“Of course,” I said, humoring them both. I walked away when I saw Max hugging Jenna. God, I missed my Becca.

Jenna

I debated whether to call Becky and let her know that Matthew might be on his way. Shoot...who was I kidding? Matthew was on his parents’ plane to Paris; there was no doubt about that. All I had to say was...it’s about time.

Dr. Howard saw patients every other Saturday. Max and I were happy to make an appointment on one of them. It was difficult to arrange an appointment with his tight schedule.

“The baby’s heart is strong,” Dr. Howard said, smiling. “Everything looks great. Would you like to know the sex of the baby?”

I turned to Max for an answer. He gave me that sexy smile, but he seemed uncertain. “Why not? This way we can prepare the nursery. We’ll just keep our family in the dark.” He released a short, wicked laugh. That sound was too adorable, too hot, and my mind reeled with naughty thoughts.

Dr. Howard laughed with us. Pulling out a gadget, he poured some type of gel on it while I glanced at Max and gave him a smile. His hand tightened on mine when Dr. Howard lifted my gown. I thought Max was going to punch him.

As if Dr. Howard could read his mind, he said with a chuckle, “I always get the same expressions from the husbands.”

“It’s fine, Dr. Howard. I have no problem with it as long as you keep your mind to yourself. I’m just joking.” Max chuckled, but I knew he wasn’t.

Dr. Howard laughed, too. “Just keep your eyes on the screen.”

My heart skipped a beat and my stomach fluttered from the sight of seeing our baby on the screen. Max’s facial expression softened; I thought I heard him release a soft coo. His fingers slipped through to make a fist with mine. I felt his love for the baby and for me.

“Baby, open up. Your mommy and daddy need to see if you’re a boy or a girl,” Dr. Howard sang. He moved the gadget to the left. “Jenna, move to your right a bit.”

I did as instructed. Max helped me turn.

“There...right there,” Dr. Howard muttered. “Can you see?” He pointed to the screen.

Max and I leaned in. Wow!

After we said our good-byes to Dr. Howard, I got dressed. We set up the next appointment and left, feeling giddy and fulfilled, for our Lamaze class.

Chapter 23

Matthew

I re-checked the address Keith had texted me and got out of the taxi. I’d anticipated the long speech I would have to give to Keith to get Tanner’s address, but he’d just sent it through text...no questions asked.

I was tired as hell from the time change, but I didn’t care. It was late into the night in Paris. I hoped they were home. As I frantically looked for the apartment number, a bunch of thoughts ran through my mind. My heart couldn’t keep up with the anxiety attack I was having, and I was sure my blood pressure was over the normal limit.

Here we go. I took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. It was like déjà vu. This was the second time I had flown somewhere to bring her back home.

The door swung wide open and I sucked in air. Seeing Becca in front of me did funny things to my emotions. I was all tongue twisted and I was sure my heart was dancing from happiness...until I had a clear vision of him. Banner wore shorts and was shirtless, and Becca was in a white robe.

“Matthew?” Becca was very surprised. “What are you doing here?” Her eyes shot wide open and her line of vision followed mine, which went straight to the ass**le who’d taken my Becca. “I can explain.” Yeah, right. I knew the meaning behind those words.

Becky

Holy shit! Matthew was in full rage. He didn’t answer me. In fact, I didn’t think he heard me at all. He stared at Tanner with a look to kill. I knew Tanner was in deep shit when Matthew’s body tightened and he rushed past me.

“Matthew,” I shouted, but he didn’t stop. He went full force. Oh my God! Matthew was going to kill Tanner.

“Hey, Matthew. It’s nice to—” Tanner finally caught on that Matthew was about to take a swing at him, but he didn’t move. He just stood there, most likely hoping Matthew would come to his senses, but he didn’t.

Matthew’s arm swung back with his elbow bent. He was in full motion to give it to him when I yelled from the top of my lungs as fast as I could, “He’s g*y! Tanner’s g*y!”

Matthew dropped his arms. He looked at me, and then to Tanner. “Hello, Tanner.” He gave him his hand to shake and Tanner took it. “It’s nice to meet you. Sorry about the late visit.”

Tanner exhaled a breath while he took a step back. His eyes scanned Matthew from head to toe, examining him. I could tell he really liked what he saw from his grin. “You can come over any time. Becky didn’t tell me you were this deliciously good looking. I’m so jealous.”

Matthew raked his hair back in discomfort. “Um...thanks.” His tone was uncertain.

I wondered if he’d ever had a guy talk to him like that before. It was the first time I’d seen him flustered like that, and it made me laugh.

Tanner placed his hand over his chest where his heart was and released a deep ‘I’m in love’ sigh. “You were going to punch me for her. Oh...my...God! That is so romantic. You’re not only a knight in shining armor, you’re every man’s dream. Plus, you’re so freakin’ hot.”

Matthew’s eyes grew even wider. He took a side step toward me, as if asking me to save him. I covered my mouth with my hand to keep from bursting out laughing.