Page 177 of Beyond the Blue Horizon
His trust.
His belief.
For him to tell me that we were more than the sorrows scattered between us. More than the baggage that we both dragged behind us.
Because I knew I was so close to giving him all of myself.
And after last night, I didn’t know where he and I stood. If him walking out had been an ending to something that had just begun—a blossoming of new life.
My chest pressed full with the hope of it.
God, I really was a fool.
Raven
Details, please! That boy has it bad.
Charleigh
I’ve never seen him like he was Friday night. Foaming at the mouth.
Raven
Hello, Piper Poo, you sexy bitch. I know you’re there. Give us all the dirty deets. Wait, no, save them for in person. I want to see your expression when you fess it up.
Charleigh
You can’t break Nolan’s heart. He can’t wait to meet Finn. He’s already packed a bunch of different toys for him to play with.
Emery
Maci cannot stop asking about meeting him, either. And I have to admit, I’m excited, too. I haven’t been around a super little in so long!
Charleigh
Gah. Baby cheeks. I’m going to need all the kisses.
Raven
We’re going to have two babies now. What is this amazing life?
They were talking about us like we’d become a permanent fixture in their family.
My spirit thrashed.
So desperately wanting to be a part of something so beautiful.
“You going to stare at that thing all day or cover that potato salad and take it to your party?”
A yelp ripped out of me at the voice that hit me from out of nowhere. I must have jumped three feet in the air.
Gasping, my hand flew to my chest as I whirled toward Nelly who was looking at me with her brow quirked for the sky. “My, my, you’re a jumpy thing.”
I scowled at her. “That’s because you scared the crap out of me. Why are you sneaking up on me like that?”
Incredulity filled her features. “Snuck up on you? I just waddled my way from the bedroom, all the way across the living room, and into the kitchen in plain sight while you just stood there chewing your nails down to the nubs with your potato salad half done.”
I glanced down to the big bowl that I’d been working on for the last two hours. “It’s finished. I just need to wrap it.”
