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support her.”
“ Fucking A you are,” Marcus said. “You’re going to marry her.”
Coop nodded without hesitation. He hadn’t expected anything less from the Weston brothers and it wasn’t like any of it was real anyway. “Of course I will.”
Lacey swivelled her head to look at him, her expression stunned. For the first time since they’d met he’d actually managed to shock her. Considering she’d been shocking him for a couple of years now it was probably about time.
“What? No!” She turned back to glare at Marcus. “ No. You hear me?” She stepped away from him and Coop supressed the urge to haul her back by his side. “Everyone just settle down now.” She looked at each of her brother’s in turn. “Nobody’s marrying anybody. This isn’t the freaking Wild West. You can all just put away your shotguns.”
Coop looked at the mutinous expressions on the faces of the Weston brothers. Even Jarrod who had seemed the least aggressive was clearly measuring him up and finding him wanting right now. There was only one thing that was going to satisfy them. As far as they were concerned he’d knocked up their sister and that made him responsible.
Even though he hadn’t.
But they didn’t know that. So for now he was going to have to keep up the pretence and do what he would have done if this baby really was his. The thought of it hit him suddenly in the chest.
A baby. With Lacey.
Worse things had happened to him.
“They’re right Lacey,” Coop said, his jaw completely numb now from the cold. “It’s the honourable thing to do.”
She turned to face him. Her eyes telling him in no uncertain terms that they’d all lost their minds. “We will talk about this later. Privately .”
Well she had that right at least. She’d be explaining why the hell she felt the need to keep the most important part of her breakdown last night to herself. If he’d known, they could have already dealt with it prior to coming here today and saved a lot of this aggravation.
“Well I don’t know where,” Ethan said, his voice hard, “because Coop’s sure as shit not welcome in this house anymore.”
“What?” Lacey spluttered. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Ethan folded his arms. “I don’t trust him around you.”
Coop took a deep breath and reminded himself that Ethan had just been dealt a huge whammy that he clearly didn’t know how to deal with and he didn’t mean what he’d just said. Because Ethan had always had Coop’s back. And Coop his.
Which was precisely how he came to be here in the middle of this predicament today.
“Oh for fuck’s sake, Ethan,” she yelled. “He can’t get me any more pregnant. This is my house too and if he’s not welcome here, then I’m not staying either.”
“That’s fine by me,” Ethan snapped.
Coop glanced at JJ, who appeared unconcerned by the raging argument. She seemed happy to just wait it out like she knew it would eventually run out of steam. Coop hoped so but right now it looked like Ethan was determined to be difficult, so he said the one thing he knew would goad Ethan into changing his mind. “Don’t worry, Lacey. I’ll take you back to Brisbane with me.”
“The hell you will,” Ethan said, “you’re not taking her anywhere and if you think you’re going to skip out on her by going back to Brisbane then you can think again. You got her in this state? You’re going to be here with her every step of the way, mate .”
“Old man Campbell at the auto-repair shop reckons his wife’s been bitching about taking their caravan away for a holiday for the last ten years,” Jarrod said. “Reckon he’d be happy to go if we vouched for Coop.”
Marcus nodded. “Perfect,” then pulled out his cell and dialled a number, his eyes never leaving Coop’s face. “Alec, its Marcus Weston. I’ve found you a mechanic who can cover for you while you and your lovely wife take that holiday.” There was silence for a moment before Marcus said,
“ Fucking A you are,” Marcus said. “You’re going to marry her.”
Coop nodded without hesitation. He hadn’t expected anything less from the Weston brothers and it wasn’t like any of it was real anyway. “Of course I will.”
Lacey swivelled her head to look at him, her expression stunned. For the first time since they’d met he’d actually managed to shock her. Considering she’d been shocking him for a couple of years now it was probably about time.
“What? No!” She turned back to glare at Marcus. “ No. You hear me?” She stepped away from him and Coop supressed the urge to haul her back by his side. “Everyone just settle down now.” She looked at each of her brother’s in turn. “Nobody’s marrying anybody. This isn’t the freaking Wild West. You can all just put away your shotguns.”
Coop looked at the mutinous expressions on the faces of the Weston brothers. Even Jarrod who had seemed the least aggressive was clearly measuring him up and finding him wanting right now. There was only one thing that was going to satisfy them. As far as they were concerned he’d knocked up their sister and that made him responsible.
Even though he hadn’t.
But they didn’t know that. So for now he was going to have to keep up the pretence and do what he would have done if this baby really was his. The thought of it hit him suddenly in the chest.
A baby. With Lacey.
Worse things had happened to him.
“They’re right Lacey,” Coop said, his jaw completely numb now from the cold. “It’s the honourable thing to do.”
She turned to face him. Her eyes telling him in no uncertain terms that they’d all lost their minds. “We will talk about this later. Privately .”
Well she had that right at least. She’d be explaining why the hell she felt the need to keep the most important part of her breakdown last night to herself. If he’d known, they could have already dealt with it prior to coming here today and saved a lot of this aggravation.
“Well I don’t know where,” Ethan said, his voice hard, “because Coop’s sure as shit not welcome in this house anymore.”
“What?” Lacey spluttered. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Ethan folded his arms. “I don’t trust him around you.”
Coop took a deep breath and reminded himself that Ethan had just been dealt a huge whammy that he clearly didn’t know how to deal with and he didn’t mean what he’d just said. Because Ethan had always had Coop’s back. And Coop his.
Which was precisely how he came to be here in the middle of this predicament today.
“Oh for fuck’s sake, Ethan,” she yelled. “He can’t get me any more pregnant. This is my house too and if he’s not welcome here, then I’m not staying either.”
“That’s fine by me,” Ethan snapped.
Coop glanced at JJ, who appeared unconcerned by the raging argument. She seemed happy to just wait it out like she knew it would eventually run out of steam. Coop hoped so but right now it looked like Ethan was determined to be difficult, so he said the one thing he knew would goad Ethan into changing his mind. “Don’t worry, Lacey. I’ll take you back to Brisbane with me.”
“The hell you will,” Ethan said, “you’re not taking her anywhere and if you think you’re going to skip out on her by going back to Brisbane then you can think again. You got her in this state? You’re going to be here with her every step of the way, mate .”
“Old man Campbell at the auto-repair shop reckons his wife’s been bitching about taking their caravan away for a holiday for the last ten years,” Jarrod said. “Reckon he’d be happy to go if we vouched for Coop.”
Marcus nodded. “Perfect,” then pulled out his cell and dialled a number, his eyes never leaving Coop’s face. “Alec, its Marcus Weston. I’ve found you a mechanic who can cover for you while you and your lovely wife take that holiday.” There was silence for a moment before Marcus said,
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