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He shook his head. "What am I going to do with you two?" He put his hand on my stomach and leaned toward me. His lips gently brushed against mine.
"This baby is making me insane."
"No." His breath was hot against my lips.
"I'm definitely insane."
"You're not insane. What would be insane is if you didn't kiss me back."
I laughed and stared into his eyes. "I'm so sorry."
"If you're apologizing for not kissing me, I don't accept your apology. There's only one way I'll forgive you."
The car pulled to a stop.
"Damn it," James said under his breath.
"It's fine. You couldn't possibly want me right now. I look like the entire Atlantic ocean." I gave him a chaste kiss.
His hand slid to my hip. "If anything you're more of a sexy, very slender river."
"Tell that to my ass."
"I'd be happy to." The car door opened and James sighed.
"Mrs. Hunter." William put his hand out for me as I undid my seatbelt. I grabbed William's hand and let him help me to my feet. I really did feel as big as the ocean.
"I'm holding you to that," James said as he joined me on the sidewalk. He wrapped his arm around my back. As we walked up to the restaurant his hand slowly slid down to my ass. He squeezed it despite the fact that we were not the only people on the sidewalk.
"James." I laughed and grabbed his hand, pulling it back to my waist.
He opened up the door for me with a grin. "After you."
I shook my head as I walked into the restaurant. "Daphne? Rob? Hi." I had not been expecting to see them. But it made sense. We came here together all the time. It was a Sunday morning after all.
Daphne smiled as she gave me a hug. "Glad to see you two made up."
"Me too," I said. "I'm so sorry about last night."
"It was just the hormones," Rob loudly whispered and then gave me a hug. "You're mean when you're angry. I did the whole pouty lip thing and everything." He did it again to remind me.
"I really am sorry."
"All is forgiven." He turned back to the hostess. "Actually, can we all just sit together if that's okay?"
The hostess smiled politely. "Of course. Right this way."
I was a little disappointed. I loved hanging out with Rob and Daphne, but the whole point of this breakfast was to have some alone time with James. I was even more disappointed as she lead us past the window seats where we usually sat. They were the best tables in the whole restaurant. And there were a few vacant tables for four. I was just about to say something to James when we stepped into the private room of the restaurant.
"Surprise!" everyone yelled.
My eyes landed on the banner strung along the wall. It read, "Welcome Hunter Babies!" I laughed and glanced at Daphne. "Did you know?"
She shook her head and glanced around the room. "I had no clue." She pointed to the banner. "But a joint baby shower was a really cute idea."
"Right?" said Rob. "Because they'll basically be twins." He gestured back and forth between Daphne and my bellies. "It was actually James' idea. Because obviously he agrees you're having a boy."
"Really?" I looked up at James.
He laughed. "No." He leaned closer to me. "I just figured kill two birds with one stone. Less things you need to do if you and Daphne had this together. More time spent resting in bed with me."
I looked up at him. "That's not a cute reason at all."
"No. I believe you know me well enough to know my ulterior motives." His voice had dropped an octave, the innuendo dripping from his words.
Something about the way he said it and the fact that we were in front of a crowded room made me press my thighs together. Maybe he really did see a sexy river instead of a gigantic ocean.
"Rob and I should get lost," said James. "I'll see you in a few hours."
"But..."
He smiled and pulled me in close. "I'll be hanging out with Rob down the street. Call me when you're ready to go home. Sorry about the white lie." He placed a peck against my lips.
"You owe me a romantic breakfast. Just the two of us."
"That I can do. Oh, and..." He grabbed my shoulders and turned me back to the party. Jen waved at me. "No need to call her now. Have fun." He kissed my temple and followed his brother out of the restaurant.
Sunday
"I kinda thought baby showers were only for the first baby," Daphne whispered.
I laughed. "Me too. But I guess our friends thought it would be fun to honor us all over again."
"You mean torture us?" She pushed the diaper with the Snickers bar away from her. "I'm about to change enough diapers as it is. Soph only just started using the toilet. I have a few months of freedom."
Jen sat down across from us and pulled the Snickers bar out of the diaper. "If only baby poop was this delicious." She took a bite of the candy.
"You do realize that makes it sound like you've tasted baby poop," I said.
"Don't be ridiculous. Are you guys ready for the next game?"
"That depends on what it is."
Jen sighed. "You're acting like you're not having fun."
"It's not that we're not having fun," Daphne said. "Just imagine doing all this crap with a huge stomach and feeling like you have to pee every five minutes. I'm so tired all the time. I thought I was walking into a brunch with Rob, not all this."
"You're acting completely ungrateful. I went out of my way to plan all this..."
"I knew you were behind this," I said cutting her off. "Jen, you didn't have to throw us a joint baby shower. We've both already had one of these."
"But I needed an excuse to come visit my sisters." She reached out and grabbed one of each of our hands. "I miss you guys. Skype sessions filled with snotty little kids aren't the same as girl time."
"I'm sure your nieces would very much appreciate your description of them," Daphne said.
She squeezed our hands and let go. "I'm sorry, but you know what I mean. It's hard living across the country and missing out on everything."
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