Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 25238 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 126(@200wpm)___ 101(@250wpm)___ 84(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25238 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 126(@200wpm)___ 101(@250wpm)___ 84(@300wpm)
I merely giggle again.
“Yes, but I won’t be doing that anytime soon because guess what?”
“What?” Ranger asks, taking the plate from my hand before taking a big bite of cake. “What’s going on, sweetheart?”
I giggle again.
“Well, I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive, so you’re going to be a daddy, Ranger!” I wink. “Aren’t you excited?”
My man looks so surprised that the cake almost falls out of his mouth, but then he sets his plate to one side before leaping up and spinning me around.
“Hell yeah! I’m going to be a father!” he bellows before leaning down to give me a kiss. “And you’re going to be the most wonderful mommy ever.”
I merely wink.
“It’s just the next phase in our crazy lives, Daddy-O,” I tease. “We have an insane life already, but trust me, this baby is going to ramp things up tenfold.”
My lover merely chuckles before leaning down to seize my mouth again.
“Tell me about it. But I’m ready, Syd, because I’ve wanted to be a father for a long time now, and this is the answer to my dreams.”
My gorgeous boyfriend leans to smooch me again and soon it becomes quite passionate, but that’s when I break away for a moment.
“Oh, so you remember my best friend, Clara, right?”
Ranger groans.
“No, no gossip,” he mock-complains. “Not now!”
I merely giggle.
“Stop, Ranger. You’ll want to hear this because it’s insane. You know Clara’s absolutely terrified of flying ever since she found out what happened with us, right? The hijacking and all?”
There’s an amused look in Ranger’s eyes as he shrugs those big shoulders a little.
“Okay, but? What’s the catch?”
I giggle again.
“Well, so Clara has been going to therapy about dealing with her fears, and I guess her therapist is one of those hippie-types who recommends “facing your fears,” “leaning in,” and that kind of bullshit. So Clara quit her job as a teacher and she’s now working as a flight attendant to confront her hang-ups head-on.”
Ranger looks stunned.
“Really?” he asks. “That seems a bit extreme.”
I nod.
“I know, right? But Clara and her therapist think that this is the best way to address her anxieties. Except now, things have gone off the rails because she’s gotten really into it. Actually, Clara’s taken to luring male passengers into the lavatory for hot times.”
Ranger’s jaw literally drops open.
“No way,” he growls as I nod again.
“Yes, it’s true! She says she’s having raunchy sex with all sorts of gorgeous guys in the sky, and that at first, she was nervous, but now, it’s like she has a club going. Totally insane, right? Anyways, things are going strong because Clara’s even taken two or three guys at once in one of the lavatories. I have no idea how she hasn’t gotten fired yet.”
Ranger whistles with astonishment.
“Damn,” he guffaws. “Is the lavatory even big enough? From what I remember, there was barely enough room to give you a solid pounding.”
I squeal.
“Yeah, but you did, and I think Clara is thinking of charging now. Isn’t that so wrong? I mean, she’s basically an escort who flies the friendly skies.”
Ranger chuckles.
“Emphasis on friendly skies,” he adds meaningfully. “Hopefully she doesn’t become a hijacker or an air marshal as part of ‘facing her fears.’”
“Oh you!” I giggle. “But yeah, I want to hear more about her adventures because Clara used to be so modest, and now she’s a super-slut! I love it,” I sigh with happiness. “It’s such an about-face, but she’s happy.”
Ranger just shakes his head with wonder.
“She better make sure she doesn’t get pregnant.”
That’s when I whip around to stare at him.
“You know?”
“Know what?” he asks with confusion.
“Well, Clara’s pregnant, actually, from all these crazy liaisons, and she doesn’t know who the father is. She’s hooked up with at least fifteen guys, and like I said, some of them were even threesomes or foursomes. So yeah, she’s preggers with no boyfriend or husband in sight.”
Ranger shakes his head.
“Holy shit,” he whispers. “You girls really do take the cake, you know that?”
I nod.
“Yeah, but Clara’s going to quit her stewardess job soon because of the pregnancy. I guess it means she’ll be living with her stepdad for a while because from what I know, he’s all the family that she has. So yeah, that’s going to be interesting, but we’ll see what happens.”
Ranger looks amazed.
“Would it be wrong if I said I don’t envy that guy?”
I merely giggle.
“Her stepdad, you mean? I know, but he can handle it,” I say with conviction. “I’ve met that guy before, and he’s a powerful man about town. He’ll be able to manage Clara.”
My boyfriend merely shakes his head again while resting a big palm on my slightly poochy stomach.
“Well, let me just say that I’m glad that you’re mine, living under my roof, and that we’re certain you’re pregnant with my child,” he muses. “Holy shit, your friend’s in such a clusterfuck!”