Loving a Man Who Forgot Me Novel Chapter 51
The room went quiet again except for Addie who exclaimed loudly, “What the hell?”
“Dammit, Kat,” Abel cursed. “Was that seriously necessary?”
“What?” she whined innocently. “They were going to find out eventually. I can’t hide it under loose clothes much longer.”
“Not like that,” he bit out before snagging a bottle of whiskey off the counter and taking his cake with him out of the room.
Addie stormed over to me, snarling under her breath, “Can you believe this shit? She’s pregnant! Agh, I guess it finally makes sense.
” She was fuming. “Wait, why don’t you look as shocked as everyone else?” She narrowed her eyes. “Did you know about this?”
I swallowed thickly and glanced at Jason, “Uh, yeah. He told me the night of the football game . . . I think he just didn’t know how to tell you yet. He only just told your mom too.” I shifted attention away from me. Sorry, Aunt Jax.
“Mom knew?” “Like I said, he only just told her. Don’t be too hard on either of them.” “Oh don’t worry, I’m not going to go off on Mom. She was just being protective. My brother on the other hand . . . I can’t believe he could be so stupid,” she growled.
“You don’t know the whole story,” I said weakly. “You do?” she raised her brow and then glanced at Jason, biting back whatever she was about to say next. I shifted on my feet. “I’m just saying, there might be more to it. Don’t rip his head off until you let him talk.”
“Uh huh, I’m sure there is.” Here eyes were narrowed suspiciously on me. Which was all the reason I needed to make an escape.
“I’m going to see if I can get my turn with baby Amelia. You good?” I asked Jason. “Yeah, go ahead. Nash still has a story about an underground fight in Colorado to finish.”
I laid my hand on his chest and smiled. “Should I be worried about your man crush?” “Only if he gets me drunk,” he winked, and slipped away. I sought out Amelia with Addie on my heels. “You got some ‘splainin to do. Since when are you and Abel so close that he’d tell you before he’d tell me?”
“It’s not like that,” I said, continuing my search of the room. Last I saw the baby she was licking frosting off Jesse’s fingers. “Then what’s it like.” I sighed and stopped. “He came to see me after the football game to talk. He needed a friend.”
She stared at me through narrowed eyes. “So he married her because he got her pregnant?” “Go talk to him,” I groaned. “Fine, but one more thing, next time my brother shows up at your door,” she said sharply, “would you steal him from that bitch?”
I let out a deep breath. “Your brother and I are just friends, Addie.” She rolled her eyes. “If you say so.” “We are. I love Jason.” “You also love my brother,” she argued. “Not like that anymore.”
Addie laughed. “Abbi, you can pretend all you want, you both can, but do you really think everyone in this house hasn’t been able to see for years that the two of you never stopped loving each other?
We might have kept our mouths shut and minded our own business, but we’re not stupid. Only, I’m tired of sitting back and watching the two of you screw it up over and over.” “I’m with Jason,” I reiterated gruffly.
“Yeah, yeah,” she waved her hand through the air. “Heard you the first time.” She marched ahead of me toward the game room.
“Oh God,” Addie stopped short upon entering the room, “I think I just felt my ovaries squeeze.” She was eyeing Jesse stretched out on one of the plush sofas, controller in hand and baby Amelia asleep on his chest.
“It’s so wrong,” she muttered, her face scrunched up in distaste even as she continued to stare at him. “Why do babies instantly add a hot factor to guys?” I laughed. “You’re right, it’s wrong.”
She shook her head and upper body as if trying to make it go away, and then marched over to the couch. “Gimme that baby before someone mistakes you for a kid person.” She bent and plucked Amelia off his chest. He sat up as she did so. “What the hell Addie! We were cuddling here. And what do you mean? I am a kid person.”