Page 184 of Haze of Obedience

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"Yes."

"Do you feel okay to get out of bed?"

"I feel fine now."

He pecks me. "Good."

We go out to the main room, and I meet his dad, Gerardo, and brothers Finn and Luca. They all embrace me tightly and kiss me on the cheek.

I step back and study all of them. There's no doubt they are blood. Gerardo is an older version of Dirk but darker-skinned. His brothers aren't quite as dark as his dad but not as light as Dirk. But besides their skin tone, the other features are all identical, including their dimples.

"Well, I hope our baby gets your genes," I say.

Gerardo hugs me again. "I'm so excited to hear about the baby. This will be my first grandchild."

I gaze at Finn and Luca. "You two don't have any kids?"

"No, ma'am," Finn replies.

Luca shakes his head.

Well, that is a waste of good genes.

There is no other way to put it. The Zamora men are grade A beautiful packages of testosterone.

I turn back to his father. "Will you visit us when the baby is born? In Bermuda, or Spain, or wherever we are?"

His smile fills his face, and his dimple appears. "I sure will."

"That would be nice."

Finn's phone rings. He leaves the room and points at Dirk.

"I'll be back." Dirk follows him.

"Sit down, Zoe," Luca motions to the couch. I sit, and he grabs the afghan. "Blanket?"

"Sure."

He positions it over me.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I'm a big fan. Dirk and I fell in love with your music when we saw Bullriders."

"Ah. So you're the brother who went with him."

"Yes, ma'am."

Dirk comes into the room. "Sorry to break this party up, but Zoe, we need to go."

"Right now?"

"Yes."

"But I only spent five minutes with your family."

"Sorry, but the plane is waiting."

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