approached, Antonio could hear a low growl emanating from Ash’s chest.
“Dude,” Antonio said, “What’s with the angry dog impression?”
“What?” Ash barked at him. “You’re fucking nuts.”
“No,” Antonio differed, “you are growling. Stop it. And why?”
Ash looked at Elizabeth who just then turned to face the men. There was a cut on her head that had recently been stitched.
“Oh, I see,” Antonio said. “Hey, you go find out what happened and I will just stand here and look at the babies.”
Ash barely heard him as he stomped over to her. “Who did this?” he demanded. Ok, that was really smooth. Ash was pissed though. Someone had hurt her.
“Hello to you, too,” she smiled.
“Who hurt you?” he asked her.
“Oh this,” she said, raising a hand to her wound. “That would be me. I slammed my face in the car door this morning.”
“Then I shall rip the car to pieces. Mangle it beyond recognition. I will slay the beast that has caused you pain,” he said with a smile. What the fuck? He had been hanging around Antonio for too long.
Elizabeth laughed. “That is what I like about you guys,” she said. “You’re just so funny.”
“Seriously, though,” Ash said, “are you ok?”
“Yeah,” she told him. “Just a flesh wound. Your sister’s fiancé stitched me up.”
Ash nodded his approval.
“What are you doing here?” she asked.
“Baby watching,” Ash told her. “Antonio says it’s good for the soul.”
“I think it is too,” she admitted. “That’s why I’m here. They always make me feel better; like I am at peace when I am surrounded by so much new life.”
“Oh, come on already,” Antonio grumbled.
“What was that?” Ash asked over his shoulder.
“Nothing,” Antonio replied with his head leaning on the glass.
Ash looked at the wound. It really wasn’t bad. That led to looking into her eyes and then down at her lips. He wanted to kiss her, he realized. He raised his hand up from his side, toward her face. He could already feel the skin of her cheek in his palm. She leaned her head as if to accept the touch he was about to deliver. He wanted to touch her. He needed to touch her. Just another inch…
What the fuck was he doing, he thought as he put his hand back down and shoved it in his pocket. First, he was watching her, now he was thinking about touching her. What had gotten into him? He had no right to touch her and really, he had no right even talking to her.
“Well, we should go,” Ash said quietly. A loud thump came from behind him and Antonio groaned.
“Ok, see you around,” she replied.
Ash walked past Antonio, who had a red mark on his forehead, and left the hospital, posthaste. He was pretty sure that he heard Antonio grumbling something about an idiot as he went.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Leanne was admiring her wedding dress as it hung in her closet. She didn’t dare take the bag off it for fear that it would somehow get dirty. When her doorbell rang, she went to answer it immediately. On the other side of the door was Elizabeth.
“I’m so glad you came!” Leanne said, pulling Elizabeth into her home. “I have to show you!”
“Ok, ok,” Elizabeth laughed as Leanne pulled her by the hand. She led her into the bedroom where the closet door was wide open. Hanging on the rod was a white garment bag.
“It’s finally finished!” Leanne squealed.
“Well, let’s see it,” Elizabeth said.
Leanne carefully unzipped the bag and pulled it away from the dress. It was a full-length gown with a mermaid bodice. Tiny little sequins were sewn into the bodice and the skirting was full, billowing out from the rest of it.
Elizabeth admired the dress.
“Dude,” Antonio said, “What’s with the angry dog impression?”
“What?” Ash barked at him. “You’re fucking nuts.”
“No,” Antonio differed, “you are growling. Stop it. And why?”
Ash looked at Elizabeth who just then turned to face the men. There was a cut on her head that had recently been stitched.
“Oh, I see,” Antonio said. “Hey, you go find out what happened and I will just stand here and look at the babies.”
Ash barely heard him as he stomped over to her. “Who did this?” he demanded. Ok, that was really smooth. Ash was pissed though. Someone had hurt her.
“Hello to you, too,” she smiled.
“Who hurt you?” he asked her.
“Oh this,” she said, raising a hand to her wound. “That would be me. I slammed my face in the car door this morning.”
“Then I shall rip the car to pieces. Mangle it beyond recognition. I will slay the beast that has caused you pain,” he said with a smile. What the fuck? He had been hanging around Antonio for too long.
Elizabeth laughed. “That is what I like about you guys,” she said. “You’re just so funny.”
“Seriously, though,” Ash said, “are you ok?”
“Yeah,” she told him. “Just a flesh wound. Your sister’s fiancé stitched me up.”
Ash nodded his approval.
“What are you doing here?” she asked.
“Baby watching,” Ash told her. “Antonio says it’s good for the soul.”
“I think it is too,” she admitted. “That’s why I’m here. They always make me feel better; like I am at peace when I am surrounded by so much new life.”
“Oh, come on already,” Antonio grumbled.
“What was that?” Ash asked over his shoulder.
“Nothing,” Antonio replied with his head leaning on the glass.
Ash looked at the wound. It really wasn’t bad. That led to looking into her eyes and then down at her lips. He wanted to kiss her, he realized. He raised his hand up from his side, toward her face. He could already feel the skin of her cheek in his palm. She leaned her head as if to accept the touch he was about to deliver. He wanted to touch her. He needed to touch her. Just another inch…
What the fuck was he doing, he thought as he put his hand back down and shoved it in his pocket. First, he was watching her, now he was thinking about touching her. What had gotten into him? He had no right to touch her and really, he had no right even talking to her.
“Well, we should go,” Ash said quietly. A loud thump came from behind him and Antonio groaned.
“Ok, see you around,” she replied.
Ash walked past Antonio, who had a red mark on his forehead, and left the hospital, posthaste. He was pretty sure that he heard Antonio grumbling something about an idiot as he went.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Leanne was admiring her wedding dress as it hung in her closet. She didn’t dare take the bag off it for fear that it would somehow get dirty. When her doorbell rang, she went to answer it immediately. On the other side of the door was Elizabeth.
“I’m so glad you came!” Leanne said, pulling Elizabeth into her home. “I have to show you!”
“Ok, ok,” Elizabeth laughed as Leanne pulled her by the hand. She led her into the bedroom where the closet door was wide open. Hanging on the rod was a white garment bag.
“It’s finally finished!” Leanne squealed.
“Well, let’s see it,” Elizabeth said.
Leanne carefully unzipped the bag and pulled it away from the dress. It was a full-length gown with a mermaid bodice. Tiny little sequins were sewn into the bodice and the skirting was full, billowing out from the rest of it.
Elizabeth admired the dress.
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