My Life In Code

2. Why Are You Guys Flirting With A Pregnant Woman?

Chapter 2

Why Are You Guys Flirting With A Pregnant Woman?

Being tackled by two grown guys, I felt like I was hit by a freakin’ truck.  I probably would have fallen backward if it hadn’t been for Max holding me up.  And then all I could see were the tops of a blond and a dark head as they squeezed the life out of me.

“It’s the wifey!” Drew yelled. 

“Drew, don’t call me that!” I said, looking over at Dad.  He was looking at our crazy little group hug with an eyebrow raised.  Drew always seemed to call me that, though.  It was like my permanent nickname now.

“Guys, can you get off of us?” Max asked.  “It would be nice to breath.”

Ben leaned his head back and grinned.  “But we’re having such a lovely hug with a lovely lady.”

I narrowed my eyes at him.  “I’m not going to be a lovely lady here in a second if you don’t let go of me.”

Grinning, both of them stepped back and looked at me. 

Even though I’d only officially meet them once in person, I still felt like I’d known them for forever.  Since Max had shared an apartment – or a flat as British people liked to call them…which totally wasn’t weird at all – they’d crashed our video chat dates and stolen the phone when we were talking.  I’d gotten to know them, though, which made me adore them even more than I had when I met them when we were in England before. 

I rolled my eyes, smiling.  “Okay, you can give me a hug,” I said.

“Yes!” they both yelled, and lunged forward to hug me again. 

For two guys in their twenties, they could act like such kids. 

“You guys are weird,” I laughed, hugging them back. 

It was so awkward, too, especially since Max had his arms around my waist and Ben and Drew had their arms around me also.  I felt like I was in a Callie sandwich. 

“You know it,” Ben said. 

They finally let go of me without me having to tell them to and I was able to take a breath.

“So how have you been since the last time I saw you guys on the video chat?” I asked, smiling at them. 

“Great, as always,” Drew said.

Ben nodded.  “Being loved on by the ladies.  Also like always,” he said. 

I rolled my eyes.  They were definitely flirts, too. 

“Where are your manners, Miss Callie?” Drew asked, looking over at Brielle and Dad.  “You haven’t introduced us.”

I smiled and stepped to the side as Dad and Brielle came forward. 

“Dad, Brielle, these are Max’s friends Ben and Drew.  Ben, Drew, my dad Steven and my stepmom Brielle,” I said, introducing them. 

“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Drew said, giving Brielle a flirty smile as he kissed the back of her hand. 

“Same here,” Ben said with a wink.

“You, too,” Brielle said, laughing and slightly flushed. 

Dad looked like he was going to start laughing, too.  I just rolled my eyes.  Only those two could flirt with a pregnant woman.

Maddox said something to Dad then and our topics of conversation split into two.  I was glad that it did so that Ben and Drew couldn’t say or do anything more embarrassing.  

“So are you two ready to party tonight?” Drew asked, throwing a fist in the air.  “I mean, we’re not in school anymore.”

I grinned.  “Well, it’s been about three years for me,” I said.

“But you’re working on your master’s now,” Ben said, and then shuddered.  “How you could go back after finishing already, I have no clue.”

I shrugged.  “Well, my life’s been kind of boring these last few months and there’s been nothing to really do.”

Ben and Drew both rolled their eyes. 

“You’re a freakin’ billionaire with your own private jet,” Ben said.  “You could probably go to any country you wanted, any time you wanted.”

“Hell, you could buy one of the smaller ones if you wanted,” Drew said. 

Max, who had just been hanging back and watching with a grin on his face, finally said something to come to my rescue.  Too bad, it really didn’t help, though.

“Or we could combine our money and get a larger one,” he said. 

I smacked his stomach, making him laugh. 

“Shut up,” I said, and the three of them just continued to laugh.

“But really,” Ben said once they had settled down.  “You two should really come out tonight.  A couple of us are getting together and I know all of them would like to meet Callie.”

I looked over at Max, smiling slightly.  “Are all of your friends like these two?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

He shook his head, grinning.  “Thank God, no,” he said. 

I nodded and looked back at them.  “Then it will be a yes.”

Max looked over at me again, eyebrows raised.  “Really?” he asked.

I nodded.  “Sure,” I said.  “Though I don’t know when we’ll get out of dinner with our parents.  But after that, we can go and change and then meet them, right?”

“If you want to,” Max said, shrugging.  I knew he wanted to, though. 

“We’re going,” I said, looking back at Ben and Drew.

“Great!” they both said. 

It was probably a half an hour after that we were finally leaving.  We were stopped quite a few times by some of the professors who wanted to talk to us.  But once we got away, it was just me and Max.  I was going to ride with him to the restaurant we were going to, which just happened to be the same one we went to when I first met his parents. 

Max held my hand as we walked toward his Aston Martin.  Yes, he had to have it shipped over to England before he started back to school.  He didn’t want to leave it with us in Boston.  His claim was that he didn’t want it taking up space in our garage, but I knew otherwise.

Once we reached it, he led me toward the passenger side.  But before he opened my door, he leaned me against it and, after smiling down at me, bent to give me a kiss. 

And since we were finally by ourselves, it didn’t have to be just a peck like it was whenever Dad and Brielle were around.  It was one that made my knees go weak and my heart start pounding. 

Max leaned back and put his forehead against mine.  Both of us were breathing a little faster. 

“I’m really happy you’re here,” he said, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. 

I smiled up at him.  “I’m happy I’m here, too.”

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