Bearly Mated by Lola Glass

Author:Lola Glass [Glass, Lola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

eight

CALLIE

I turned onto the street Hudson’s mother lived on, then hit the brakes and parked in front of a house a few doors down.

My wide eyes were glued to the front of her house.

She was wrapped in a lacy robe, her hair up in a bun on top of her head. Her eyes were bright, and she was chatting with a man as he walked out to his car. He didn’t have a bag, and he was in clean clothes, freshly showered.

It didn’t take a genius to recognize the guy.

He was Hudson’s father.

And he was talking to her just as easily as she spoke to him.

They had never talked that way.

Both of them looked comfortable.

Neither of them was in a hurry to leave.

Their conversation continued for a few more minutes before she walked off the porch and up to him, settling against his chest. I waited for them to kiss passionately, as if they’d just hooked up and were doing some kind of walk of shame, but she just fixed the collar of his shirt.

And continued talking.

He held her against him comfortably.

They laughed together.

I took a picture of them, just because I was so shocked I wasn’t sure I would believe my own memories after driving away.

Fifteen minutes had gone by when he finally drove away after kissing her lips lightly, the way an old, married couple would. She didn’t wait on the driveway like it was a new relationship, or touch her lips like she was surprised.

Instead, she just walked back to her front door.

When she reached it, she glanced over her shoulder, and her eyes immediately caught on me.

Her lips curved upward, and she waved me toward her.

Shit.

No avoiding the conversation now. It wasn’t like I could quickly drive away from my potential baby’s grandma.

I should never have signed that contract.

Or had hot, hot sex with my childhood best friend.

Letting out a slow breath, I reluctantly drove up to her house and parked in the driveway like I knew she would want. She was still on the doorstep in her robe when I got out and walked up.

“Hey, Linda,” I said, forcing a smile.

“Hi, Callie.” She pulled me into her arms and hugged me tightly. I hugged her back, uncertain what she knew or didn’t know. “You have questions for me?”

“Lots,” I murmured.

She laughed, her eyes brighter and her body more relaxed than I had ever seen before. “Come on in.”

I followed her inside, though my reluctance and uncertainty hadn’t gone anywhere. The last time I’d seen her was at my dad’s funeral. The time before that, was my high school graduation.

We sat down, me on a decorative chair and her on the couch across from it.

“So you and Arthur are…” I trailed off, not sure how to even ask the question.

She smiled and lifted her hand to show me a huge diamond ring. “Engaged. We’ve been trying to come up with a way to tell Hudson.”

I blinked.

And blinked again.

Her smile widened. “I know it’s a shock. When

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