Unexpected Lovers (25 page)

“I don’t know, sis. Maybe.”

“You should come up for a visit.” Terror crossed Laura’s face, and Whitney felt like hell. “I’m sorry, Laura. I shouldn’t have suggested that.”

“No. It’s okay. I need to face my fears at some point, but not yet. After the baby is born. I shouldn’t be traveling too far anyway. This little guy will be making his debut soon.”

“I’ll you what. Come up for Memorial Day. We’ll have a party at the house and invite some of Ryan and Brett’s friends. We’ll invite the whole family. We’ve got room, right, Brett?” she asked, glancing at his face. He nodded and smiled as their gazes met. “See?”

Laura laughed and wiped her cheeks. “All right. Memorial Day, then.”

Epilogue

The party was in full swing as Whitney watched from the corner, sipping her soda. Her whole family had come up to Flagstaff for the holiday, and she silently hoped Laura might find a nice guy in the bunch of friends they’d invited. Her gaze found Drew and Melissa, Brett and Ryan’s cousins. They’d come up from Phoenix with their new baby, and Whitney loved it. It gave her a chance to practice. Having all of them here for the holidays meant the world to her, and hopefully later, she would be able to share her good news with them.

She smiled when she noticed her sister talking to the baby-faced Cale from the rescue crew.
He’s such a nice guy. I hope they can find something in common.
Tipping her head to the side, she noticed another set of eyes focused on the couple. Joshua. Ryan had introduced her to the sexy man tonight, and she couldn’t help but be happy about the way he looked at Laura. Interest shone in his green eyes while he stood braced against the bar.

“What’s the sly grin for, princess?” Ryan asked, nuzzling her ear with his nose when he came up behind her.

“Grin? Me?”

“Are you playing matchmaker?”

“Nope. I’m letting nature takes its course.”

He lifted his head and glanced at the couple in the corner. “Maybe.” Turning his attention back to her, he said, “Think we can sneak off for a while?”

She sipped her drink again and looked up through her eyelashes. “Once today wasn’t enough?”

“I could make love to you every day for the rest of our lives, and it would never be enough with you.”

“Well, you’ll have to keep that thought in mind and wait for our family and friends to settle in for the night or head home.”

“Damn,” he grumbled, and she grinned.

Another warm set of hands settled around her waist from behind.

“No sneaking off without me,” Brett murmured against her bare shoulder.

“You two. What am I going to do with you?”

“Love us until the end of time,” Ryan said.

“That I can do,” she whispered and then turned to face them. “We need a minute alone. Follow me.”

Grasping one of each man’s hands in each of hers, she led them into the kitchen.

“What’s up, princess?”

She chewed her bottom lip. “Okay. I know we didn’t really talk about this, but we really didn’t do anything to prevent it either.”

“Whit?” Brett asked, a worried look in his eyes.

With a forced exhaled, she plunged in with both feet. “I’m pregnant.”

“You’re what?” Ryan whispered.

“Pregnant. You know. Going to have a baby?”

Brett grabbed her in a huge hug and swung her around in circle, whooping excitedly as her family grew silent from the living room. When he finally put her down, he kissed her soundly on the mouth and then Ryan turned her toward him with a big grin on his face.

“A baby?”

“Yes, Ryan, a baby.”

He wrapped both arms around her and pulled her tight against his chest. When he finally let her out of his embrace, she stood between her two men and faced her family. Tears streamed down her cheeks when she looked first at Brett, and then at Ryan.

“We’re going to have a baby!”

THE END

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