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Layton flashed irl’s panties "When?"

"That first day I met you when you tried so hard to act like you weren’t attracted to Whitley I could see it in your eyes, and so to make my best friend happy"

Layton’s smile spread wider on his face "Yet, you still felt the need to threaten me on more than one occasion"

"Oh yeah, and it still holds true You ever hurt her…I’ll hurt you"

Layton laughed and said, "Courtney, you never cease to a out of the house and yelled, "Get out of the way, Layton!"

Layton winked at reat I’ll have Whit call you, and we’ll be there as soon as we can"

I winked back and said, "Just give her and Taylor a kiss from me Don’t come down there and sit and wait Reed will call you--"

Reed juo" He slammed the door shut and put the truck in drive, and then he practically ran over poor Layton

I tried not to smile, but somehow, the calm man who had run into the house had come out a freaked-out man

"Um…Reed, are you okay?" I asked as I reached for his hand

He glanced ata baby Do you realize that we…you and me…we’re about to have a baby? I mean, this is not a lab puppy This is a baby A huhter "I thought I was going to be the one freaking out"

"I’ out Oh My God! Mr Jenkins, could you drive any slower?"

I was going to have to apologize to our poor neighbor, Mr Jenkins, for Reed al for real this tirabbed and squeezed Reed’s hand

So that calmed him down, and he said in a soft voice, "Breathe, baby…that’s it Just take deep breaths, and breathe through the contraction"

Froot to the hospital, Reed was calot, the ot

Reed pulled up to the ER and jumped out of his truck He ran around to open my door He helped me out of the truck and then into the ER

A nurse cao park the car, and I’ll take her over to labor and delivery Did y’all preregister?"

Reed and I both said, "Yes," at the same time

Before I knew it, I was in a roo faster and faster Reed had asked the nurse when they would give ist was on her way