She smacked my arm again and started to laugh. "Shut up!"
"Seriously, you can't resist my sexiness."
She looked out the window, trying to ignore me. "You talk about Ty, but you are so much like him it's sick."
"He wishes he was as cool as me."
"If you keep talking like that, you're going to be hit by lightning or something, you vain ass."
I laughed some more as we pulled up in front of the house. "You love me."
"Yeah, I have no idea why." She giggled.
"I'll remind you of them later."
She jumped out of the truck before I could say anymore. I knew she wasn't mad at me. Our little quickie was hot, but it didn't make me forget that I knew something was bothering her and I wasn't about to forget about it, until I knew what it was.
Chapter 7
Amy
It was wrong for me to not have told Conner about the phone call. I knew he could sense that something happened. As much as I wanted to share everything with him, I couldn’t get him all upset over something that was probably nothing at all. Rick could threaten me all he wanted, as long as he didn't come near me.
I got back into the swing of things in the next few weeks. Work kept me occupied during the day and by the time I went home at night I was exhausted from standing. Conner continued to urge me to stop working as frequently as every darn day. He didn't understand the relationships that I had built with my clients. I couldn't just stop doing their hair.
Miranda had started working two days a week with me and on those days we just rode together. I swear Conner called me more than normal when he didn’t drive me. I realized that this was his first real relationship and that he had a lot to learn, however he had forgotten the part about giving me some space.
I think it was just my new mood swings. I found myself to be more cranky than ever. I was exhausted after working long days and didn’t have patience for anything. Miranda said I was the bitchiest pregnant women she had ever been around. I'm not even going to get started on everything Ty said about my attitude. I guess it didn't help that we were living under the same roof.
Conner had invited me to go to Kentucky with him for four days. I rearranged all of my clients and made sure that I would be all his during our trip. Since I hadn't really ever gone anywhere, I was more than excited to see where he grew up. It was also going to be nice to have someone on one time with his mother, who I really liked.
People didn't understand how hard it was for me to be estranged from my mother. Sure she wasn't exactly a good mother, but I still hated that she didn't want to be a part of my life.
So, what I thought was going to be a long private ride to Kentucky, turned out to have a few added passengers. I hadn't realized the real reason why Conner wanted to travel back to his hometown, until Miranda said she was coming too. It was the anniversary of their father's death. Apparently, they did this family thing where they visited his grave and paid their respects. I think it meant a lot to their mother that they were all there for each other.
We all packed into the Mitchell family Jeep Cherokee, without an extra seat to spare. We left at night time, thinking the kids would sleep for the whole ride, but we were mistaken.
Jake cried almost the entire ride, due to teething. Jax chewed on his whole hand and drooled all over his clothes. Bella wanted to stop at every single McDonald's.
Conner and I sat back in the third row, cuddled up together. I had to smile just knowing that he was taking me home with him. We were doing things way out of order, except it somehow made sense for Conner. He was never a kind of person to follow everyone else's standards. Since I'd never been to the ranch, Ty thought it would be funny to tease me for the whole ride, so while Miranda managed the three children, Ty drove and kept us occupied with his nonsense.
"Did you know that the Mitchell Ranch was once a plantation that Abraham Lincoln owned?"
I looked at Conner, who for some reason thought it would be funny to go along with Ty's lies. He nudged me and smiled when I gave my attention back to Ty. "That's so cool." I didn't know enough about history to question him. I thought he was really filling me in on the history. Miranda stayed quiet in the front seat, not making a peep. I should have known.
"Yep, did you ever hear of the Underground Railroad? The old barns have secret hideaways under the floor boards where the slaves would hide while they ran from their owners."
"That is amazing." I turned to Conner. "Why didn't you tell me this?"
He shrugged and just shook his head.
"Conner used to take girls down there and steal their virginity."
Immediately, I felt his hand grab mine. "That is horseshit! Amy he is blowing smoke up your ass."