Saving You (Love Wanted In Texas Book 2)(75)

My head no sooner hit the pillow and I was out. I felt Libby pull the covers over me as she leaned down and kissed my lips. “I’m sleeping in Grace’s room. I love you, baby.”

Pulling the covers up to my chin, I mumbled that I loved her back and drifted off to sleep again.



BRUSHING MY HANDS down my face I swung my feet to the side of the bed and forced myself out of bed. Glancing at the clock, I saw it was almost noon. “Shit, I must have needed that sleep.”

I slowly stood and started to make my way to the bathroom when the bedroom door flew open.

Will came running and skid to a stop right before he knocked me over. “Dude! You weren’t answering your phone.”

Laughing, I turned away from him. “Because I was sleeping.”

“Luke, Libby’s in labor. She’s at the hospital.”

I stopped walking and let Will’s words sink in. Turning around, I whispered, “What?”

“Labor. Baby. No one could get a hold of you.” Will reached over and threw me a pair of jeans that were over the chair. “Come on and get dressed. You need the bag and we need to hurry. She was starting to push.”

I stood there, stunned. “She’s not due for another two weeks. We were at the doctor’s yesterday.”

Will shrugged. “Well the baby decided to make a grand entrance. Where is the bag? Libby said she needed her focus doll or something like that.”

I pushed my hands through my hair and quickly began putting on my jeans. My foot got caught and I began hopping. “Fuck. The bag. Where did Libby put the bag?”

Will spun around and looked at me. “You mean you don’t know where the bag is?”

“Dude, I didn’t even know she had a f*cking bag!” I shouted as I finally lost my balance and fell to the floor.

Scrambling to get up, I saw Will bent over laughing his ass off. “Funny. Real funny dickhead, but you wait for the day Alex has a baby. I’m missing the birth of my child!”

I ran into the bathroom and rinsed my mouth out with mouthwash and pulled a T-shirt over my head. “I’m almost ready!”

I yelled out in pain as stubbed my toe on the scale that was for some odd reason sitting in the middle of the bathroom floor. “What the f*ck? Son-of-a-bitch that hurt like a mother!”

I rushed out hopping on my other foot. Will was now sitting on my bed, still laughing. I glared at him. “I hope you have twins.” He stopped laughing and stood up and pointed at me.

“Don’t say that.”

I smirked as I pulled my boots on. “What? Don’t say twins?” I wiggled my fingers toward him. “Twins, twins, twins. I hereby wish for you to have twins. And I hope they’re girls.”

Will shook his head. “That’s f*cked up, Luke.”

I started laughing and looked to my left to see Libby standing there. “Hey, sleepyhead. You finally decided to get up.”

I stopped moving as I looked Libby up and down. She came walking into the room and up to me. She leaned down, kissed me sweetly on the lips then turned and walked over to Will. “Hey, big brother. What are y’all doing?”

Dropping my mouth open, Will held up his hands and laughed as he said, “Paybacks are a real bitch.”

“You bastard!” I jumped and ran after Will as he took off running.

As I rounded the corner I heard Libby call out, “Don’t run down the stairs!”



WILL SAT DOWN next to me on the sofa. We both let out a long sigh. “I’m over school. So. Over. School.”

Will laughed. “Dude, you’re almost done. I’ve got a year and half left.” There was a knock on the front door before it opened and Colt walked in.

“Hey,” he said in a tired voice.

I frowned. “Hey, you alright?”

Colt walked to the love seat and let out a long frustrated sigh. He looked like he hadn’t slept in a week. “I don’t f*cking understand life. Someone explain this shit to me ‘cause I’m about to give up.”

Will sat up and put his elbows on his knees. “Colt, what’s going on? You look like you’ve had a few rough days.”

Letting out a hoarse laugh, Colt said, “What isn’t going on? Coach is all over my ass for drinking. I got suspended for one game for punching Bruce.”

Standing I said, “Whoa, what?”

Colt rolled his eyes. “He won’t stop taunting me with Lauren.”

“Does he know you have feelings for Lauren?” Will asked.

Colt chuckled. “Lauren of all people told him.”

I sat back and let out a breath. “Wow. No shit?”

“Why would Lauren do that? It doesn’t make any sense?” Will asked.

Colt shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know. Once Bruce found out he has done nothing but f*ck with me.”

“Dude, you need to find a girlfriend,” I said as I stood and walked into the kitchen. Colt followed me. He sat at the bar stool and nodded his head.

“I know. It’s hard, ya know? I can’t push her from my head. I guess it’s pretty clear she doesn’t feel the same way about me and I need to move on.” Will walked up and slapped Colt on the back.

“Dude, you have girls falling at your feet. Find someone you have an interest in and move on.”