Page 100 of Somebody's Watching Me
“Uh, hello.” Samuel waved a hand in front of the phone. “Can we not talk abo—“
“Don’t be nervous. You’re in for a good time,” Jamison assured her as Evie and Lenora nodded. “Large and in charge men like Rowan know what they’re working with. It took me a few rounds to get used to Liam, but even in the beginning it was AH-mazing.”
“You guys know I’m here, right?” Samuel asked, his volume rising. “Like, I am right here.”
Lenora smirked, totally ignoring Samuel. “The good lord above and below blessed Selah. He can do—“
“And that’s enough for me. I’m leaving.” Samuel’s face disappeared from the screen. “Do not talk about my dick, Evangeline.”
Evie squealed as if being tickled. “But it’s my favorite topic of conversation.”
While her sister continued to laugh over whatever Samuel was doing, Jamison propped the phone on the vanity. “How did we all get so lucky in the penis department with our men?”
“Because after all the crap we’ve been through, the very least the universe could do was swing a couple of large wieners our way,” Annabeth replied with a shrug. “That’s my theory.”
Lenora agreed with a grin. “I wouldn’t have married into this crazy family if Selah hadn’t been well equipped.”
“And what was that comment aboutourmen?“ Evie shushed her husband. “Where do we stand with Liam? Are we screwing him or saying screw him?”
Her sister remained upset over what went down on the lawn, and had been texting Liam threatening messages like,watch your back, lizard boy.
“Screwing him.”
“Damn it, Jamison.” Evie settled back to shove more popcorn in her mouth. “But that’s fine, I guess. Get it out of your system.”
She tried to sit at her desk, but the dress deemed the chair too low, and she was forced to stand. “What if I can’t get him out of my system?”
Evie’s face swarmed the screen. “What?”
Taking a deep breath, Jamison decided to let the truth be known. “I want to see if we can work things out.”
No one said anything for a handful of seconds. Samuel returned to lie next to Evie so he could hear, while Lenora didn’t look the least bit surprised. Neither did Annabeth, who only muttered, “About time.”
“Are you sure this isn’t coming from seeing him working with Izzy?” Evie asked. “Abe said she’s hot.”
“It isn’t.”
Sadness pinched Evie’s features. “But I thought you wanted a family?” A huge burp erupted out of her mouth, and unfazed, she continued. “To be pregnant one day?”
“And become a burping freak like yourself?”
“That was unfortunate timing, is all.”
“Are you going to give me a pregnancy fart as an encore?”
“We should’ve beat you up more when you were a kid.”
“I love him.” It felt good saying it instead of trying to bottle it up. “I love him, and I can’t stop. If we have kids, if we don’t have kids, does it really matter?”
“It matters if you’re giving up something you want.” Annabeth came over and hugged her from behind. “Tell her I’m right, Evie.”
Her sister dropped more popcorn in her mouth. “No, I’m not going to do that.”
Jamison thought she might laugh if her body could expand in the dress long enough to do so. Honestly, she hoped Liam would take one look and tear the thing off her. No need for seduction, just rip it off so she could breathe.
“You’re passing on an opportunity to lecture me?”
“I am.”
