Page 104 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

“What about feeding me?” she asked, knocking her hip into his. She didn’t look pregnant to anyone, not even when she was naked in his eyes.

“You too,” he said, giving her a kiss on the head. “You’re not nervous about marrying me, are you?”

She turned and looked up at him. Her eyes searched his for a good ten seconds.

“I’d be lying if I said no, Coy. This is all a lot.”

His heart sank. “I don’t want you to do something you don’t want to do. We can call it off. It’s fine.”

She put her finger to his lips. “I want to do this. No doubt in my mind at all. Please don’t think that. But nerves are normal and real. I was only being honest. This is new territory for us all. I’m nervous to be a mom too, but it’s not as if I’d change a thing.”

“Really?” he asked softly. It might have been the best thing she could have said to him at this moment.

He never thought he’d have doubts or nerves when his wedding day came.

The only doubt he had was that Angel wasn’t sure.

The fact that she said she wouldn’t change a thing lightened his mental load more than anything else could have.

“Yes,” she said. “The timing of everything. The order in which it’s happening. None of it was what I’d planned.”

“Life is full of broken plans and re-dos,” he said.

“Don’t I know that,” she said, snorting. “And I’m embracing this as best as I can. We’ll have a great story to tell our kids.”

“Kids?” he asked, grinning.

“I know you want more than one. I do too. Not sure how much more so don’t get any ideas in your head about filling all those bedrooms.”

“None at all,” he said. “Things happen for a reason and this reason is one I won’t ever complain about.”

“Then we can go feed our child and me,” she said. “The future Mrs. Bond.”

“Future Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Bonds.”

“I like the sound of that,” she said. “Might be confusing in the office, but I don’t care.”

Just what he hoped she’d say.

They left their room, went to the hotel restaurant to get some breakfast, and saw Spencer by himself on his phone.

“Do you care if we join your brother?”

“Why would I care?” she said.

They moved to Spencer’s table and pulled out chairs. “Hey,” Spencer said. “I don’t want company. Aren’t you two supposed to be snuggling up before you don’t get to see each other again?”

“We can move if you want,” she said. “But you did tell Coy to keep an eye on me and I thought since you two don’t see each other much, you might want to spend some time with him too.”

“Let’s not talk about the way he was keeping his eye on you,” Spencer said drily.

“Are you upset over this?” she asked her brother. “Be honest. I don’t need anyone interrupting my vows with an objection.”

“I’ll beat his ass right in front of you if he does that,” Coy said.

Spencer laughed. “I’m not afraid of him and he’s joking. I’m not upset. It’s all settled in about as well as it’s going to. I’m going to get a niece or nephew out of this. You were right, Angel. Coy’s the best and wouldn’t I want the best for my sister?”

“Thanks, dude,” he said.

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