The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 212

Nina looked completely refreshed when I saw her an hour later, walking into the dining room just a little late for our double date. Kayden paced closely beside her, his hand hovering on the small of her back.

She’d changed her hair again. It was now a really pretty fuchsia color. She was wearing it down and wavy, and had on a cute, simple outfit that looked crazy stylish on her immaculate physique: a long-sleeved black body suit and a pair of high-waisted denim jeans, paired with hot pink heels, layered necklaces and hoop earrings.

Our little party started out great. I adored Alex for having the idea to do this. I needed some real socializing in my life, and this was the most I’d had in a long time.

quick end. Alex’s phone rang and I just knew it would be something that was about to tear him away.

him and Kayden right away.

I moved in for a hug. “Let me know if I ca

he lips then a peck on my forehead before promising to keep me posted and heading out. In my periphery, I’d caught

ontheir side of the table.

na. Come on. You have to see that in the way he treats you.”

Yeah, he’s real sweet to me, but I don’t know, Fi. Ever since you told me how he’d been saying he was weirded out by my job, it made sense of some stuff. I didn’t know before if I’d been just imagining it, but I think he did avoid me for a little while. He’d been saying he was busy, but in hindsight I think maybe he’s just

must have been extremely interested

ontest as I hesitated.

that I should keep out of their business if I could.

ives already.

y how much Nina was hurting to know how Kayden felt about

a relaxed, her mou

es, nodding yes.

re, and I think you know why. It…”

you know.”

t. How about I jus

it back.

nds their bodies in a shiny, blurry way that I have to squint and look at sideways to make out.

ing for me to explain.

haven’t seen coming from anyone else, that’s the interesting thing. Just you have it when you re around Kayden, and he has

it?”

f a pinkish red, fuchsia color. Actually, almost exactly like.” My eyes moved to Nina’s hai

the f**k? The f**k does that mean, Fi?”

ation easily just by using my gift. It’s a bit limited.”

the theory?”

ngs…”

ing her hands through her hair compulsively, intermittently holding it in front of her face and studying the color. “Weird. I don’t kno

ost of it. Sorry I don’t have more clear intel for you.”

I said, I’d feel. like a snoop, like I’d read his diary or something, if you could tell me something more precise. I just… you

er than what I just told you?”

le we were f*****g in the shower just now. My hair, I mean.”

seless maternal impulse had me wanting to cover her ears.

rpose?”

fore that… it’d been years. And I’ve never had it happen during..” She cleared her throat, guiltily glancing at the baby. “In a scenario like that.”

ery hilarious it was to listen to Nina painedly censoring her

nt, but I

you’re wearing is cute, but it doesn’t fit you, babe. Most of the stuff in your closet is maternity clothes. Are you keeping those for a reason?”

n, but I think sometime down the road, we will have another baby.”

“Yeah, you probably should. That one you’ve made already is crazy cute. You and Alex have so

“Sto

giggl

.”

going to go through your closet and sort out the maternity stuff.

this plan, and I’d just finished feeding Lexi and getting her down for her af

for just a few minutes when she popped her head into the doorway and called out, ” Get some new earrings, too. Dangly ones.”

led my e

in one hand, having been in the middle of moving stuff around.” Babe.” She pointed the shoe at me for emphasis. “Do you know how many pairs of earrings I own?”

nno… fifty? A hundred?”

Too many to count.

e fyn, new shiny things to