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I blushed.
“How’s Dean? I thought by now he would’ve shown his face too after hearing that his baby sister got engaged to his best friend,” Nathaniel stated.
“He, uh…”
“He’s in Germany on business. Unfortunately, he may not be able to attend the wedding,” Sebastien said calmly.
“Is sounds like you two lovebirds plan to jump the broom real quick. Why not wait till he comes back?” Leonardo asks. “Unless there’s a reason the both of you want to get married quickly?” He lifted his eyebrow and glanced at the others, a smirk on his lips.
Sebastien threw a sofa pillow, and it smacked Leonardo in the head. “She’s not pregnant, bonehead. But the sooner we do get married, the sooner we can have those babies.” Sebastien squeezed my thigh gently, not only did my face flush, but I became instantly aroused, thankful for the padded bra that protected me from being more embarrassed than I already was.
As Sebastien’s brothers tossed questions like missiles my way, he answered playfully, not giving anything away about our agreement or Dean’s real location. For that I was grateful.
“So Delilah, when did you realize that you loved Sebastien?” Dominic asked.
“Delilah, don’t answer that,” Emily strolled back into the room and smacked Dominic on his arm. “Is that any way to welcome her into this family? If it were Lucy, would you like her husband’s family to be grilling her like this?”
Nobody said a word as the men looked at each other.
“That’s what I thought,” Emily scolded. “I love you guys, but sometimes you just don’t get it.”
Emily walked up to me and took my hand. We left the men dumbfounded and she took me to a quieter part of the house. The room was smaller and there was a French window with a bookshelf carved into it.
“Are you okay? I hope they didn’t scare you off,” Emily said.
“They didn’t, but thanks for what you did there. I appreciate it,” I smiled.
“We Quantum women have to stick together and ward off those bossy tyrants when needed.”
“So Dominic’s the same way?” I gasped.
“He’s the head of the pack—of course, he is. When I met him, he was worse.”
“How did you meet him?” I asked, curious to know their story.
Emily dived into how she worked for Dominic as his PA, made a mistake and was roped into marrying him. But she soon realized that Dominic, the boss versus Dominic, the doting husband and father were two totally different people. And even though she detested him at first, she loved him now more than anything. I knew that Emily wasn’t telling me the entire story, but the fact that she and Dominic eventually fell in love gave me hope that maybe the same could happen between Sebastien and me.
Don’t hold your breath.
Then she gave me a strange look and spoke in a softer tone. “The Quantum men are alpha men. They dominate in everything they do. They’re as bossy as hell and don’t take no for an answer.”
“Sounds just like Sebastien,” I muttered before I realized it, and Emily chuckled.
She continued, “But they are fierce protectors and loyal to a fault. Amazing providers financially, and otherwise.” Emily winked and I laughed.
“Sebastien couldn’t keep his eyes off you tonight, and when you were just pushing your food around your plate, it may have looked like he was chatting with his brothers, but he noticed and looked worried. Sebastien is a good man. Please, don’t break his heart.”
“I won’t.”
“Aunty Emily?” Lucy’s soft voice came from the doorway.
Immediately, Emily opened her arms to Lucy, and she came up to her and sat in her lap.
“Lucy, what’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?” Emily asked tenderly as she stroked Lucy’s wild curls.
“No, I just can’t sleep. Can you come stay with me? You too, Aunty Delilah?
“Sure. Delilah and I can come with you.”