Page 16 of A Step Too Close
“Relax,” Levi whispers in my ear.
“I’m sorry,” I say when he pulls away.
“I’m sorry I scared you,” Jett says. “You two made a mess, though.”
“You did that on purpose,” I frown at Levi.
“Guilty,” Levi laughs and fixes his pants before pulling a towel out of the gym bag beside his desk. I make sure my skirt is fixed before stepping away so Levi can lay the towel down. Instead, he grabs me and pulls me back to clean me. When he is done, then he takes to cleaning up the floor.
“What’s up, Jett?”
“I was in the neighborhood,” Jett says. “How is Macie?”
Macie is six months pregnant and officially on intensive bed rest after nearly losing their baby girl. Macie has always been a clumsy ass, but it doesn’t mix well when pregnant. She tripped going downstairs and started bleeding. Wilder called me in an absolute panic at two in the morning when they took her in, and he was left waiting to see if Macie was okay and their daughter was safe. A few minutes after Levi and I got there, we were allowed to go back to see her. She was bruised, but the bleeding had stopped and their daughter was safe. She stayed for a few days but was given very strict instructions to stay in bed and take it easy. This means no sex, minimal walking, and a stress test every other day. Wilder and Macie are working from home and they have Keith in the office to make sure all is well there. I go in once a week but I am also helping from my laptop so Wilder and Macie can spend their time resting without stress.
“Bored and horny,” I laugh. “Macie wants to help Wilder, but Wilder refuses to let her do anything to him. He is determined to make her relax.”
“I think they will survive without sex for a few months,” Jett chuckles.
“I’ll steal her when Macie and Wilder let me get close enough. That way they can sleep, shower, and fuck,” I say.
“Now you just need to get pregnant.” Jett grins.
“She refuses to take a test,” Levi says.
“What?” Jett says. “Are you late?”
“Three weeks late to be precise, but she is in denial,” Levi explains.
“I am not in denial. I have no symptoms,” I say.
“Macie didn’t have symptoms either,” Levi counters.
“Yeah, but…”
“Go buy the damn test,” Jett says. “Go see Macie, take the test, and celebrate with them. I will take Levi and celebrate. Then, you two can celebrate tonight when there isn’t a chance of someone walking in on you.”
“Bossy,” I frown.
“Hormonal,” he teases.
“Asshole.” I laugh and he grins at me.
“Go, baby. Go get a test and go see Macie. The only reason you haven’t done it is because you promised Macie you’d take it with her, but you don’t want to bother her.”
“I was going to get a test the day after her accident but… I just didn’t want to add any stress to anyone,” I admit.
“Baby, you are in denial. You are emotional, your breasts are bigger and more sensitive, you are always complaining about feeling bloated. Remember, I was there when Charlotte was pregnant. Macie had similar symptoms and neither had morning sickness either beyond nausea. You’re pregnant, Arden. I know your body and I can see the changes. Go get a test. Okay?”
“Fine,” I say with a frown.
“I’ll do this meeting for the next case and make Jett take notes. Just go take the afternoon and see Macie,” Levi says, kissing me.
“I still haven’t got an email,” I say.
“That’s fine. It took me four days to get the email,” Levi tells me. “It’s been one day. You’ll get the email and you’ll be certified.”
“Okay. Okay. I’ll go,” I say. “I’m also going to get Macie and Wilder lunch while I’m out.”
