Page 99 of Dangerous Encore
I shrug like I'm not incredibly aware of how much this is showing in myexpression.
"You insisted on thisdinner."
"Idid."
"Three days after yougothome."
"Yourpoint?"
"Usually, it takes a week for you to drag yourself outofbed."
"Maybe."Absolutely.
"You'vegotnews."
"Shut the fuck up. I've gotnothing."
He chuckles. "Bignews."
I don't even bother shrugging. I can't pullitoff.
He stares into my eyes like he's staring into my soul. Fuck, he really is too good atthisshit.
"Big news. But you have to fucking wait." My gaze shifts to Bella. She and Piper are still talking about something, still laughing, still smiling. She's happy right now, even if she's anxious. And that pushes my nerves aside enough that I can fuckingthink.
Kit chuckles. "You're so fullofshit."
"AmI?"
"Yeah." He pushes a mass of curly hair from his eyes. "You want totellme."
"DoI?"
"Yeah. You're fucking dying to tell me. It's killing you, nottellingme."
"You flatteryourself."
"Evenso."
"I…" I stare back into his eyes. They really are earnest. Piper always accuses him of having sad, pretty eyes. I can't say I disagree. There's something about that expression of his that begs you to confess everything you'reholdingonto.
"You…"
"Bella ispregnant."
His eyes light up. "And you'regonna—"
"Yeah."
"Fuck, that's great." Kit pulls me into a hug and pats me on the back. "Congrats.Really."
"Thanks."
He pulls back. "Joel Young,familyman."
Inod.
"Fathertobe."
