Series: The Laws of Opposite Attract Series by Vi Keeland
Total pages in book: 107
Estimated words: 105253 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105253 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 526(@200wpm)___ 421(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
“Nope. It’s all ours. Well, ours and the bank’s. I only have half the money to put down.”
“Jesus Christ, Dev. I was going to put down half too! I guess together we can buy it outright. Our two halves make a whole.”
Devyn’s mouth dropped open as she reached for her belly. “Oh my God. The baby moved. Owen, hurry. Give me your hand.”
I reached out to hold Devyn’s belly. After a few seconds, I felt a distinct movement. It wasn’t so much a kick, but more like a small ball rolling from left to right. My eyes widened. “Holy shit! I feel it.”
“I think she’s pissed again.”
“Because of the Oreos?”
“No, because you said our two halves make a whole. Our two halves make three!”
EPILOGUE
Owen
Six Months Later
“Did you see that?” Devyn asked.
We’d just left the apartment building after a quick visit with Colby and Billie. Devyn, Heath, Hannah, and I were packed into my car, and I’d spotted Brayden while we were stopped at the last light. He wasn’t alone.
“I sure did,” I said as the traffic started moving again. “He obviously didn’t see us.”
Brayden had a woman pinned against the wall of a building at the end of the block. They were kissing, oblivious to the world around them. I’d gotten a quick look at her when he pulled back. She looked a little older than him, although I couldn’t be sure. Maybe that was my imagination, based on the comment he’d made once about women his own age not being mature enough.
“He hasn’t mentioned that he’s been seeing anyone,” I said. “But with him, that’s no surprise.”
“We should’ve honked.” Devyn laughed.
“I doubt he would’ve noticed. He seemed pretty into her.”
“I got them kissing on camera,” Heath called from the backseat.
“Don’t post anything online!” Devyn scolded.
“I won’t. But I can use it as leverage the next time I need some cash. Brayden is good for that, right?”
“Too bad it wasn’t Holden,” Hannah chimed in. “I wouldn’t have minded watching him kiss like that!”
Devyn chuckled and rolled her eyes. “You’re a lost cause, sis.”
Life had been good these past months. Devyn and I had kept busy decorating our new home and getting it ready for the baby, though we’d opted not to find out the gender. Somehow we both knew we were having a girl.
Our relationship with her siblings had only grown stronger, despite the fact that they weren’t living with us. After completing her required classes and months of family counseling, Vera had been granted custody of Heath and Hannah again, but Devyn and I never let them out of our sight for too long. Half the time, they were hanging out at our house anyway.
Things had been smooth overall. Maybe a little too smooth. And if I’d thought spotting Brayden making out against the wall outside the building was the most interesting thing that happened today, I was sorely mistaken.
It was getting dark out. The four of us were supposed to be going straight to a dinner at the home of one of my work colleagues in Connecticut tonight. But twenty minutes into our drive on the highway, we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic.
In the midst of the standstill, Devyn turned to me. “Uh-oh.”
My eyes widened. “What’s wrong?”
She looked down. “I think my water just broke.”
“Are you sure you didn’t pee a little? You said that’s been happening lately.”
“Ew…” Heath grunted from the backseat.
“I’m positive it’s not that,” Devyn said, holding her stomach. “This is different. It’s a lot more.”
Devyn was past her due date, already scheduled to be induced in a couple of days.
This isn’t good.
“We need to turn back toward the City and go straight to the hospital,” she urged.
A rush of adrenaline shot through me. “Traffic isn’t budging even a little.” I started to sweat as we remained stuck in a sea of cars.
A few minutes later, Devyn leaned her head against the back of her seat. Her breathing became labored.
I grabbed her hand. “What’s happening?”
“This doesn’t feel right.” She panted.
My heart raced. “What do you mean?”
“I’m feeling a lot of pressure. It came on all of a sudden.”
“What kind of pressure?”
“Like I have to push.”
Hannah gasped as Heath said, “Oh crap!”
I reached for my phone. “I’m calling an ambulance.”
The dispatcher picked up. “Nine-one-one, what’s your—”
“My fiancée is in labor! We’re stuck in traffic on ninety-five north just past the Darien exit. I need you to send help right away.”
The woman got some information from us and assured me that an ambulance would be headed our way. She offered to stay on the line just in case we needed her, so I kept the phone in speaker mode.
“I’m scared,” Devyn breathed.
As much as I was shitting a brick right now, I needed to be calm for her. “Don’t worry, baby. We’re going to get you out of here.”
“Is she gonna have the baby in the car?” Hannah asked.