Zombie Games (Uncut) Boxed Set
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“That’s great!” I said, looking at the two gowns. “Uh, let me guess, you’re going with Justice?”
She smiled. “Yes. You should see the tux that we picked out for him. He looks so hot,” she gushed. “Now I can’t wait to see what it looks like off of him.”
My jaw dropped. “Paige!”
She smirked. “Not that I haven’t already.”
I gasped. “You didn’t!”
She nodded and then squealed. “Last night… oh, my God, it was so...”
“Ahem! I hear you and I’m pretty sure the neighbors can too!” hollered Bryce.
I tried to keep a straight face. “I like the blue one,” I said, changing the subject.
“I like that one too,” she said, blushing.
“Good. Now, I’ve got to get back to Bryce or he’s going to start getting cranky.”
“Oh, and we both know how intolerable that can be. Have you thought of feeding him? I hear that works.”
I smiled.
“I heard that, too!” hollered Bryce.
“He already knocked you up,” she snorted. “Tell him to stop taking Henry’s Viagra.”
Bryce walked around the corner of the door. “Excuse me,” he said, scowling. “This guy,” he pointed toward his chest. “Needs no help in that area.”
“Obviously what you do need is a cold shower,” said Paige. “All little jokes aside,” she said with a wry smile. “Are you guys going to the prom?”
I looked up at Bryce, who was still glowering. “Hmm… well, I never did get to go ours.”
He relaxed. “You want to?” he asked, turning to me. “Because I’d be more than happy to take you.”
I looked down at my stomach. “Yes, but I doubt we’ll be able to find a dress that fits.”
“Not a problem,” said Paige. “You just need to tell me what color you want and Belinda said she’d help make you a dress.”
I winced. “Belinda?”
She smiled. “Relax, you’re pregnant. She can’t make it too… vulgar looking.”
“Okay, but make sure it’s not animal print. Please,” I said, remembering how much Belinda obsessed over leopard patterns. I loved Belinda, but where she liked revealing tops and skin-tight pants, I wanted things covered up, especially now that I was curvy in places I’d never been before. Even my rear looked like two water balloons.
“Oh I don’t know,” said Bryce. “I wouldn’t mind seeing you in something tight and sassy.”
I elbowed him in the stomach. “Not going to happen.”
He grunted. “Dang, woman.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely make sure that she doesn’t go that route,” said Paige.
“Cool. Speaking of Belinda, how’s Kallie been doing?” I asked. “I haven’t seen her that much lately.”
Paige smiled. “Great. Belinda spoils the crap out of her.”
“Good,” I said, smiling in relief. “I’m glad. I felt bad that she couldn’t stay with us….”
“Kallie understands, and to be honest, I think that she adores Belinda. It was the best thing for both of them. Don’t sweat it.”
After bringing Kallie back from the monastery, it was decided that taking care of her on my own was too much of a responsibility. So, after a couple of months, she moved into Belinda’s hotel room, followed by Allie going to Kristie’s. For now, it was just Bryce and me, until the new baby arrived.
“Good.”
“Okay, bye, Paige,” said Bryce, waving as he tried pulling me back into our room.
“Pink or blue?” asked Paige. ‘What color should I tell her you’d like?”
“Green!” I hollered as he slammed the door.
“Jerk,” mumbled Paige through the door.
“What’d she say?” he asked.
I pulled him toward the bed. “She said ‘sure’.”
He smirked. “Right.”
***
Unfortunately, we missed the prom, only because our son arrived an hour before the festivities. It was a long labor, but when I held him in my arms for the first time, all of the pain, the agony, and my profanity were pretty much forgotten. At least on my part. Bryce, on the other hand, would probably never look at me the same after the names I’d called him.
“He looks like you,” I said, staring at his scrunched up face.
“Damn right. He’s a handsome little dude,” said Bryce, sitting next to me by the bed. “What did you expect?”
“I guess I should expect cockiness and a little attitude when he’s older, too?”
“Don’t forget impulsive and stubborn,” he replied with a smirk. “Just like mom.”
“Crap, we’re in trouble, aren’t we?”
“Was there ever a doubt after seeing the plus sign?”
I giggled. “No, not really.”
There was a soft knock at the door.
“Come in,” said Bryce.
It opened and Henry peeked his head around the corner. “Is it safe now?”
“Yeah, she’s all out of cuss words,” said Bryce.
“Oh hell, I could have given her more to use,” he replied, holding his Stetson in his hands. “My… look at that little whippersnapper. He’s a good looking boy.”
“Thanks, Henry,” I said.
“Where is everyone?” asked Henry.
“They’re coming soon,” said Bryce.
Kristie and Belinda had left me after several intense hours of labor, helping me through the delivery. They were going to clean up and bring the girls in to see the baby.
“You should be mighty proud,” said Henry.
“Oh, I am,” said Bryce.
“Of your wife, too,” said Henry, smiling down at me “You’re a lucky man.”
Bryce took my hand and squeezed it. “I know, and how could I not be proud? She’s given me everything that I could have ever wanted.”
My eyes filled with tears. “Thank you, Bryce.”
He leaned down. “Told you it was a boy,” said Bryce, kissing his son’s forehead. “Never doubt me again, woman.”
I rolled my eyes.
“What’cha going to name him?” asked Henry.
I smiled down at the precious bundle in my arms. “Robert David De Luca,” I said. “Bobby for short, of course.”
“I think you’ve got another Wild One on your hands,” said Henry, as little Bobby began to scrunch up his fists and cry for his meal.
Bryce smiled proudly. “Henry, I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
The End
Dear Reader,
I hope you enjoyed this series. It was fun to create and to tell you the truth, I had no idea where I wanted to take it until the final two books. Yes, I threw in something unexpected, mainly because I’ve found that many zombie tales are just strictly about killing as many undead as you can and surviving. So, I decided to go with a religious aspect and I’m sure that none of you saw that coming. Neither did I until somewhere near the end of book four...
What can I say? I love shocking people with my books and you’ll find a lot of twists and turns with the many others I’ve written as well. This is probably the only series that I have involving religion (in case you were wondering). I hope you’ll check some of my other work out (I have a lot of free ebooks listed under Kristen Middleton, K.L. Middleton, and Cassie Alexandra).
Also, many people have asked me if I have anything against vaccinations. No, I most certainly do not. My children have been vaccinated and so have I. If you recall in the very first book I mentioned an UNTESTED vaccine was given for the flu. Those were the people who turned into zombies. Mind you, I would definitely have something against an untested vaccine. I do know that there are people very much opposed to getting flu vaccinations and even believe that it messes with the immune system, so I hinted at that as well. To be honest, I don’t know one way or another, but I am not a risk taker and have gotten my shots.
Once again, thank you for reading the entire series and if you have a few seconds, I woul
d be honored if you could leave a review. Especially if you enjoyed this little adventure.
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Hope For A Happy Ending
Dead Endz
Road Kill
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