Page 46 of Truck Up
Amelia
“You smell like sex?” Nova blurts out as soon as I shut the car door behind me. Hadley crawled into the back seat so I could take the front.
I glare at Nova. She’s always had a tendency to say what’s on her mind, whether it’s appropriate or not. It’s a quality that I normally love about her, but right now, I don’t need it.
Hadley reaches forward from the back seat and slaps Nova on the shoulder. “Not the time, lady.”
“What?” Nova looks confused. “Tell me I’m wrong.”
“Oh, my God,” I sigh and drop my head back on the seat. “I thought you came to get me out of here, not drill me about how I smell?”
Nova tosses her hands in the air in exasperation. “Fine. Deny me the juicy details. See if I care.”
“Nova!” Hadley yells, and I snap my head around in surprise. She rarely raises her voice to anyone, least of all to us. “We’re here to support Lia, not probe her about her sex life.”
“But sex talk is fun.” Nova waggles her brows. “Especially when it’s forbidden.”
“We’re not talking about my sex life at the moment.” I groan and drop my face into my hands to stifle a scream. Now I’m the one that’s exasperated. “Will you just drive?”
“Buckle up!” Nova says as she tosses the car in reverse.
I grab my seatbelt. I got in the car so quickly I didn’t even realize I hadn’t put it on yet.
“So, how did your brothers take the news?” Hadley asks.
I snort. “Let’s just say I’m surprised Christian is still alive. Me too, for that matter.”
“Sounds about right,” Nova says. “Didn’t look like Christian had a black eye or busted lip as he was walking away from your car, though.”
“My brothers may not be the smartest men in town, but they’re not that stupid. They weren’t going to touch him with half the town watching and all seven Mutter men present. Not if they wanted to walk out of there in one piece.”
“Forget about your brothers,” Hadley says with a hint of excitement in her tone. “I want to know how Christian responded.”
I let out a puff of air and stare out the window. It’s dark and I can’t make out much more than the shadow between the buildings. But I stare at the darkness all the same. How do I answer that question?
Christian clearly freaked out over my confession of love. Almost as much as he freaked out over me being pregnant. Despite that, he defended me like I was the most important thing in the world to him. He also fucked me like that too. It leaves me even more confused than I’ve ever been before where he’s concerned.
“His reaction was not ideal,” I finally say.
“Did the sex come before or after the pregnancy bomb went off?” Nova asks.
Hadleytsks. “Why does that matter?”
“It matters a whole hell of a lot.” Nova insists. “So, which was it?”
I sigh. “It was after. He followed me to my car and we … you know.”
“Did the nasty where anyone could see?” Nova’s smile is so wide it causes her eyes to crinkle. “You’re a closeted bad girl. I love it!”
“Will you just make your point?” I glare at her.
“So impatient tonight.” Nova turns at the red light that will lead us away from town and toward the highway. “My point is, if he fucked you after the bomb exploded, then he couldn’t have reactedthatpoorly.”
“Will you stop referring to my pregnancy as a bomb?”
“Hey!” Nova looks offended by my comment. “It’s the news I’m calling a bomb.”
“Well, stop that too. I’m not in the mood for humor tonight.”