Page 8 of Real Good Love
Not so very long ago, that was me.
How cringe-worthy and superficial.
Who would have thought a guy from Kentucky I was never supposed to meet would changemy life.
I haven’t been gone long, but I legitimately miss Logan. I step into a doorway and pull out my phone to text him. He’s busy working on Boone Thrasher’s car, but I can’t help it. Other than Greer, he’s the only person I want to tell about all of this stuff. In fact, I wanted to tell him last night, but I kept my message vague in case Myrna’s daughter was full of shit.
But she wasn’t.
BANNER:You know how I said I had big news? I really need to tell you about it.
Not expecting an immediate reply, I slide my phone into my purse, but pause when it vibrates.
Except it’s not Logan. It’s my ob-gyn, who also happens to be my college roommate’s older sister.
DR.LADYLIPS:Do you have any questions about anything?
I don’t claim to be mature when it comes to my contact-naming skills, but at least I’m not confusing her with anyone else. Also,shit.
BANNER:Crap! I left before it came, but I’m in NYC right now.
DR.LADYLIPS: I can squeeze you in at noon tomorrow, but you better bring me sushi.
BANNER: I’ll be there. BTW, I still laugh every time you text me.
DR.LADYLIPS:YOU TOLD ME YOU CHANGED MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
BANNER:I lied.
DR.LADYLIPS:No sushi for you.
Chapter 5
Logan
BANNERNYC:You know how I said I had big news? I really need to tell you about it.
I’ve been staring at the text for five minutes, wondering why in the hell she thinks this is the right way to tell me she’s fucking pregnant. But this is Banner, and she doesn’t do anything the normal way.
I finally tap out a reply.
LOGAN:Shouldn’t we talk about it in person?
I wait, phone in hand next to the 442, for a response.
BANNERNYC:I can’t wait that long. I have to figure out what I’m doing, and I want your input.
What in the actual fuck?
She has tofigure out what she’s doing?Somehow over the last twenty-four hours, I’ve gone from shock and disbelief to acceptance and even ... excitement over the possibility of Banner being pregnant.
The idea that she might decide not to have the kid guts me.
It’s never been my goal to be a dad, especially right now when my business is still in the early stages, but shockingly I’m okay with the idea when the woman in question is Banner. I knew I was in deep before, but this seals it for me. And she’s fucking right that she’s not making any decisions before we talk.
LOGAN:Call me.
BANNERNYCGive me twenty minutes. I’ll call when I’m back at my hotel.
