Page 44 of Restless Ink
The light turned green, and they started moving again. “And there’s going to be a ton of people there with their own issues. I’ll take what they dish out. It’s okay. Plus, I’ve done game night with most of them, so this is just a new part of what we’re doing together.”
“Game night was before we started seeing each other.”
Dimitri looked over at her as he parked behind Shep’s SUV. “If I remember correctly, game night was when it all started.”
She could feel her cheeks heat. “Let’s not mention Twister.” She paused. “Though I should say that uh…my sisters and the girls know exactly what went on.”
He coughed as he shut off the car. “Like…all the details?”
Thea grinned, giving him a wink. “Pretty much. It’s what we do. I knowlotsof details about Mace.”
“Jesus,” he said with a laugh. “And what about Carter?”
She paused. “Not as much, but then again, Roxie is pretty private when it comes to him. I know she’s the only one of us girls married, but she likes to keep him to herself.”
“I get that, honestly. Sometimes, you need that. I take it Shea doesn’t tell you everything about Shep?”
“Not so much since we stop her before she gets to details.”
“Yeah, I know a few things about my siblings’ love lives, but not all the details. I don’t know what I’d do if I had to hear details about my baby sister.”
His baby sister was almost as old as Thea, but she didn’t mention that.
“Let’s get inside,” she said after a moment. “Because if we don’t, they’ll just come out here anyway and press their noses to the windows like Captain does.”
“So many nose marks.”
They made their way to the Montgomery front door, Dimitri holding their cheese plate—because, of course, they brought cheese—and Thea holding two bottles of wine. She knew others would bring beer, but she was seriously in need of wine tonight.
Her mom opened the door as soon as they rang the doorbell and grinned. “Finally! The others are already here. Now the party and torment can start.” Her mom’s eyes went wide, and she mock gasped. “I mean, party and tea. Yes, a tea party. Not a torment party. No torture here.”
Dimitri just grinned and leaned down to kiss Thea’s mom’s cheek. “I hope I can handle a little torture, Mrs. Montgomery. I’ve been preparing.”
“Call me Katherine. There’re so many Montgomerys here that it just gets confusing.”
“Okay, Katherine. I can do that.”
“And you brought cheese. I figured Thea would bring her amazing plate, so I didn’t make one myself. I used to make a damn fine charcuterie plate, and then Thea came along, and I had to step up my game.”
Thea just rolled her eyes. “I have high cheese standards. I didn’t bring dessert, though since Abby wanted to bring some, so I’m scaling myself back.”
“I thought you could use a break,” Abby said as she walked into the room, a toddler with big eyes in her arms, sitting on her hip. Thea loved little Julia, though she didn’t know her all that well. Yet.
Julia blinked up at Dimitri and held out her arms, surprising all of them. Abby let out a laugh and shook her head.
“No, baby girl, let Dimitri settle first before you tackle him. She likes big men.” Abby blushed.
Thea laughed. “She has good taste.”
“I’ll say. If you help me with the cheese, Katherine, I’ll take this little star.”
Her mom took the plate from Dimitri, and he held out his arms. Julia went right to him, and he bounced her a bit in his hold.
Thea knew she wanted children, though she hadn’t known how much until she saw Dimitri holding Julia. Could she feel her ovaries? Because she was pretty sure one just burst as her womb pulsated.
Dimitri holding a baby was a thing of dreams, and as she caught her mother’s knowing look, she knew she was in trouble.
Deep trouble.