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“The way you handled them.”
Declan chuckles. “I know how to manage people.”
Sean snorts. “This kid is doomed with the two of you.”
Maybe he is, but there’s no one else I would want to have a child with. I look at Declan, wondering if he feels the same way.
His eyes meet mine and then he leans down and gives me a kiss. “I think the three of us are going to find a way to make it work.”
“You do?”
He nods.
Sean throws his arm over Devney’s shoulders and chuckles. “You owe me fifty bucks.”
Both of us turn to look at him. “For what?”
“I bet Devney that he finally figured out how much he loved you and was willing to put the past where it belongs.” Sean walks to Declan with a grin. “It’s good to see it finally happened.”
Declan punches his brother in the shoulder playfully. “Yeah, I think it’s time we all face issues we’ve been pretending didn’t exist.”
I note the subtle jab at Sean’s denial and lie back against the pillow. I gained a lot during the week I was sleeping. I got back the family I missed.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Declan
“I’m staying until I know you can go down the stairs without breaking your neck,” I tell her as she tries, once again, to get me to leave.
This is her new favorite thing. Push me away, try to get me to go, and then cave when I refuse.
“I’m fine.”
She isn’t fine. She isn’t even close to fine, but reminding her of that only pisses her off more. “I know you are.”
Sydney’s eyes narrow. “You know I don’t believe you.”
I smirk. “I do.”
She left the hospital two days ago, but her balance is still a bit off and she tires very easily. I found her earlier this morning, as she tried to get to her room on the second level, sitting on the stairs panting and pale. That was the last straw. Ellie came over and sat with her while I packed my shit and brought it here.
It definitely is not the way I planned to get her to agree to us living together, but anything works for me at this point.
“You can’t just move in here, Dec,” Syd tries to reason with me again.
She’s nicely tucked into bed, and I have my laptop on my lap so I can do some work while I supervise her. “I’ll officially own the house in two days, so I sort of can.”
Her jaw drops. I guess she forgot about that one. “And where am I going once the transaction is complete?”
“Nowhere.”
If I have my way, neither of us will be going anywhere and this will be our permanent residence.
“Am I your hostage?”
“I’d prefer the title of wife.”
Sydney’s eyes widen and then she tosses a pillow at me. “You know, when you say shit like that, you make it really hard to remember I’m supposed to be upset with you!”
