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“Oh gawd. He’s going to be sad all the time.”
“I’m sure you guys can make it work.” I told her. “And keep in mind, you have the summers to be together at home.”
“Makes sense.”
I smiled at her.
Spending time with Lena always brought so much joy to me. She was a lovely child—only she’d gone through so much. From her father’s drug addiction, to being kidnapped—it all would be too much for most.
Luckily her father was serious about his sobriety now after relapsing many times before.
That may have had something to do with Kaos threatening to kill him if anything happened to Lena again.
Then there was her mother’s death—the catalyst for why her father had fallen down such a dark hole.
But she’d refused to live with him again. And to make any kind of decisions on her behalf, Kaos and Zoom had taken on being her guardian.
It was a situation that would change to adoption if her father fell back into old habits.
Lena wasn’t’ taking anymore chances. She’d been happy living with Kaos and Zoom. And after her father started rehab again, she decided to stay.
The firefighter and her soldier husband didn’t mind having Lena around.
“It was good to see you, Lena.” I admitted to her. “You know that, right?”
“Of course, I know.” Lena leaned in. “You love me—so, I know.”
“The ego on this one.”
She giggled and waved a French fry at me.
“Don’t tell him I told you. Uncle Moose was worried about you.” She admitted. “They didn’t want to seem as if they’re checking up on you, but they were checking up on you. Everything okay? Why are they worried?”
I nodded.
“Just tired and I was a little off while Moose was here. Been kind of burning the candle at both ends with Zoom out.” I told her. “When Zoom comes back, I’m going to take some time to relax.”
“Good idea.” Lena approved. “Maybe visit your favourite niece at uni?”
I laughed and patted her head.
“You’re my only niece.” I reminded her. “But of course, I’ll visit. Have to keep an eye on these little boys.”
Lena giggled. “What little Boys? I have Bishop.”
“True.” I winked at her.
I changed the subject to her schooling. She lit up talking about the school and her program.
In that moment, I felt the world slowly sliding off my shoulders.
MAYSON “TRUCKER” CALHOUNE
“Trucker,can I see you in the office for a second?”
I looked up from the engine I’d been wiping down and arched a brow.
Our new captain was Valentina “Zoom” Forsythe. She was fresh in the position—promoted right before her time off to get married.
