When the elevator doors closed, I turned to Lucy. “Don’t call him, Lucy.”
She chuckled. “And why not, Mr. Carter?”
“He will wine and dine you with one goal only.”
“What’s that?”
“To sleep with you.”
The doors to the elevator opened as she leaned down and whispered into my ear, “I’m totally okay with that.”
I smiled and shook my head. If there was one thing my brother and I were good at, it was picking up women. Neither of us had ever had a serious relationship, much to my parents’ dismay. Our mother constantly nagged us about how old she was getting and how she wanted grandkids. The irony is that she was hardly around when we were kids and was still busy all the time. I found it hard to believe grandkids would change that.
For some reason, my mother thought my brother and I were getting too old. I was thirty-two and Roger was thirty-four. Both still in our prime, if you asked us. Besides, I never could find anyone who would measure up to the one girl I compared every woman to. The one girl I let get away.
The moment I was pushed into the room and saw the tech who would be doing the ultrasound, I wanted to cry.
“Does this hospital not believe in hiring men?” I snapped as the tech smiled and motioned for me to change into yet another fucking gown. After I changed, I stepped out of the small changing room and she told me to lie on the table.
“I’ll make this quick and easy for you, Mr. Carter.”
“I’ve heard that before.”
She chuckled.
“Honestly, the pain is going away. I don’t think this is needed.”
The tech gave me a reassuring grin. “Doctor Turner thinks it is needed.”
With a sigh, I waited as she got everything ready. Warm liquid was spread over my balls. I stared up at the ceiling and tried to think of anything that wouldn’t turn me on.
My grandmother in a bathing suit. Puppies. Roger. My dad when he falls asleep after Thanksgiving lunch. The pain I felt when the branch hit me in the balls and dick.
The way she was moving that damn thing around was not helping. I jerked my head up and looked down at her. Did she just touch my cock?
“Are you almost done?” I asked, while I watched her look at the machine, her brows pulled in slightly.
“Yes, almost,” she said, looking back at me and then down at my stiff cock again. I really needed to get laid and soon. It hadn’t been that long, had it? A month? Maybe two? Maybe six?
The tech cleared her throat and I closed my eyes. “Do you have to move it around so much?”
“Almost done.”
The room was dark, and I tried to focus on the machine. Maybe looking at my balls on there would make my dick realize he wasn’t about to have any fun.
Finally, she was done.
“All finished. I’ll get this sent over to the radiologist right now to read the results.” She turned on the light and started to wipe off my balls. I nearly choked on my tongue.
Her eyes lifted and met mine. A blush hit her cheeks and she softly said, “For what it’s worth, I think you’re okay.”
I forced a smile. “In my defense, you were all over my junk.”
She nodded and gave me grin. “You’re not the only man who has been turned on during an ultrasound, Mr. Carter. You don’t need to be embarrassed.”
I scrubbed my hands down my face and groaned. “What I need is for this day to be over.”
Saryn
I STEPPED UP onto the massive covered porch and smiled.
Home. Why had I ever wanted to leave?
The large oak door opened, and my mother rushed outside. “They’re here! Will, they’re here!”
With a smile, I set Liliana down. My mother rushed forward and scooped my three-year-old daughter up into her arms. Liliana squealed in delight and laughed as Mom covered her in kisses. Daddy walked up and took me into his arms and held me tight.
“I always said he was a bastard.”
With a chuckle, I drew back and looked up at him. “Yes, you did.”
He shrugged. “I don’t want to say I told you so, but, I did. Even when walking you down the aisle, I told you so.”
“You did, Daddy. And I didn’t listen because I thought I was in love, but what I was really doing was running away. I took the easiest way out.”