Page 146 of Other Side Of Never
“His family’s a mess.Hope those hands are good for building more than houses.Is his wife coming dow— with me?”
He shook his head.“Not everybody’s after-journey is the same.”
“Aunt Christine and I were on the same journey to help our family?”
“Not quite.Christine was here for you.”
I searched His eyes.“Thank you.”
He gave a slight nod, a slighter smile.“Aaron is about to make the biggest mistake of his life.”
I snapped to attention.“What is it?”
“He’s driving to Harley’s place right now.When he leaves, he’s going to be upset.”
I searched eyes fractured with the pain of the universe.“What does he need?”
“When he leaves, Hawkley needs to drive the car.”
I paced away from Him, feeling the weight of my responsibilities.When I paced back, the leaves carpeting Hawkley’s forested yard crunched beneath my feet.
Hawkley swung an axe, splitting the rails in front of him.
I stepped up beside him.“Aaron needs you,” I informed him.
He continued to split wood.
“Hawk,” I called sharply.“Aaron needs you.”
He continued unabated.The link I believed we’d forged at the cabin seemed to be broken.
“Hawkley!”It came to me then.Perhaps ‘Aaron’ wasn’t the name that might penetrate.“Harley!”
He paused, his eyes flickering to the woods.
“Harley needs you, Hawk.She needs you.Go to Harley.”
“Noelle!”he barked, slamming the axe down into the tree trunk.
My eyes flew to his front door, watching with a smile as Noelle stuck her head out.“Yeah?”
“I’m going to check on Harley.”He strode toward her and dropped a hard kiss on her lips.
Noelle’s brow furrowed.
A toddler cried inside the house, and I realized with a start she was ready to burst with another one.
“Is she okay?”Noelle asked.
He nodded.“Just want to make sure.”He cocked a brow.“Are you okay with Hunter for a bit?”
Hunter.
They named their son after me?Tears sprang to my eyes.
God, what I wouldn’t give for just one look.
“Oh, yeah,” she reassured him, rubbing a hand over her belly.
