think about that now. Instead, I was just going to do my best and not be an asshole.

I could do that, right?

“Sure, let’s let one of my siblings know that we’re heading out, and I’ll get you home.”

Zoey grinned. “Thank you. I appreciate it. Totally.”

“No problem. I’ll always be here for you, Zoey.”

She gave me a weird look, but then I went off to find Dimitri or Devin to let them know what was going on. Tucker was the first one I found, and he shared a look between him and Amelia before nodding and letting me know that he would let everyone else know where we were going.

I walked out to my car with Zoey, and we got in, doing our best to talk about nothing important.

The fact that we knew we should probably talk about the two kisses and what could have happened between us meant that we should have been talking about something more. Instead, we talked about the weather and what was streaming. And the new cast of The Crown. We talked about nothing important.

And that scared the hell out of me.

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