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“We got the bread!” Analise called out.
“And the dishes, because you can’t eat steaks on a paper plate,” Daisy added.
“Amen to that,” Havoc said, lifting his hand and placing a finger in front of his lips to signal Charlie to be quiet.
“The kids are coming. Harley is showing Carson her rock collection,” Analise said.
“Hey, baby. Why don’t you call Lucien and Hellen and see if they want to join us. We got enough, don’t we?”
“Oh, yeah. We always prepare for the whole crew,” Analise said. “I’ll call her.”
“Oh, I like them. They’re very nice,” Charlie said.
“You know my sister?” Havoc asked, as he put the rest of the steaks on the grill.
“I do, we met them at Vince’s, same day I met you,” Charlie answered.
“Alright then. It’ll be like old home night,” Havoc said.
“Should I call everybody?” Analise asked.
“I wouldn’t bother with Brandt. He ain’t leaving Tempest’s side, and she’s not moving from the sofa until it’s time to go to the hospital. You can ask everybody else, if you want to.”
“I’m pretty sure Emmalyn is feeling bad. She is not interested in eating anything at this point,” Daisy said.
“True,” Analise said, making eye-contact with Daisy to confirm that they both knew the reason.
Daisy gave a slight, nearly imperceptible nod.
“Well, Christian isn’t here at the moment — he’s not off until this coming week, and Remi’s definitely not…” Analise said.
“Can you believe that shit?” Havoc asked.
“I know. I feel so bad for him. I want to go talk to him. Maybe I could make a difference,” Daisy said.
“No, best to just steer clear of that situation. Allow Brandt and Remi to work it out,” Havoc said.
“I know I can heal part of his pain,” Daisy said.
“We know you can, too, but you’re just becoming yourself again,” he shot a look at Charlie, “thank you Mr. Charlie, and you do not need to be taking on somebody else’s suffering because you healed them.”
“Yes, but I…”
“Seriously, Daisy. Ask your brother. He’s not Alpha for nothing. He’s not going to allow it. Besides, Remi was stupid enough to stand up to him, what did he think was going to happen? Anyway, my point was before I got distracted, and Charlie, be warned, I do that sometimes,” Havoc said. “My point was that Kiernan takes over the kids when he gets home and gives Abby a break, and Shaun is with Bailey, so I’m sure it’ll just be us and Hellen and Lucien if they want to come. But feel free to invite whoever you want.”
“Sounds good to me,” Analise said.
“Same,” Daisy agreed.
Charlie nodded his agreement, but his mind was spinning. He’d noticed how Daisy called members of her family female and male instead of man and woman, and how she referred to those she’d mentioned as mates instead of husband and wife. Now Havoc was saying that Daisy’s brother wouldn’t allow her to heal somebody and that he was Alpha and somebody named Remi shouldn’t have stood up to him, and what the hell was happening with Daisy possibly healing somebody? There was something going on here and he was definitely the only one that didn’t know about it.
Analise had stepped away with her phone in her hand, and now she wandered back. “They’re coming!” she announced.
“Good! Lise, maybe you should shoot off a quick text, ‘just so you know we’re cooking steaks, but don’t feel beholden to come’ to the females we already know ain’t coming. I already hit up the males,” Havoc said.
“On it,” Analise said, tapping out a quick text to those who most likely wouldn’t come, just so they’d know they were thought of regardless.
“Daisy, do you mind if I snack on another of your toaster pastries? They are so dang good,” Charlie said.
