Page 89 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

And though she’d been in love with Coy for more than half her life, it was not the same as what she felt for him now.

She was smart enough to understand that.

To her, they’d been dating for three months.

They were still learning about each other.

“They don’t,” Coy said. “They get married because they love each other.”

“Yes,” she said. “We do love each other. But you’ve only loved me for a few months. We don’t know enough about each other to even consider that.”

“You don’t think you’re going to live anywhere other than under this roof soon, right?” he asked.

Her jaw dropped. She’d never heard him talk like that before.

Be that controlling.

They’d been talking together about things. She hoped they’d make mutually reasonable decisions.

“Maybe you should ask and not just assume,” she said, crossing her arms. He’d brought it up last weekend and she explained she wanted her independence.

Spencer snorted. She turned her head and saw the smirk on her brother’s face before he went to the kitchen.

He came back out and tossed a can of beer to Coy. “You’re going to need it and I can’t wait much longer.”

Coy set the beer on the table without opening it.

“I’m not assuming anything,” he said. “I’m being reasonable. Logical. Planning it out. I want to support you in your career because not only does it help your growth but helps my business. But I can’t do that on a personal level if you don’t live in the same house as me. I can’t get up in the middle of the night and change or feed or care for a baby if it’s across the island.”

“He has a point,” her brother said.

“Now you’re for this?” she asked. Was she going to get ganged up on?

“Just being smart about this,” Spencer said.

“Yes,” her father said. “What if you need help in the middle of the night during your pregnancy? Or you’re not feeling well? I don’t like the fact you might be alone.”

She sighed. Here they went again. Babying her.

“I appreciate everyone’s concern,” he said. “And we’ll need the support, trust me. My parents are here on the island and my mother is going to be thrilled. My brothers and their wives are too. But Angel should have the support and comfort of her family. There are a lot of things we need to discuss between us.”

“Like wedding plans,” Spencer said, smirking.

“I’m going to throw something at you in a minute. Cut the shit,” she said.

“No,” her brother said seriously. “Why don’t you ask your baby Daddy what I’m talking about and why?”

She turned to Coy. “What is going on?”

“It’s just a conversation your brother and I have had before.”

“One you’re going to share with me,” she said.

“Later,” he said.

“Don’t be shy now,” she said. “Everyone here is family.”

He looked at her brother and frowned. “Spencer and I have talked about this before. It has to do with why we’ve had each other’s backs. We’ve never wanted to be accused of anything that we couldn’t dispute. We never wanted anything to come back on us.”

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