In the Mood for Love: A Cupcake Lovers Novel (The Cupcake Lovers) by Beth Ciotta

Author:Beth Ciotta [Ciotta, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781466839465
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

“Chloe have the baby?”

“Not yet,” Luke said. “But I do have news.”

Adam switched his android to speakerphone and balanced it on the sink’s vanity. The last thing he needed was to drop it in the john. “All ears.”

“Dev and Chloe got married.”

“What, for real?”

“Like ten minutes ago. In her hospital room. Took all of four minutes. If that. Chloe had a contraction and Dev told the preacher to hurry. Mom and Dad and Chloe’s dad witnessed. Dev sat on the bed next to Chloe and they both palmed her belly, as if holding their baby as they said the vows. It was freaking emotional. Crazy, considering the venue.”

“Thought you weren’t in the room,” Adam said.

“I wasn’t. But thanks to the Cupcake Lover’s publicist, several family members got to watch on their androids via something called Skype.”

“I know Skype,” Adam said as he dropped to his knees and snapped on a pair of latex gloves. “Unlike you, I’m not a Luddite.”

“I’m working past that,” Luke said. “Anyway Rae and Rocky got all teary so they slipped into the bathroom to fix their faces. Jayce is speaking with Dev and I’m taking a breather, trying to get my head past this delivery thing. Chloe’s been in labor for hours and it doesn’t look like the baby’s coming any time soon. They might have to schedule a Cesarean.”

“Not necessarily a cause for worry, right?”

“No. So the doctors and everyone say. But how would you feel if it were your wife and baby?”

“Not sure,” Adam said honestly as he doused the bowl in blue. At the rate he was going, he wasn’t sure that day would ever come. “If you’re worried about Chloe facing complications—”

“Of course I’m worried. And if I’m worried, imagine how my brother must feel. Just the thought of Rae—”

“Don’t go there.”

“Easier said than done.”

“Rae’s healthy, right? Baby’s healthy? Everything’s good?”

“Yeah.”

“Then don’t borrow trouble. Stay positive.” Adam stepped off the pep talk he often gave to nervous students and suggested a break instead. “Maybe you should take Rae home. Make her dinner. Hang out until you get the call instead of waiting and stressing. Plenty of other relatives there, right?”

“Yeah. Although some are breaking and coming back later. Leo just pried Monica out of here. She’s even further along than Rae and he’s worried about her getting overly tired.” Luke blew out a breath. “So what are you doing?”

“Scrubbing the toilet.”

“What do you mean?”

“Blue stuff. Scrub brush.”

“It’s Saturday night, Adam.”

“Yup.” Since Adam was on speakerphone he was pretty sure Luke could hear the squirting, spraying, sloshing, and flushing as he endeavored to rid his toilet of any dried pee splashes and assorted gross stuff on the bowl and tank. It’s not that Adam was a disgusting slob, but a girl was moving in.

Tonight.

“When I called Nash to tell him Chloe was in labor,” Luke said, “he told me you bailed on the fishing trip with him and Kane. Tell me it wasn’t to clean your house. I’m seriously starting to worry about you.

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