Game Face by Abby Knox

Author:Abby Knox [Knox, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-28T18:30:00+00:00

21

Remy

Sitting at Jackson and Maggie Clay’s kitchen table was not how Remy had pictured this date ending.

But, in hindsight, if one goes skinny-dipping on someone else’s property, one is likely to get caught. She should have known this would happen.

And apparently if one gets caught by Jackson Clay, one ends up in the kitchen having coffee and homemade cookies.

“Thanks for everything, the towels, the hospitality,” Troy was saying, “and we’re so sorry for trespassing. And I guess, thanks for not shooting us.”

Jackson Clay shrugged and said, “It’s fine, we catch teenagers out there all the time. Doesn’t really bother me all that much, but I don’t want to encourage it in case somebody gets hurt. But it’s not every day we catch grownups fooling around out there.”

Remy blushed deeply and focused on taking a long drink of her coffee. It was good, and so were the homemade cookies.

Maggie, who looked to be beyond nine months pregnant, sat at the table next to her. Remy had seen her around town but had never actually spoken to her. This gave Remy an easy way to change the subject.

“Maggie, you look amazing. When is the baby due?”

Maggie looked shocked. “Wait a minute…I’m pregnant? Is that what this is?” She gestured to her stomach. “Oh my god, I thought I was really bloated from all this junk food I can’t stop eating. This explains so much now! The midnight muscle cramps, the Pop-Tart addiction alternating with bouts of nausea, the hemorrhoids…”

They all squirmed and eventually laughed as the petite woman continued her comic descriptions of her pregnancy woes.

Thank god they were done talking about being caught trespassing while naked and wet.

Then Jackson was beaming like he suddenly remembered how happy he was. “We were due yesterday, but the baby just wanted to keep us waiting a little bit longer, I guess.”

Maggie looked at Jackson, and the love Remy saw in their eyes as they gazed at each other was almost too much to witness. Maggie said, “Yep, it’s been a struggle to get this far, but we’re so excited to meet this little girl.”

“It’s a girl?” Remy asked. “That’s wonderful, I’m so happy for you! This is your first, right?”

“Yes, I hope so, seeing as I’m nearly 25.” She winked at Remy.

Before Remy could stop herself, she blurted out, “Yeah, I know it seems young, but I had Elliot when I was 17.”

Maggie looked mortified. Remy felt like shit. “No, don’t worry, it’s fine! It’s a fact. I was too young, everyone knew about it. I’m surprised you didn’t know, actually. Was it a mistake? Yes, but I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Maggie smiled at Remy and asked if she’d like to see the nursery.

Remy jumped at the chance to get away from scarfing down any more delicious cookies, and helped Maggie up out of her chair.

The nursery was yellow and teal, and totally not what Remy expected. The walls were decorated with large posters based on classic children’s book covers, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Harry Potter to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Where the Sidewalk Ends.

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