Page 79 of The Wife Situation

Lexi snorts.

I meet her eyes, leaning in to whisper, “You’re encouraging him.”

Connor looks up at her and pushes off of me, crawling to Lexi and plopping onto her lap.

“Uh, hi.” She readjusts herself to support him better so he doesn’t fall.

Connor reaches forward and runs his fingers through her hair.

“You should be glad I just washed his hands. Otherwise, you’d have sticky fingers to deal with.”

“I appreciate that,” she says. “Connor Calloway, you’re adorable.”

“Runs in the family,” I mutter, watching her be so gentle while asking him questions.

He’s as mesmerized by her as I am. I lean against the couch, noticing how patient she is.

“Mine.” Connor pokes her shoulder.

I laugh, placing my hand on Lexi’s back. “No, she’s mine.”

He shakes his head. “Lex. Mine.”

I chuckle when he decides to shorten her name, and she glances at me because I’ve tried it too.

“Lexi,” she corrects.

“Lexi,” he repeats, grinning. He nods and then looks at me. “Mine.”

“Connor, she’s going to be my wife. Did you know that?”

A hint of blush touches her cheeks.

“No,” he says, pointing his finger at me sternly.

“Actually,yes.” It takes strength not to laugh as he wiggles from her and sprints across the room toward a few toys he was dropped off with. He grabs a truck and bolts back toward us, handing it to her. “I like this.”

“Oh, me too.” She turns it over, studying it. “Hmm, 1950-ish Ford F1. You can tell because of the front fender.” She points to the front of it.

He stares at her and gasps like she told him the most important fact of his life. “Wow.”

“Wow indeed.” My phone buzzes before I can say anything else, and I unlock it.

Anna

Be there in five minutes.

Easton

No problem.

I shove it into my pocket, bringing my attention back to them. Lexi shares more truck facts, and he listens to every word.

“Do you have a puppy?” he asks.

Lexi laughs and shakes her head. “No. Do you?”

“He doesn’t because his mother won’t allow it,” I explain.

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