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I giggle, “Yep, the guys stopped him from putting any strain on his leg, though.”

“Good,” Cash replies, “I don’t think he would handle it very well if he had to have his leg in a cast again or anything, actually.”

“I’d say hopefully it won't happen again, but it’s more likely to happen in our line of work,” I reply with a frown.

“I think it will just be one of those things that we hope doesn’t happen, but we need to be aware of it just in case it does,” Cash suggests.

“Oh, absolutely,” I reply. I then bring the conversation back to the point that I originally wanted to make and say, “There’s a place that we can switch just up here.”

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Ever

“I’m fine to carry on,” Cash predictably replies.

“Are you sure?” I ask, “I really don’t mind.”

He smiles, his hand reaching over so he can take mine in his as he says, “I’m sure. Why don’t you get some sleep? You didn’t get much last night.”

“Neither did you,” I reply with a soft smile. I know there is no point in arguing with him about this. However, I am not going to go to sleep, just in case he gets tired later on, and he wants to switch.

Of course, he doesn’t want to, and he ends up driving all the way back, although I can tell he is starting to struggle toward the end.

As we pull up outside Lyric and the guy’s place, I turn around in my seat and wake the guys up, they have obviously had enough sleep now though because they each wake up really easily. As much as I want to get home, I also want to see my bestie since it feels like it has been forever since I last saw her.

She is already coming out of the house, looking impossibly bigger than the last time I saw her, not that I am stupid enough to tell her that.

She quickly says hello to her men and then grins at me, “I know what you’re thinking; I resemble a beached whale.”

“I would never,” I reply and then smirked, “although you are looking rather round, my dear bestie.”

She bursts out laughing as she gives me a big hug and I rub her belly, “I am, I keep thinking surely I can't get any bigger and then boom, I do.”

I laugh, “Not long left now, and then I get to snuggle my niece or nephew while you get some much-needed rest, or better yet, you snuggle your gorgeous baby while I do whatever you need me to around the house and things like that. I'm telling you now, just in case you didn’t realize it, but I will be here whenever you need me to.”

She bursts out crying and pulls me into another hug, “God, I love you.”

“I love you too,” I reply. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to get mushy and make you cry.”

She waves me off, “Don’t be ridiculous. I cry at everything these days.”

“You do,” I tease, and she grins.

“Well, my dearest bestie, you look shit,” she retorts, I burst out laughing, and she adds, “Seriously, you look shattered. Go home, cuddle your men, and get some rest.”

“Who am I to argue with a pregnant woman,” I reply.

“I wouldn’t risk it,” she chuckles, “come down for dinner soon?”

“Absolutely, I think we might have a couple of days while we try and sort out a meeting time for Liam, the guys will fill you in, but we should be able to work it out. I miss you.”

“I miss you too; just let me know when you’re free,” she says.

I nod, “Got it, I’ll call you tomorrow like normal.”

I try to call her most days even if I don’t manage to see her, just because I like to check in with her, and she’s my bestie.

She grins and waves as we pull away and finally head home.

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