Page 132 of Three to Fall

Hawk shot him a look that could have killed.

Fang chuckled. “Right. Never mind. Good luck, Kara.”

She smiled at him, taking this whole thing a whole lot better than Hawk was. “Thank you.”

I sat back on my phone, scrolling through it while Hawk steered the car down the driveway, past the blackened trees and shrubs that were still trying to regenerate after everything that had happened with Ice.

He parked the van, Hayley Jade skipping off inside to show her graduation certificate to all the guys. But Hawk didn’t move to follow her, like he normally would have. He paced the parking lot, his hands on the back of his head.

“I can’t do it. I’ve failed. I just know it. I’m too fucking dumb for this shit. What made me think I could do this?” He glared atme. “You! You made me think I could. Fucking hell, Gray. You seriously suck. You know that, right?”

I laughed at him, which only made him madder. “I didn’t make you do anything. I just encouraged you to have another go at something that’s important to you. And youcando it.”

Hawk wasn’t done spiraling. “You don’t know that!”

“Actually, I do.” I flashed my phone screen at him. “You passed. I looked your results up because I knew you’d be dramatic about it.”

He gaped at me. “Seriously? Let me see that.” He grabbed my phone, studying the screen and then staring back up at us with huge eyes. “That’s my name! I fucking passed!”

He grabbed Kara, kissing her hard, and then planted one on Hayden as well.

I grinned at him. “Gonna kiss me too?”

“Not a chance.”

I sniggered. “Manly handshake?”

He shrugged. “How about a hug as a thank you for all your help? I know I only passed because of you.”

To my surprise, his tone was sincere, and when he pulled me in for a hug, it was genuine.

“Thanks, Gray. I mean it. For everything. Not just this.”

I swallowed hard, surprisingly emotional. But I was actually really fucking proud of him. None of his success had anything to do with me. He’d earned every mark himself and he was going to be a kick-ass paramedic one day.

Just like Kara was going to be an amazing nurse. I grinned at her over his shoulder. “You passed too, by the way. You’ll be able to enroll in your nursing program as soon as you’re ready.”

Hayden whooped and picked her up, spinning her around, while she groaned about him squishing the baby.

He put her down pretty quick, giving her bump a loving rub. “Sorry, little man. But your mom is pretty awesome.”

“So are his dads.” She smiled at all of us. “What should we do to celebrate? Anything but McDonald’s. I’m so full.”

Hayden leaned down to kiss her neck. “I have some ideas. Most of them involve multiple orgasms as a way of rewarding you for all your hard work.”

You couldn’t wipe the smile off Hawk’s face. He ran his hands down Kara’s back ’til he got to her ass, then kissed Hayden over her shoulder. “I had some similar thoughts of my own.”

Kara looked at me hopefully. “Might be one of our last chances before this baby comes along.”

I leaned in and kissed her sweet mouth. “Sperm is supposed to be good for softening the cervix and bringing on labor.”

Hawk’s eyes lit up, as they always did when we talked medicine. “I read about that! It contains a high level of prostaglandin.”

Kara nodded. “Nipple stimulation is supposed to help too.”

Chaos screwed up his face. “It was sexy until it wasn’t. You guys are seriously ruining this for me.”

Kara led him toward the clubhouse. “Let’s go inside and I’ll tell you all about how when the cervix dilates you can—”

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