Page 20 of His Virgin Woman
“Sure.”
“Did you get Carla pregnant on purpose when you were younger?”
The smile on Wade’s face didn’t change, so much as his eyebrows rose, and there was a conspiratory look on his face.
“Yeah, I did.You know this.It’s why we were pregnant before we were at prom.I knew the moment I saw Carla, she was going to be my wife.”
“You did?”
“Fuck, yeah.I wasn’t going to wait around and let her think I didn’t want her.I know some men like to fuck around and think there are plenty of fish in the sea.Not me.I was happy with my fish.”
Shae nodded.
“Question is, are you happy with your fish?”Wade asked.
“Stopping calling women fish,” Shae said.
“Okay, what do you want to call them?”
He shook his head.“Nothing.”
“You know, I’ve not seen you like this in quite some time.Peyton getting under that skin of yours?”
“She’s there,” he said.“I don’t want to let her go.”
“Then don’t.”
“She thinks this has a limit,” he said.
Wade sighed and clasped his hands together as he leaned across the bar.“She does, and who told her there was a limit?”
He looked toward Wade, and was not about to tell him his business.Wade did not need to know he had blackmailed Peyton to be with him, in order to keep her sister alive.He didn’t need to know that Peyton had bargained her virginity for him to keep Lily-May away from her.
The men he had sent to keep an eye on Lily-May informed him that she got a job at a strip club and was still doing drugs.That woman was never going to learn.He randomly sent out guys to make sure she wasn’t causing any trouble.
“Your point?”
“Look, if you’re looking for forever with your girl, then tell her.I’ve been happily married since we were eighteen, and you know Carla has been my girl since before then.I’m a happy guy.Sometimes, Shae, you just got to be straight with the woman you love.”
Shae looked toward the time and saw it was getting closer to six.“You tell anyone about this conversation, I’ll fucking kill you.”
Wade threw his head back and laughed.“Yeah, like I am going to do that.Seriously, dude, we’re buddies.”
Leaving the bar, Shae climbed into his truck, pulled out of the parking lot, and headed into town.
Fort had gone all out in terms of October decorations.There were pumpkins, ghosts, vampires, witches, bats, Frankensteins, and everything else that went bump in the night.He had already seen the treats Peyton had cooked up.Pumpkin iced donuts with Halloween sprinkles.Chocolate cookies with edible eyes.Cupcakes and cookies with all kinds of spooky decorations.Leah was still loving the job, and she had survived her week.
Looking into the shop, which was still aglow, he saw the two women, but he only had eyes for Peyton.She was everything.
He didn’t have to wait long, and he watched as Leah took the boxes of cookies.She hugged Peyton, then headed in the direction of the elderly home.He climbed out of his truck and helped Peyton inside.
“We’re not taking them?”
“No, Leah is going to visit her grandma, and she offered to take them.”He closed the truck door and rounded the vehicle.
The streets were busy.Some of the shops stayed open a little later, but Peyton always closed her door at five-thirty, giving her time to clean up and prepare for the next day.Tomorrow was Sunday, and it was the only day off she took.The last few Sundays, he had stuff to do at the ranch, and even though it was a day off, Peyton was constantly working on ideas for future events and recipe planning.
Driving back to the ranch, he glanced over at her and wondered if his baby was growing inside her right now.
