Piper smiled widely at her before saying, “Sadie is pregnant. The eggs stuck this time!”
Reese wanted to scream out in joy. It had been two months since they picked out Sadie Murray as the surrogate mother for Harper and Jakob. Sadie was a mother of two with a loving husband who believed that everyone needed a baby. She had been a surrogate once before, and she took great care of herself. Reese knew from first glance that Sadie was perfect. Knowing that everything was working out perfectly made Reese want to cry. Harper was probably elated.
But why hadn’t she called Reese?
“Oh my god, that’s awesome,” Reese said, but then asked, “I wonder why she didn’t call me? I picked Sadie out, for goodness sakes!”
Piper smiled. “She did call you, but your phone doesn’t work out here. That’s why I’m telling you.”
“Oh… Well, damn, that’s awesome. I can’t wait for another little baby!”
Piper laughed. “Me either. I’m so happy for them.”
Reese smiled. “Me too. So when you popping out another one?”
Piper dropped the plate she had in her hands, splashing water all over her shirt. Reese laughed as she took a step back.
“Do you not remember how loud I was screaming during the birth of my son? That shit is not a joke, it hurts, and it will take longer than six months for me to forget that pain, thank you. I don’t know how Elli did this back to back the way she did,” Piper said with a shake of her head.
Reese didn’t understand how Elli could pop out four kids in the past three years while being the owner of the Nashville Assassins either but, then again, she didn’t understand why people thought they needed to procreate anyways. There was too much to do in life. Why wipe ass and feed a little person, when you could tour Italy or something? It wasn’t the life for her, but she wasn’t one of those people that pushed her views on everyone else. She was happy to be an aunt. She loved Dimitri and Ally with all her heart and was happy that her sisters had found happiness with two great guys. Reese just never thought that would happen for her. Guys weren’t a necessity; they were just a pleasure.
Which reminded her…
“All right, I’m heading out,” Reese said, throwing her towel down and wrapping her arms around her sister.
“Okay, be careful and call me later.”
Reese rolled her eyes. “Piper, we didn’t take those self-defense classes for nothing. If a guy gets stupid, he gets his ass kicked. Simple as that.”
“I know, but don’t you think you’re getting too old for this? We are twenty seven; don’t you think it’s time for you to settle down?”
Reese let out an annoyed sigh as she met her sister’s clear blue eyes. After people found their soul mates, they thought everyone else should, too. It was so annoying.
“I’m happy with my life. I don’t want a man, or kids, or anything like that. I want me, with the occasional bedmate and, tonight, I’m in the mood for some hair-pulling, rough sex.”
“Okay, but you could find a guy that would do that all the time, instead of having to find a different guy each time.”
Reese shook her head. “No, because maybe next week, I’ll want sweet, loving sex. You never know with me.”
Piper smiled. “If you took the time, you could find a man that would give you all of it, but whatever. Be careful, and love you.”
Reese could have argued the point, but she was glad for the out and smiled.
“Love you,” she said, turning to leave. “Bye, Erik.”
“See you later,” he called from Dimitri’s room. She should have gone back there and said bye. She knew once Dimitri had her in his gaze, though, that she’d never leave, and Reese needed to leave. She was in the mood for some company of the male variety.