Page 34 of Sparks Flying

Gracie shrugged. “I had a good feeling about her, but if I was wrong, and I rarely am, I wanted it noted that I warned you.”

“Duly noted,” I said, but when I started to shake my head, pain shot through it.

“Take it easy,” Bailey said.

She reached out to touch me, and the pain immediately began to subside.

“Thanks,” I muttered.

“For what?” she whispered.

I took her hand and placed it on my chest.

“It helps.”

“Well shit. Elias was right? He’ll never let us live this one down.”

“Right about what?” I asked.

“He thinks you found your mate, and I think he was right. It’s Bailey, isn’t it?”

“Gah! Why would you say that?” Bailey blurted out.

“She’s been through this already. She knows the signs.”

“So it’s true?”

“Yeah, Bailey’s my true mate.”

“You clearly hit your head harder than we thought,” Bailey blurted out.

“Are you really doing to deny it? I mean, you knew before I did, right?”

“That’s not the point.”

Gracie laughed. “And we honestly thought there was no way possible for you to be a disappointment to your mother like the rest of us.”

“Mom loves you.”

“Now maybe, but she wasn’t thrilled with any of us for her precious children. And you are her favorite by far. We all know it.”

I shrugged. “I can’t help it if I’m the most lovable.”

“And modest,” Bailey said.

Gracie laughed.

I flashed my girl a grin, the one that always got me whatever I wanted.

“That smile is not going to work on me,” she insisted.

“Good for you, Bailey. He needs a strong woman to stand up to him. He’s far too used to getting his way.”

“Gracie,” I groaned.

“What? It’s true. You’re the spoiled one.”

“She’s the newest member of the family. What does she know?”

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