Sheriff Daddy (Montana Daddies Book 10) by Laylah Roberts (good book club books txt) 📗

Shit. She looked like she was about to start panicking. Xavier must have sensed it too because he gave everyone a stern look.

“All right, everyone. Georgina needs things a bit quieter at the moment and none of you are providing that,” he told them.

They all looked guilty.

“Sorry,” Isa said.

Juliet leaned up to whisper to O’Ryan again. “Juliet wants to point out that it’s very quiet at her house.”

“I know it is, honey,” Xavier said quietly. “But Georgina is—”

“Going home with me,” Ed interrupted firmly.

Xavier smirked, but didn’t look surprised.

Kiesha frowned.

“No arguments.” Ed gave them all a firm look. “I appreciate that you all want to help. But fighting over her isn’t helping. Thanks for coming down here. Georgina and I appreciate that you all care so much. I’ll let everyone know when she’s ready for visitors.”

He snatched the discharge papers from Xavier, pushed the flowers back onto her lap then slid his arm under her legs and around her back and picked her up.

“What just happened?” Georgina asked. “What are you doing? Why are you carrying me?”

“Hush, we need to hustle before Kiesha thinks to chase us down,” he told her as he led her over to his truck.

“Wait up, I’ll get the door.”

Ed sighed. “Damn it. Not quick enough.”

But at least it was Xavier who’d run out after them. He sent Ed a smug look. Asshole.

Ed shifted her around so he could grab his key fob from his pocket. Xavier opened the door and he deposited her inside then buckled her seatbelt. Then he reached down for the blanket he’d put in the footwell and drew it over her.

Finally, he took the flowers from her arms. “Probably could have just left these in the truck.” He reached over her and placed them in the backseat.

Yeah, he could have opened the back door instead. But where would the fun in that be? As he brushed back past her with his arm, he heard her breath catch.

She was definitely affected by him. It made his dick harden at the thought of hearing her breath catch like that as he sucked on her nipples. Or slid his tongue over her clit. Drove his fingers into her pussy.

Damn.

Finally, he straightened up and looked over at Xavier. “Anything I need to know?” He glanced over as the door to the hospital opened and Kiesha walked out. “Shit. We got to go.”

“Everything is in the discharge papers,” Xavier said as he shut her door and rounded the front of the truck. “But call me if you need to know anything. Let me know if she has any issues. Night or day. Got me?”

“Got it. Thanks, man.”

“Go, I’ll talk to Kiesha.”

Brave man.

But as he pulled away, he noticed that rather than scowling at him or yelling after him, Kiesha was smiling.

Shit. That didn’t make him nervous at all.

13

What was happening right now?

Her mind was reeling. Had everyone really wanted her to come stay with them? Why? She barely knew them. And then Ed had swooped in and picked her up, carrying her out to his truck. She’d figured she wouldn’t see him again.

“You okay? You warm enough?” Ed asked as he cranked the heat up further. Then he reached over with his free hand and tugged the blanket up until it was right up under her chin.

“I’m fine. Thanks.” If anything, she was starting to feel overheated. “I can’t believe they all turned up, wanting to take me home.”

“Hmm, seems they’ve decided you’re one of them. You’ve been warned.”

“Warned?”

“Yeah, they likely won’t leave you alone now. Once you’re theirs, you’re theirs for life. They’ll be all up in your business, you won’t have any privacy. They’re loud, stubborn, and insane. And you’ll never have better friends.”

Well, considering she’d never had friends there wasn’t much of a benchmark. Too bad she wasn’t sticking around. This place, crazy as it was, kind of grew on you.

“Thank you for picking me up. And for finding me the other night. I’m not sure that I said thank you.”

“That’s all right, you weren’t yourself.” He looked over at her. “You’re still looking too pale. Do you need to get some ‘scripts filled? I can go out after I’ve got you settled and get them for you.”

“Oh, that’s not necessary. Thanks. I’m not staying at the motel anymore.”

“I know.”

He did? How did he know that? Her mind was feeling a bit fuzzy and it took her a moment.

“Wait, where do you think I’m spending the night?” she asked as they pulled into a driveway surrounded by trees on both sides. Shoot, she should have been paying more attention. They were on the edge of the town. Nowhere near the motel where her stuff was. Where Squawkers was. She didn’t really want to spend another night apart from him.

“With me, of course.”

Her mouth dropped open. “Um, no, I’m not!”

Ed felt a strange sort of satisfaction as he drew up outside his house with Georgina. Yep, he’d made the right decision. He could see her here, sitting on one of the rockers he had on the back porch that looked out towards a small lake.

He sighed with satisfaction.

Totally. Right.

“Ed? Ed! Have you lost it? Are you listening to a word I’ve just said?”

“Nope.”

She stared at him, blinked several times. “Nope?”

“Nope.” He turned to give her a stern look. “Now, stay right where you are while I get out. I’m carrying you in.”

“You are not!”

“I am,” he told her sternly. “No arguments.”

“I’m not staying here.”

“Georgina James, you take one step out of this truck and you’re going to be in trouble,” he growled at her. He stuck a finger in her face. “Do not test me. I’m still not happy with you.”

“About what? Why wouldn’t you be happy with me?” she demanded.

Reaching over, he took hold of her chin in his hand. “Do I need to remind you that you went running on your own, at night, with a cold front coming in? And that you ran on a road without a sidewalk