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“You did the right thing coming to me.” After a few more minutes of talking with Juania, Brodie stopped recording and encouraged her to write down and sign her confession.
So much more made sense now.
Chapter 25
Londyn was putting dishes away and turned, just as Xander ran up to her, Spider in his arms and Yukon at his side. Yukon rose up on his hind legs and pressed his paws on Londyn’s leg, begging for a pat.
“Guess what, Aunt Londyn?”
She loved it that Xander considered her his aunt. She ruffled his hair. “What’s that?”
“Do you think we could go outside and search for some bugs to look at under the new microscope Mommy and Daddy bought me?”
“I think that sounds like a fantastic idea, and after that, why don’t we make a batch of chocolate chip cookies?” Londyn patted Yukon on the head, and he offered a multitude of doggy kisses on her hand.
“Yum.” Xander rubbed his stomach. “I could prob’ly have cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if Mommy let me.”
Londyn highly doubted chocolate chip cookies would become Xander’s only meal, and she laughed.
Roarke came to the doorway. “It looks as though I’ve left Xander in good hands. Deputy Huang is out front keeping an eye on things, and I’ll be back at the house doing some yard work.”
“How is Mila feeling?” Londyn asked.
“Puny. I think she’s ready for this little girl to make her appearance, although it’ll be a while yet.” Roarke’s face lit up, and Londyn knew he was excited to be a dad again.
“Well, don’t worry about us here. We’ll be eating cookies and finding bugs.” Xander jumped up and down. “Dad, this is why I told you I wanted to come and visit. Aunt Londyn is my favorite aunt.”
Xander’s words warmed her heart, and the boy hugged his dad while Yukon wagged his tail and ran around in circles.
“Want me to show you the tricks I’ve been teaching Yukon?” Xander withdrew a snack from his pocket. The dog's toenails tapped on the wood floor as he pranced around in excitement, anticipating the treats that were to come.
He held a treat above Yukon’s head. “Sit, boy.” Yukon sat on his haunches, and Xander tossed him a treat. “Now beg.” The dog obeyed and was rewarded.
“Dance, Yukon, dance.”
This time, Yukon stood on his back legs and teetered around in a circle.
“That one will get you two treats.”
“Wow, it looks like you’ve been busy.”
Xander bobbed his head. “Yes, I have, ma’am. And he’s good about obeying.”
Londyn laughed at the little gentleman before her. “You are doing a great job.”
“Did you know that pretty soon I’m going to have a baby sister?”
“I did know that. Are you excited?” Last time, Xander had been disappointed the baby wasn’t going to be a boy.
“Yeah, kind of. Although girls are weird. But I am going to help Mommy take good care of her.”
“I remember when you were born.” It seemed like yesterday that Danny’s wife, Drea, brought Xander home from the hospital.
“You do? What was I like?”
“You were tiny and so precious.”
Xander scrunched his nose. “Precious?”
