Roman looks after me well for the next two weeks. Seth calls often, with Dean bitching in the background. Randy calls too. He calls a lot, actually. And it's like Roman says. He's more like a carer than anything more. But Seth. Seth is different. His voice is softer when he speaks to me. If he sends me a text, or a tweet, there's a kiss at the end of it. Even fans are picking up on it now, thinking they were right from the start about Seth and I. Roman clears his throat and I snap out of my daydream. We're waiting at the airport, the guys are home today and I can't wait to see them. Well, except one. Dean. He is one person I would be quite happy if I didn't see. Their flight flashes up on the arrivals board and I get butterflies in my stomach. "Oh my fucking god" Roman growls. I follow his gaze and freeze. Renee is walking with Dean. Straight towards us. Oh hell no.
"Got me a houseguest" Dean announces as they walk up to us. Roman grips my hand as Renee looks down at my stomach. I smirk. Junior probably is too. I grab Roman's hand and place it on my stomach as junior does a backflip. His face lights up and he kisses my head. Dean watches us closely. "Can I...?" he starts, holding his hand out. "Touch me and fucking die" I growl. He retracts his hand quickly. "I don't know where that hand has been" I say, looking at Renee pointedly. Dean looks at me in shock, shaking his head. "I didn't" he whispers. "I wouldn't." "You already fucking did" I growl. "I'm gonna take a cab back to the apartment Ro, can you let Randy know?" "Let me know what, princess?" Randy asks, appearing out of nowhere. I squeal and jump into his arms as Dean yells. "Watch what you're fucking doing Torrie! You're fucking pregnant!" I glare at him from Randy's arms. "Oh" I say looking down at my stomach. "I fucking forgot. Just like you did!" Randy kisses me and carries me out of the airport.
When we get in the apartment I make a start on Randy's laundry while he jumps in the shower. I've just made a pot of coffee when he appears in the kitchen doorway, rubbing his damp hair with a towel. I smile and hold the coffee pot up, grabbing his mug when he nods. "So" he says sitting at the table. "How was your two weeks with Roman?" "Good" I say, pouring his coffee. "We talked a lot of things through." "And?" he asks, suddenly interested. "And" I say. "Nothing. There's nothing between us. Well, except friends. Good friends. Best friends, even. He looked after me well." "Like I do" Randy says, looking at me. I nod and he smiles. "We can't spoil our friendship Tor" he whispers. "I don't want to lose what we have just on the off chance that there's something more there." I nod. "Me either" I say. He holds my hand. "I love you, princess" he says. I smile and sit on his lap. "Love you too ass hat" I saying hugging him. "So" he says kissing me. "How has junior been behaving?" "Naughty little bugger" I say smiling. "Wriggling a lot when I go to bed, but quiet in the day." "Missed me I bet" he says grinning. I nod. "We both did" I say. He groans. "I don't want to go out tonight" he says. I frown. "Hot date?" I ask. He nods. "I've arranged for a babysitter though" he says as there's a knock on the door. "I don't need babysitting" I laugh as I walk to the door. I groan when I see what he's done. "Hey Colby" I say opening the door wider and letting him in. "So, I take it you're our babysitter for this evening?" Seth nods and grins as Randy walks in. "I figured you two had some talking to do" he says heading for his room. Seth looks at me and nods. "Come for a drive with me?" he asks suddenly. I look down at my clothes and he laughs. I'm just wearing one of Randy's shirts. "Babe you look perfect as you are" he says hugging me. "But if you want to change, then I'll wait here for you." I smile and kiss him before heading to my room. I grab a bikini top and a pair of shirts and quickly get changed. It's too hot to wear much today. I pull my hair up into a messy bun, quickly put some lipgloss on, and head back out to Seth.
