My Partner Against Crime

Chapter 60

I jump awake from the loud sound of banging on our hotel room door.

"I'll get it." I sit up with my eyes still closed.

"No, I can get it." Spencer gently pushes me back down.

I'm already dozing off as he walks away.

"Is it true?" I frown when I hear my brother's voice. I pull the blanket over my head.

"C'mon, I have to know." I toss the blanket back down and finally open my eyes to see Jason and Anthony sitting on the bed with me.

"What?" I throw a pillow at Anthony.

"Are you really pregnant?" The shock makes me choke on my own breath.

"What are you talking about?" I completely forgot Marshall let it slip last night.

"Are you having a baby, Mar?" I see Spencer standing at the door.

"Are you really spreading that rumor?" I sit up and get out bed.

"What? No. We just wanted to know for ourselves. You know we wouldn't say anything unless you wanted us to." Anthony holds my wrist, pulling me back into the room.

"Well don't you think I'd tell you if I wanted you to know?" He drops my hand.

"Sorry, sorry, you're right. But I'm not going to be able to contain my excitement if you really are having a baby. I've always thought you'd never have kids even though you'd be the best parent out of all of us." I roll my eyes at Anthony.

"Hey." Jason, the only one of us who has kids, slaps Anthony's chest.

"It's true." He shrugs.

"Can I just get a simple yes or no?" My brothers follow me out to the rest of our suite.

"No."

"Is that a no to giving us an answer or a no you're not pregnant?" I open the door to our room.

"Why don't you guys let us get ready and I'll text one of you whenever that is." I escort my brothers out of the room.

"So are you?" Spencer smirks at me.

"Funny. Go get ready." I gently push his chest. Today is our last day in California, our flight back home is later tonight.

I'm already dreading the flight back to Virginia. I miss being home, and being around my family. Part of me wants to move back and raise our baby here, but that would mean leaving my team and the life I've built over the years.
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The three of us mange to get ready in about an hour. Anthony picks us up from the hotel and takes us back to his place.

"Oh Mar, I have a little surprise for you. I probably should have told you earlier but you've been busy..." We stand in the garage while Anthony blocks the door.

"What is it?" Of course that slight panic feeling grows in me.

"Actually, why don't you go in first, you'll figure it out." I cautiously walk past my brother and into his new place. Immediately I see the familiar face of my old dog, Arlo.

"What!" I start crying. Why the hell am I crying?

I sit on the floor and try to cuddle with his overly excited body.

"I've missed my boy." I lift my shirt to dry my face of slobber and tears.

"What are you doing with him?" I ask Anthony.

"Adam's out of town for a few weeks so, I took him in." I move to sit on the couch, Arlo jumps up with me and attempts to fit his large body on my lap.