Page 44 of Valentine's Daddy To Go
That’s my man. Always doing the most.
“Okay, let’s go,” Nash motions with his head. I follow him out to the dining room, and we find Amy and Colt laughing while sipping on their wine. Amy’s laugh is a lot bigger than Colt’s, but it not hard to see that he is enamored with her.
It brings back that question I had on my mind earlier. The one about me and Nash, and our future.
I take a deep breath, not wanting to make myself all worried and sad. Not when my best friend in the whole world is here.
“Dinner’s ready!” I announce. Amy looks at the food we have in our arms.
“Is that gnocchi?” she asks, eyes wide.
“It is,” I answer.
“Oooh, my favorite. You treat me so well,” she groans before grabbing on to my cheeks and kissing my forehead. “Jesus! Let me help you. I don’t want you to strain yourself,” she says while taking the pasta from me. It is helpful, and I know she wants to be the first to get some on her plate.
I put the salad down, and Nash puts down what he has in his hands. Amy places the gnocchi bowl right by the seat she plants her butt in.
“I’m ready if you guys are ready.” She smiles up at us, and the rest of the group take our seats around the table. Amy goes for the gnocchi first, as expected, and everyone else starts to load up their plates. We pass around the food until everyone is satisfied.
“I hope you like the food, guys. The cook and I did our best to make something yummy,” I say with a smile.
“It’s delicious,” Amy reassures me. We all start eating. It’s quiet for a few moments as knives and forks come into contact with plates.
“Oh, it’s so good, Nell. You did a great job!” Amy smiles at me.
“Yeah, it’s amazing,” Colt compliments.
“Thanks, guys. I’m so happy you like it.”
“Good work, baby,” Nash whispers to me. I secretly smile, most pleased that Nash is so happy. He works hard to make sure I’m comfortable, and I want to do what I can to return the favor.
“Sorry to just throw this out there randomly but can you guys believe how coincidental this all is? I just think it’s the universe throwing some good vibes back at us.” Colt smiles at my best friend. “Amy’s been getting me on this spiritual, astrology kick,” he adds. “She did my chart the other day. I barely understood it, but apparently, it all makes sense.”
“It does! You’re a little aloof, but not mean or anything. Unless you have to be. Also, it had a lot of markers when it came to your business.”
“Jaybird?” Nash interjects with his eyebrows raised.
“Yes, Jaybird. Colt is an amazing co-owner, right?” Amy giggles.
“He is.”
“Youbothare. It’s written in the stars. It’s so cool that you guys get to work with motorcycles. And Nash, I can’t believe you got Nellie to ride one. She’s always been deathly afraid of them.” I flinch a little bit because I never told Nash how deep my fear of bikes went.
“Deathly afraid, huh?” he turns to me and asks.
“Oh!” Amy semi covers her mouth in surprise. “You didn’t tell him, did you?”
I shake my head.
“Does that mean just coming into Jaybird is like a horror movie for you?” Colt jokes.
“No,” I giggle. “I canbearound bikes. It was more having to ride one that freaked me out. I mean, it used to anyway. I had a run-in with a bike when I was younger, but ever since that first ride with Nash, I haven’t been as jumpy about being on a bike.”
“The night that started it all,” Amy comments.
“Yeah, the night,” I echo, looking over at Nash. He’s taking a sip of his wine, looking at me with that unreadable expression he sometimes gets.
“You guys have absolutely no idea how much I love my new life,” Amy proclaims. “I thought I was living my best life before, but being at Colt’s back and call is my true passion.” Amy looks over at him and smiles. “I’ve never been more satisfied with absolutely everything.”
