Page 87 of Treasure and Tarot

“I know! It’s exciting, isn’t it?”

“Uh-huh. Loves.”

“Well, today is all about love.” So he wasn’t thinking about Colton’s folks anymore today.

Period.

“So, they left,”Gent told him.

“My folks?”

“Yeah. Apparently, the weather put them off. After they got snowed in, they told Charlie they would come back toward summer.”

“Joy.” He grinned and shoveled up more snow. He and Gent were tag-teaming it on their walks. “The guys doing Mrs. Maroney’s walk?”

“Yep. And Mr. Grady’s.”

“Good deal. Well, I hope they never show up again.”

“Mmmm.”

“What?” He glanced at Gent.

“Oh, nothing hurts your folks like losing something they had control over. Money. People. Just be ready.”

“I will.” He would too. And so would their ghosts.

“So, what’s the plan for things like baby showers?”

“Dude, he’s due in like, August.”

Gent snorted. “Right. But I have to plan the show around stuff. You’ll take a few months off, at least.”

“Yep.” He grunted. God, no wonder people who were shoveling snow had heart attacks.

The guys pulled up, tire chains on the old pickup they’d bought to bomb around town in the snow. “Go get that leg warm, Colton,” Mason called. “We’ve done the rounds.”

“We’ll make hot chocolate.” Gent abandoned the job too, and they headed inside.

“How about Memorial Day for the shower?” Colton asked.

“Memorial Day works for me. It should be nice; you can invite everybody. I don’t know if he had a baby shower for Abby. I’m assuming he did, but it’s funny asking.” He hadn’t been there after all.

“Yeah, I’m thinking that we need to coordinate with Xavi and Xander. No reason to cause problems with those two.”

“I think that’s reasonable. They’ve been good friends.”

Gent nodded to him, closing the door behind them before they pulled off hats and gloves and coats. “Did everything go all right with the court date and everything?”

He hung all the wet stuff up. “It did. Rand got everything overturned, and I’m suing. Better? I think that the DA is going to file charges for falsifying court documents. I’ll see whoever notary witnessed that piece of paper is in big doo-doo as well.”

Gent’s lip curled in a sneer. “They should be taken for every goddamn cent they have.”

“Not every one, maybe.” In fact, he had absolutely no doubt they’d all settle out of court, but it was going to be a nice settlement. Enough to send both kids to college, fix up the house exactly the way he wanted, fund his business for a good long while, and let his fucking omega do whatever he wanted to do. If Sebastian wanted to be a stay-at-home dad, if he wanted to make tarot cards, if he wanted to go to college—anything he needed,that’s what Colton intended to get him. “I have to admit I do want it to hurt a little bit though.”

“Uncle Gent!” Abby came rushing up to Gent and launched herself into his arms, bright blue Little Mermaid nightgown flapping. “Good morning. I was playing with my babies.”

“Were you? Are you taking care of your daddy too?”

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