Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
I chuckled and replied, “Thanks, Angie. As fun as this is playing catch-up, I need a damn beer to celebrate the Sox’s winning!”
Wes slapped my back. “Hell to the yes.”
When we walked into Flanagan’s, the Irish pub Preston owned, I almost bumped into Rory. She was standing there, frozen.
“What’s wrong?”
She slowly shook her head. “She’s…I can’t even say it…she’s wearing…N-new…York…Yankees!”
My gaze followed hers to see Harmony rocking Presley. She was decked out in her normal New York Yankee attire. The only Sox item she had on was a baseball cap that Preston insisted she had to wear if she was going to be in the pub on a game day.
Wrapping my arms around Rory, I kissed right under her ear. “If I didn’t love Harmony so much, I would have insisted my brother never marry a Yankee fan. But trust me, she’ll win you over and you’ll learn to ignore it. Especially when she starts talking about how great the Yankees are.”
Rory gasped. “That’s blasphemy!”
I laughed and spun her around. Leaning down, I quickly kissed her. “That’s why I love you.”
Rory
Waiting for the perfect moment
My heart dropped and I was pretty sure I stopped breathing when Finn uttered the L word. I prayed like hell he hadn’t seen my reaction. Although I was positive it was more of a slip of the tongue than anything. It still rocked my world. In a good way.
A very good way.
“Rory!” Harmony called out. With a smile I made my way over to her, trying not to be put off by the Yankee garbage she had on.
“What are you wearing, Harmony?”
She glanced down and giggled. “I’m a Yankees fan.”
The entire bar erupted in boos as Harmony rolled her eyes. “It’s a good thing Presley sleeps through all of this noise.”
I gazed down at the sleeping baby. “She’s beautiful, Harmony.”
“Thank you! Do you want to hold her?”
My head snapped up in a state of shock. “W-what?”
The look on Harmony’s face was one of amusement. She could tell I was freaked out by the idea of holding Presley. “Rory! Have you never held a baby before?”
My head shook as I glanced back down to the tiny little angel. “She looks so…peaceful.”
Harmony sighed. “Trust me, you wouldn’t think that at two in the morning when she’s screaming at the top of her lungs to eat.”
With a chuckle, I looked back at Harmony and chewed on my lip. “What if I drop her?”
She rolled her eyes. “You won’t. Trust me. Besides, my arms could really use the break.”
“Oh! Well yes, let me take her so you can stretch your arms.”
I reached out and took in a deep breath as Harmony gently and expertly placed Presley in my arms. A rush of some unknown desire raced through my body. My chest squeezed as I leaned down and took in a deep breath. “She smells like heaven.”
Harmony grinned from ear to ear. “Isn’t she perfect? I love her so much. And the way Preston is with her, it’s such a turn-on to watch him when he’s holding or changing her, and the way he talks to her when she’s feeding.” Harmony fanned herself. “Is it getting hot in here?”
My cheeks heated, and I couldn’t help but glance over at Preston. I wasn’t sure what their mother ate and drank while pregnant, but she’d turned out some drop-dead gorgeous guys, with hearts of gold. And Angela was beyond breathtaking. Besides that, it was clear there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for her brothers.
Scanning the area, my eyes landed on Finn’s across the room. He was watching me intently. When he smiled, my heart skittered. Heat pooled in my lower stomach the moment he winked at me.
“Be careful—I see the way you’re looking at Finn. Of course, unless you want to practice for baby making.”
Dragging my eyes off Finn, I turned to Harmony and laughed. “That would be hard to do, since we haven’t slept together yet.”
Her mouth fell and she shook her head quickly. “Wait. Come again?”
I shrugged.
“You guys haven’t slept together yet?” Harmony asked.
“Nope.”
Harmony’s eyes widened in surprise before she quickly searched the room. “Angie! Meeting in the office. Right away!”
Angie came rushing over. “What? What’s wrong?”
The next thing I knew, I was being rushed into the office and told to sit down in the chair. I did, and quickly got lost in the beautiful moment of holding Presley. Harmony and Angie were babbling on about something, but I was too busy admiring the angel in my arms to pay any attention to them.
“What?” Angie cried out, causing me to jump and Presley to make a few little noises and stretch before she settled back into her slumber.
I glanced up, and my head pulled back in surprise as the two of them stared at me with stunned expressions.
“Am…am I holding her wrong?” I asked.