Chapter 13

Genevieve

“So now I’mjust waiting for Ginny to find a man so we can get knocked up together.” My sister stares at Barrett, making sure he’s picking up what she’s putting down.
“I can’t believe you just said that,” I groan as I bury my face in my hands. Luckily Barrett laughs beside me, so maybe he thinks it’s a joke.
“I’m not joking.” My sister’s face is a serious as can be.
I should have seen this coming when I knew they were staying for dinner. Leave it to my sister to cut right to the chase. It’s probably how she ended up married so fast. Once her mind is set on something, there’s no stopping it. God, I love her, but right now I want to choke her. Or shove a slice of pizza in her mouth. I’m going to murder her when we’re all alone. I know Barrett made the offhand comment when we were on the swing, but holy cow, my sister is going to scare him off.
“I’ve always wanted a big family.” Barrett leans back, putting his arm on the back of my chair. I feel his thumb stroke my shoulder.
“Us too. What if we both had twins, Ginny!” Gabi wiggles in her seat excitedly.
I try and keep my mind from roaming to the things Barrett would have to do to me to get me pregnant. His gentle touch against my back isn't helping. And how can such a simple touch feel so erotic? Now I’m trying not to wiggle in my seat.
Neal sits there staring at his wife like he always does. I watch him lean over and kiss her neck before whispering something in her ear.
“I’m not embarrassing them,” Gabi blurts out, looking at Neal like he’s the crazy one.
I showed Gabi and Neal around the house, letting them see the things Barrett had done. Barrett stayed in the kitchen and set the table, so Gabi immediately started peppering me with questions about him. Then when we all sat down for dinner she asked him a million questions about his life and background. I enjoyed learning about him until somehow everything shifted to babies. I really shouldn't be surprised because my sister has baby fever, so naturally everything goes back to that.
“Not at all,” Barrett says, and I peek over at him to see he's smiling.
“Careful or she’ll start planning our wedding,” I joke, but Barrett shrugs as if to say, Have at it.
I lick my lips, unable to pull my eyes away from him. He winks at me as my sister goes back to all her questions.
I try to listen, but my thoughts drift to his lips on mine and his heavy body pressed against me. I’d never been so turned on in my whole life, and I shift in my chair when my arousal becomes too much.
“We’ll all go together. Right, Ginny?” At the sound of my name, I pull my eyes from Barrett's to Gabi, and I notice everyone is staring at me.
“What?” I’ve completely missed whatever it was she was saying.
“That we can all go to the fair together this weekend.”
“We’d love to,” Barrett answers for me.
“Yay. It’s like a double date. We haven't done that since…” She stops talking when she realizes Neal and Barrett are in the room with us then rolls her eyes. “It was a disaster. No need to get jealous. Ginny almost killed the poor boy.”
“Gabi,” I warn her to keep her mouth shut.
I didn’t almost kill him. The car, that I accidentally tripped him in front of, almost killed him. Luckily, he only ended up with a broken arm and some scratches on his face. He never did call me back even though I said I was sorry five million times. How was I supposed to know he was allergic to peanuts when I sent the apology cookies that put him back in the hospital a few days later?
“Maybe we should warn Barrett about all the accidents that happen to the men around you. So he can be on the lookout,” she deadpans before she bursts into laughter.
“I have to say, I’ve enjoyed all the accidents so far,” Barrett teases back. Yeah, because they all end with me half naked. He leans over and nibbles my neck. “You don’t agree?”
All thoughts leave my head when his lips touch my neck.
“We should go.” Gabi jumps up from her chair. Maybe she’s already pregnant and her hormones are making her crazy, because she’s acting like a nut.
I don’t try and stop her because I want to be alone with Barrett and possibly go back out to the swing. I stand up as Gabi and Neal come around and we all says our goodbyes. “I’ll call you tomorrow about the fair,” Gabi says before she and Neal head off.
“She thinks if she leaves we might make a baby,” I say, trying to poke fun at all the things my sister was saying tonight over dinner.
“Is that so?” he says slowly as he leans against the counter and looks me up and down. “And what is it you want to do?”
I’m not sure if he’s talking about babies or what we should do right now. I really don’t want him to leave, and as much as the idea of having a cute squishy baby with Barrett gets all my hormones going, I’m not ready to scare him off.
“We could go back to the swing.”
He reaches for me and I slide my hand into his. Our fingers lock together, and the feel of his rough hands against mine is igniting something inside me.
“Or I could show you what I did in your bedroom.” He pulls me closer to him so that our bodies are pressed together.
“You did something in my room?” I have to look up to see in his eyes. I keep forgetting just how big he is. And not just tall but wide, too. His body was made to build houses.
“Yeah, the bedroom.” His words are low and inviting.
I’m not sure if this is a play to end up in bed or to really show me what he’s done in my bedroom. Either way, I’m in.
“Okay,” I breathe.
He leans down, and his mouth brushes against mine for a soft kiss. I close my eyes to deepen it, but then let out a squeal of laughter when I’m scooped up in his arms. I hear his own laughter as he takes the stairs two at a time, carrying me like I weigh nothing more than a feather.