Zane & Lucky's First Christmas (Forever Love, #5) by J. S. Cooper Page B

don’t know which way is up anymore.”
    “Take a deep breath, Lucky.” His voice was calm and soothing. “Remember that that boy loves you more than life itself. That’s all you need to remember. Everything else will be right as rain. It’ll work out. All you need to focus on is staying healthy for the babies. Me and Betty had no clue what to do when we got married and started having babies. In fact, I still don’t have a clue, but we got ourselves some mighty fine kids.”
    “Oh Sidney.” I laughed, feeling less overwhelmed. “You always know what to say to make me feel better.”
    “Cheer up, Buttercup. Life could be a lot worse.”
    “I know.” I smiled into the phone. “You wouldn’t know it from our conversation right now, but I’m really happy. Really, really happy.”
    “Good, that’s more like it.”
    “I need your help, Sidney.” I whispered, scared that Zane was going to walk into the room and catch me. “I really want to find the letter Zane’s mother wrote to him before she passed away. I want to give it to him as a wedding present.”
    “What a wonderful idea.” His voice was warm. “How can I help?”
    “I need the phone number for the detective that tracked down his mom for Noah.”
    “Sure, hold on. Talking about Noah, when are you guys coming over?”
    “We were just talking about that. I was hoping next week.”
    “That will work. Hold on, please, Lucky.” I heard Sidney place the phone down and I thought about what I had just told him. I hadn’t realized how badly stressed I was, until I had said everything to Sidney on the phone. I knew that I needed to talk to Zane about how I felt. ‘You still there?”
    “Yes, Sidney.”
    “Here’s the number. You tell him how important the letter is, you hear?” Sidney’s voice was gruff. “And be wary, Lucky, I know Zane seems strong, but he’s still just a man, a mere mortal like the rest of us. I have a feeling that this is a really trying time for him. So much has gone on in his life recently, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s trying to figure out how to cope with it all right now.”
    “Thanks, Sidney. I have thought about that. Me, Noah, the news about his mom, the babies. I’m sure it’s a lot of information for him to digest.”
    “It’s a lot of heady information. Better men than him have cracked under the pressure of everything. But, he’ll be fine.”
    “I hope so.”
    “I know so, he has you, Lucky. He has all he needs to get through it all. Now, I’m more worried about Noah.”
    “Noah?” I frowned. “Why?”
    “Because he doesn’t have a support system like you and Zane. He has Zane and he has me, and he has you. But he doesn’t have a life partner.”
    “Well, he kinda has Robin.”
    “Right now, his relationship with Robin is up in the air. That can go either way. She’s a good girl, but she has issues. I don’t know what’s going to happen there.”
    “Is that what you thought about me, Sidney?” I teased him.
    “No,” His voice was warm again. “I knew right away that you and Zane were made for each other. Any fool on Earth can see it.”
    “Aww, thanks, Sidney.”
    “Don’t thank me.” He laughed. “Thank God that you both found each other.”
    “I will. And I’ll send a prayer up that this detective can find Zane’s mom’s letter.”
    “That would be the best present he could receive.”
    “Thanks, Sidney. Can’t wait to see you next week.”
    “I can’t wait to see you both as well.” And with that he hung up. I lay back on the bed and burrowed my head in Zane’s pillow and breathed in his smell. How I delighted in his musky masculine scent, I swear that his smell alone could turn me on.
    “Missing me?” Zane opened the door and I stared up at him as he grinned at me.
    “No.” I blushed, embarrassed to have been caught devouring his pillow with my nose.
    “Liar.”
    “I don’t lie.”
    “What’s that, Pinocchio?”
    “Ass.”
    “I’m the ass, you