Part 12 (2/2)

Before I can ask him about it, Ramon comes running into the waiting area, looks around and spotting Carla getting to her feet, walks over and pulls her into his arms.

I can hear her sniffling into Ramon's shoulder as he holds her tight. Standing against the wall, near the window, I can't help the surge of jealousy that runs through me. Fighting it back, I try and stay put, but my feet have a mind of their own and I find myself standing next to them with my hand rubbing up and down Carla's back to try and calm her down.

Ramon meets my eyes above Carla's head as she pulls away. I don't waste any time by pulling her straight into my side and placing a kiss to her head.

”Don't worry brother. I know whose woman she is, but just remember she's like a sister to me and I'll beat the c.r.a.p out of anyone who hurts her. And that includes you.”

Carla gasps beside me, but I know where Ramon is coming from. He knows my past history with women and my preference for one-night stands. A part of me wishes he could see my thoughts so he'd know just how much I'm in love with her, and part of me is relieved he can't considering the thoughts that I have buried, about what I want and intend to do to her when she's recovered.

I also need to get the image of Carla's hands rubbing up and down my groin out of my d.a.m.n head. If she hadn't been injured and it had been dark, I might have pulled off the road because I'd wanted her mouth wrapped around me so d.a.m.n badly.

”She's going to marry me. When I've asked her,” I say stunning Ramon who now looks like a fish out of water, opening and shutting his mouth without a sound bursting forth.

Looking down, Carla is beaming up at me and it takes everything I have not to throw her over my shoulder and carry her out of the hospital, back to my place so I can have my wicked way with her.

Ugh, now is not the time or place to have arousing thoughts, but how the h.e.l.l can I not when she's here with me. Touching me. Trying to get her hand into the back of my pants, which I remove when I hear Ruben snickering behind us. I ignore him and instead watch Michael walking towards us, looking ready to pa.s.s out.

”Michael, is everything alright?” Mom asks him, putting her arms around his waist. Probably thinking she can keep him up right.

”Yeah,” he whispers before settling his gaze on Lucien, who hasn't said anything since we arrived up here.

”Lily keeps asking for you,” he tells Lucien, his voice gaining strength from whatever emotion he seems to be dealing with, ”and I could do with you being in there as well. She's more concerned right now about me than she is for herself.”

G.o.d, I have to turn away seeing Michael close to tears.

Watching Lucien stand and walk toward Michael, I notice Sabrina for the first time and she doesn't look too happy with Lucien's departure. Is she attracted to my brother? This isn't the first time I've noticed something going on between the two of them.

”Hang on,” Ruben interrupts, ”if he's going in with you and Lily then I am.” He stands with his feet apart and his arms folded in front of him.

”Wait a sec,” Ramon now moves to stand beside Ruben, ”if these two are going in with you then I am,” he says as his lips twitch.

Carla starts to chuckle and moves away from me, knowing what I'm about to do. I kiss her on the lips, wink then walk to stand beside Ramon. ”If these three idiots are going in with you then I am.”

I catch Carla rolling her eyes from the corner of mine as I finish speaking, but I keep my eyes focused on Michael knowing if I look at her I won't be able to hold my laughter in anymore.

Yeah, we're acting like adolescents, but right now some lightheartedness is needed after the s.h.i.+t day we've had and we need to try and loosen Michael up before he ends up in a hospital bed beside his wife.

”Follow me,” Michael turns and starts walking back the way he came, ”but no ones looking at Lily's pusa” he pauses as we snicker, ”bits.”

”So that's what it's called now,” Ruben asks, with Michael turning to look back at him over his shoulder, giving him a death glare. It shuts him up anyway.

I just pray I'm not going to regret trying to get to Michael by wanting in the delivery room.

Chapter 29.

Carla Watching the guys go off into the delivery room, trying to outdo the other, I sit next to Pippa while Elias seems to be asleep beside her with his head back on the sofa.

”Don't worry Carla. They'll be back soon. There is no way they're willingly going to stay in that room with everything going on. They just wanted to distract Michael with his worry over Lily and his children.”

Pippa now seems to be looking at me as though I'm an insect under the microscope. ”So, you're in love with my son. A different one than I originally thought.”

Not sure how to answer, I nod my head in agreement and can't help chewing on my bottom lip. A nervous habit I've tried years to kick, but failed miserably.

Pippa takes my hand, which draws my attention back to her. ”Carla, I've known from the start that you and Ramon weren't all that into each other.” I frown. ”A mother knows these things. Oh you were both relaxed around each other, but you acted more like friends than anything else. I also noticed how Sebastian reacted to you.”

She smiles. ”It hurt me at first knowing how tormented Sebastian was because he was falling for you, but thought you belonged to his brother.” She lets go of my hands and looks around the room before moving her eyes back to mine. ”I think it did him good. You not being available. He's not wh.o.r.ed around since he's met you.”

”Pippa!” Elias growls beside her, straightening up he looks at her with eyes wide as saucers.

”Oh you, hush up.” She pats his arm before continuing, ”Sebastian takes after his father by dipping it in lots of holes before finding one that's a perfect fit.”

She cannot mean what I think she means? Can she? Elias flushes as red as a strawberry, which tells me she really is talking about getting his c.o.c.k wet.

I hear chuckling from behind so I turn my head and meet the watering eyes of Sabrina who seems to be having trouble trying not to laugh, which causes my laughter to burst forth.

I'm not sure if I'm happy thinking about Sebastian dipping it in plenty of holes, but hearing it come out of his mother's mouth is so funny. I'm guessing she wanted to bring some much-needed laughter into the room.

”What I want to know is why everyone thinks that is so funny? I mean how do you know you want to spend the rest of your life with someone unless it's a perfect fit.”

Of course, this comment has us all hooting with laughter.

I'm still wiping my eyes a few minutes later when Sebastian, Ruben and Ramon walk out from the delivery suite looking pale as ghosts. Ruben and Ramon both plop down into the armchairs in the room, but Sebastian stops and leans against the wall without taking his eyes from me.

Standing, I walk over to him and as soon as I'm in arm's reach, he grabs hold of me and crushes me against his chest. He buries his head in my neck...and just breathes.

I hold him as tight as I can, giving him the comfort he obviously needs and caress up and down his muscular back, feeling him quiver under my hands.

He finally lifts his head and looks at me. ”The only kids we're having are those delivered by a stork!”

He's serious. This morning I woke up without having ever discussed marriage and babies with anyone. Not only has he admitted wanting to marry me, but he's talking about children. If I weren't so in love with him, he'd frighten the life out of me.

I lift up and kiss him ever so slowly. A long, languid kiss that I don't want to break from, but know we have an audience.

”Hold that thought baby,” Sebastian whispers as he nuzzles my neck dragging a groan out from between my lips. ”G.o.d, you're driving me crazy.” He discreetly presses against me, letting me know just how aroused he is. ”This is what you do to me.” He nibbles my ear. ”Even before we were together you had me hard as steel.”

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