Page 127 of Broken Silence
“Your babies are going to be off the chart beautiful, blondie. You know that, right?”
I rolled my eyes. If they took after Cole. And we didn’t need to think about children yet.
When my awful hot chocolate was finished, I pushed the mug away. “I should go. You have a class soon.”
“All right. You keep me updated with your plans, yeah?”
“I’ll be in touch. We’ll work towards the two week start date. Thank you.”
He gave me another hug once we stood and then he picked up the mugs. “See you soon.”
I walked out of the gym with a plan and a job. Today was awesome.
All I needed to do was break the news to Mum and Jasper—not a conversation I was looking forward to—but at least once that was done, I’d get to tell Cole… and that was something Iwaslooking forward to.
As I drove back to Ali’s, Cole’s name flashed up on my screen. I’d connected my phone to the car so I could talk handsfree.
“Hey.”
“Hey. How’d it go with Marcus? You on your way home?”
“Good, and yes. How’s work? You’re not busy, right?”
“Hmm, are you insinuating that I’m not busy because you think I do nothing all day, or are you asking?”
Smiling, I replied, “I’m asking.”
“Well, no, I’m not busy.”
“Of course, you’re not,” I teased. “Sorry. I know you’re very important.”
“Was there anything in particular you wanted?” Cole asked. His voice was laced with sarcasm and a hint of amusement. He was flirting with me, and I couldn’t get enough.
“You called me,” I said. “Do you want me to go?”
“No, I want you in my bed.”
“I really hope you’re alone in your office if you’re going to talk like that.”
“No, I’m in a conference,” he muttered dryly. “Of course, I’m alone. No one really comes in my office.”
“I’m playing a sad song on a tiny violin.”
He chuckled. “I’m going to hang up.”
“No, you won’t. Are you coming to Ali’s after work?”
“Do you want me to come to Ali’s after work?”
“Wow, you sure know all of the stupid questions to ask. You know I do. I miss you.”
“And you know I miss you, too. I’ll be at Ali’s straight after work.”
I pulled into the drive and cut the engine. “I’m back now. There are some things I need to talk to my mum about, so I’ll see you later.”
“Everything okay?”
“It’s fine. Love you.”