"I've changed my mind" he says as soon as he sees me. "Can we stay in?" I frown but nod, going to sit in my usual spot. "I'm joking babe" he says laughing and pulling me towards him. "I just don't want to share you while you look like that." I smile and hug him tightly. "You're not sharing me with anyone" I tell him, just as junior kicks in protest. Seth feels it and laughs. "Sorry junior" he whispers. I laugh and grab my keys before following him out to the car. "Where are we going?" I ask as he watches me buckle my seatbelt before shutting my door. He runs around to the drivers side and gets in, grinning before he answers me. "Beach?" he asks raising an eyebrow. "It's what you're dressed for." I look at him warily. "Is that a good idea Colby?" I ask. "I mean, it's really public..." "Ashamed to be seen with me are you?" he asks. I groan. "Not at all" I say. "But don't you think people will get the wrong idea of us?" "Torrie" he says pulling out onto the main road. "They've had the wrong idea of us since day one. Why does it matter now? We're both single. Let them say what they want to say, they're gonna do it anyway." I nod, knowing he's right, and settle into my seat for the rest of the drive.
He jumps out of the car as soon as we park and runs around to open my door. I groan as I look around. The beach is packed. "Don't worry" he says closing my door and kissing me softly. "I'm with you, nothing is going to happen." I nod as he locks the car and puts an arm around me. I put my arm around him as we start to walk. "Ice cream?" he asks smiling. Oh, he knows my weakness, this isn't going to end well. I nod and he leads me to a bench to wait for him while he goes to get them. I watch as he walks away, not paying attention to anything around me, except for him. "Excuse me" a voice says from the side of me. I turn slightly and smile when I see a young girl. "Hi" I say. She smiles. "Are you Torrie?" she asks. I nod and she smiles again. "Are you here with Dean?" she asks. "You two are my favourites." I smile and shake my head. "Oh no honey" I say softly. "Dean and I aren't married anymore. I'm here with Seth." She nods. "Ok" she says. "Is it Seth's baby in there?" She points at my stomach and I smile. "No" I say. "The baby is Dean's. Seth just brought me here to get me out of the house." "You should be together" she says suddenly. "You'd make pretty babies." I laugh as Seth walks up with the ice creams. The girl runs off quickly and I laugh again. "What?" Seth asks as I stand up. "Can we walk?" I ask. He frowns but nods and hands me my ice cream. "What was all that about?" he asks finally. "Apparently" I say looking at him. "We should be together because we'd make pretty babies." We both finish our ice creams and he pulls me towards him. He brushes a stray hair from my face and looks in my eyes. "As long as they look like their momma" he whispers. "Then I don't doubt it for a second." He leans down and kisses me gently, wrapping his arms around me. I shiver as I look at him, and he notices straight away. "Cold?" he asks. I shake my head as I bite my lip. "Randy should be out by now" I whisper. "Can we go home?" "Of course we can" he says putting his arm around me. He leads me back to the car and unlocks it quickly. He goes to open the door then changes his mind and gently pushes me against the car. He wraps his arms around me and dips his head down to mine, kissing me gently at first and then more demanding. My hands travel up into his hair, pulling him closer to me. Finally he breaks the kiss and laughs nervously. "You have no idea how good it feels being able to do that in public" he says kissing my cheek. "Now, let's get you home."
Seth and I talk. We talk a lot. A hell of a lot. We hash everything out, and decide friends is what we were destined to be. I love him, I really do, but he's my best friend and I'm not gonna spoil that. Not when I'm still in love with his best friend, his brother. "I hope he realises how lucky he is" he says, kissing me on the doorstep before getting back in the car and leaving. Randy isn't home yet, so I perform the lotion duty by myself and get into bed. Dean is on my mind constantly. It doesn't help when junior kicks constantly, reminding me that in three months, I'm gonna be a parent. A single parent. My phone flashes and lights up my room. I frown and grab it off the nightstand, thinking it's Randy. But it's Seth. "I need to see you" I read. "Don't text back, I'm with Dean at the moment. I'll be there in ten." Something must have happened, he left not even half an hour ago. I frown and unlock the front door before crawling back into bed. Junior has calmed down so I roll onto my side, with my back to the door. I hear a quiet knock and smile. "It's open" I say. "I'm in my room." I hear the door open then click closed, footsteps get louder as he approaches my room. My door squeaks as it opens, then shuts and clicks closed too. "Missed us did you?" I tease. He laughs. "I've missed you from the moment you left me doll face" he growls.