Tug of War by T L Osborn

Author:T L Osborn [Osborn, T L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780473513719
Publisher: T.L Osborn
Published: 2020-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Jake

“Did you talk with Steph? Are you two all good now?” Toby asks.

James is lining up his shot at the pool table. We’re at Simon and Aria’s place, and it’s been a week since Stephanie and I had our talk.

She’s been texting me every day; small things like ‘good morning’ and ‘I hope you have a great day’. It’s enough to put a smile on my face despite my exhaustion.

I swallow my mouthful of whiskey. “Yeah, we did.”

“And?” he presses.

“Dude, you’ve spent too much time around the girls. You’ve turned into an official chick needing all the information and shit.” I chuckle. “They’re all in the lounge if you wish to go join them.”

“Just hand us your man card on the way out.” James laughs as he hits a pool ball.

“You’re all dicks. I was merely trying to make sure things were good between them. There’s a baby coming after all.”

“I’m telling you we are fine.”

“Are you excited about the baby, Jake?” Simon asks as he tops up my whiskey.

“Scared shitless.”

“I’d be surprised if you weren’t to be honest,” he replies. “I still am. Don’t get me wrong, I love Aria more than life itself, and she’s been wonderful with Charlotte, but this time it’s different. Clarissa shut me out of most of the pregnancy, and I’m kind of on edge with this one. Aria has involved me, but I feel like I’m shutting her out and I shouldn’t be. Aria and I are a team, and here I am, still worried.”

“You’ve at least held a baby before. I never have. I don’t have the first clue about them.”

Simon chuckles. “True, but remember, I did everything for Charlotte alone. I had to learn fast. I even did online birthing classes, so I had an idea of what we were in for. You have Stephanie. You two need to work together despite your issues, so I agree with Toby that you two definitely need to be talking. Remember, you have family support, and it’s something I need to remind myself as well. I’ve distanced myself from you and Toby, not because I don’t want to be around you guys. It’s simply not within my nature to ask anyone other than my siblings for help.”

I look at them all and burst into laughter. “Aria is as stubborn as you mate. She’ll never let you get away without communicating with her.”

He chuckles. “Oh, I know it, and I love it. I promise you, Jake, you’re going to make a great dad. Stephanie is by your side, and if I’m not mistaken, she’s in love with you. Yeah, she made a mistake, but from what Aria’s told me, she’s trying to make it better.”

“She is trying. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself and start being there for her.”

“Finally, you get what we are trying to say.” Toby chuckles.

“Why didn’t you lot start with that then?” I ask.

“You should take her out on a date; a proper one where you stake your claim on her.

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