Page 132 of Callahan

“I got him!”

I stopped unbuckling my son and went to the trunk to retrieve the bag with the gourmet cheeses I’d bought from the deli section at Publix. They were supposed to pair nicely with the bottles of blueberry wine I’d also gotten at the supermarket.

Adam greeted me with a kiss on the cheek, then removed Conor from his seat.

“Hey, buddy! Did you miss me? Because I sure have missed you!”

“He must, since he did not want to go back to sleep after his three o’clock feeding this morning.”

“That’s funny. I woke up at three minutes after three and seriously considered going to your apartment.”

“Boy, that would have been the talk of the town this morning.”

He studied me for a second before asking, “What would you have done if I’d shown up?”

“What do you mean?”

“Would you have answered the door?”

“Not in a teddy, but yeah, of course I would have.”

I’d have been naked.

“What?”

Oh, shit. Did I say that out loud?

“I’m just kidding. Although,” I said with a flirty grin. “Showing up on my doorstep at three a.m. would give the impression you wouldn’t be opposed if I answered the door in my birthday suit.”

“That’s why I didn’t come.”

Ouch.

Shutdown and I hadn’t even gotten in the door.

I slammed the trunk shut and replied with a curt, “Message received, Officer Callahan,” then headed toward the house.

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Adam

I closed my eyes and cursed under my breath before starting after her.

“That came out wrong. I meant I didn’t want to give you the wrong impression, not that I wouldn’t want you to answer the door naked.”

Her eyebrows shot up.

Fuck!

“Wait. That’s not what I meant either.” I let out a frustrated sigh. “Can we please go inside and forget about the last five minutes?”

“Let’s. I found the blueberry wine Alan asked for, and I want to try it.”

I felt my brows crease.

“Are you supposed to drink while you’re breastfeeding?”

“As long as I wait two hours per drink to let my body metabolize the alcohol. I pumped enough today that he’ll be fine if I don’t nurse until tomorrow. And I’ll pump and dump to be extra safe.”

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