Make Me Dream (Oil Barrons Book 4) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LE Publishing
Published: 2022-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Stetson

I stood in my guest room, looking from the generic comforter on the bed to the plain walls. Instead of the bed, I pictured a crib. On the walls, some horse pictures. Or dogs. What did babies like? A changing table in the corner. A small dresser that would hold even smaller clothing. A rocker.

This morning, while Lyric slept next to me, I had researched baby rooms, looking at pictures and reading blogs. When was the last time I read something online that didn’t have to do with cattle or the weather?

I couldn’t shake the unbalanced sensation in my chest. Like I was breathing too deeply but couldn’t pull in enough air. The day at the cabin last weekend had been almost perfect. I didn’t have many guests at my house, but I loved having groups at the cabin. There was a freedom there I hadn’t grown up with, and I didn’t have to worry about the peace I’d found in my home being disrupted. The only thing that had haunted me at the cabin was Lyric when she had been there.

Lyric in her bikini. Lyric as Isla’s friend. Lyric the untouchable.

I hadn’t been sure how to act with her around friends and family. How comfortable was she with public displays of affection? They weren’t something I’d ever given a second thought to. I hadn’t cared whether the world knew I was dating someone.

But I’d wanted to touch Lyric. I’d wanted the world to know she was mine. And then she’d sat on my lap while we both ate. We couldn’t be any closer, but it had been casual. Relaxed. Us.

We were on the right track. And for the last week, I’d been coming home, knowing she was still in my house and I’d get to be in bed with her each night.

The apple blossom scent of Lyric’s shampoo wrapped around me when she stepped into the room next to me. Her damp hair hung in waves, the purple ends clumped together. She wasn’t going to dye it blue until her first trimester was over. Just to be safe and shut people up before they can start.

I didn’t know what people she was worried about, but I doubted there was a person in Coal Haven who’d tracked her hair colors as closely as I had.

She leaned against the doorframe and crossed her arms. She didn’t say anything, as if she knew something significant was on my mind.

“I thought this would make the best room for a nursery.”

Surprise flickered in her eyes as she looked around the room. “I agree.”

“When do you think we should get stuff? Cribs and shit.”

She chuckled. “The insurance payout is supposed to arrive this week, and the lot is up for sale. Mom’s insisting on giving me some of that sale too.”

“You don’t want it?”

She shook her head. “I’d rather she put everything into savings or retirement. She supported me long enough. I’ll be fine.”

I could afford to outfit a thousand nurseries, maybe more. The oil trust money my cousins and I had received from our grandparents had more than paid for the house.

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