Page 81 of Not Looking
“Umm… I’ll have to check, but I think it’s the second weekend in October.”
“Perfect. We’re doing the fourth.”
“You’ll probably get your invite later this week or early next. I think they spent the weekend addressing them.”
“Cool. Are the kids excited?”
“Michelle tried to wear her ‘I’m gonna be a big sister’ shirt for a week when they told her. Marco seems a bit more wary, but Jessie says he’s coming around to it.”
“It’s a big change, and a decent age gap. But I’m sure he’ll enjoy playing big brother as soon as the baby is old enough to play with.”
I laughed. “Probably.”
“Is her family coming up from Mexico?”
“Her parents, I think one of her siblings, and an aunt. I guess it’s a pretty busy time of year for businesses, so most of them couldn’t take the time.”
“I bet a few more will find a way anyway.”
“Probably. Her family is tight. And they’ve already decided to spend Christmas down there, so everybody will have a chance to see her before the baby comes.”
“That’s nice. Are your parents ok with it?”
“Mm-hmm. They’re debating whether they want to go down too, even though they don’t speak Spanish.”
“And schlep gifts for the kids across the border both ways?”
I laughed. “They’d probably figure out something other than that.” I let out a breath. “I think it’s a big show of supportfor Yazzy. This pregnancy hasn’t been as bad, but it’s still been hard on her. Everybody knows that this has to be the last one. Jessie has already gotten snipped again, and apparently, they’re discussing some sort of additional birth control for Yazzy just in case. They don’t want to go the surgery route, but it’s not completely off the table either.”
“Yeah… makes sense. Apparently, what happened is pretty rare, but I can see them not wanting to take the chance. So, you going to Mexico if the rest of the fam does?”
I made a noise. “Maybe, but probably not. I know I could ask you to take care of Russy and the chickens for a few days. But I’m pretty sure my passport is expired, so I’d have to expedite a renewal. Plus, I’d hate to impose. Her family insists that family doesn’t stay in hotels, and it’ll be a full house even before my parents.”
“Blah, blah, blah,” Kerry laughed. “Sounds like an excuse to spend the holiday unwrapping something special from Craig.”
“You’re horrible,” I chuckled.
“You love me for it.”
My thoughts drifted to Craig. “I-I’m not moving too fast, am I?”
Kerry burst into laughter. “I met Callum and was knocked up and bonded before the night was over. You’ve known Craig for months and have only just agreed to let him court you.”
“Yeah, but you were fated. It’s not a fair comparison.”
He sighed. “Look. Sex is sex, I’ve always said that. And, hey, you got to sample the goods before agreeing to the dating thing… Courting thing… However you want to classify it. So, taking that out of the timeline? No, I don’t think you’re going too fast.Maybe you weren’t talking to him every day, but you talked to him over the course of months. You didn’t go jumping on his dick at the first wink. Now, if you called me tomorrow and told me that he’d claimed you, that I would say is too fast—for you. But what you’re doing is perfectly reasonable.”
“I just… I don’t want…”
“Hey,” he interrupted. “I get it. But he’s different, ok? You’re different, too. And you know I’ll let you know if I think he’s a fucknugget.”
“You did try to warn me before.”
“And you know I’ll do it again if I need to. But I really do have a good feeling about him. So I think the best thing you can do is let it play out naturally.”
I took a deep breath. “Ok.”
Kerry seemed about to say something else, but I could just hear what sounded like a timer or alarm going off in the background.
