Page 72 of The Biggest Sacrifice

“Hey, mouse.”

“Hey, lion.” She smiles and I kiss her lips this time. “How are you feeling?”

I breathe in, still holding her tight. “I feel…okay. I feel good, actually.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. I’m ready to tell them. I didn’t realize he’d be here,” I nod towards the Chief, “but might as well rip the bandaid off all at once, right?”

“It’s going to be okay. JT is here with you. There is no sadness, Tommy. This is a time of remembering the best parts of him and letting your family help heal your parts, too.”

That emotion bubbles to the top again. You’d think I’d have better control, but this ‘feeling things’ is new to me. I don’t have a complete grasp yet.

“You better get with Daisy before Britt scares her away.”

She laughs. “Daisy is actually pretty cool. For being young, she seems to have lived quite a life already. She’s mature. I see what Chief Hunter sees in her.”

My eyes go wide. “It’s true?”

She shakes her head with a sly grin. “I haven’t gotten complete confirmation yet, but it’s looking like a yes.”

“Damn, for an old guy, the Chiefs still got it, huh?”

Laughing, she pulls away. “I’ll catch you in a few, Casanova.”

CHAPTER 44

FARRAH

“Stop actinglike you’re not interested. We all see the way you look at him.”

Daisy throws her hands up. “And how do I look at him?”

“Like you want to take his pants off with your teeth and suck him dry,” Britt retorts with a smug smile.

“Stop it!” Francesca hisses. “Jesus, Britt!” She waves towards the kids. “Careful what you say. You know JJ repeats everything. And don’t talk about the Chief that way!”

Britt just laughs and shrugs. “Whatever. We all have sex. I’ve heard some rumors about late nights at the station.”

Chelsea pours wine for everyone but herself and passes the glasses out. Daisy grabs for the bottle instead and Chelsea laughs. “Nope. One at a time, please.” Daisy rolls her eyes, downs the wine, then holds the empty glass out for her to refill.

“Oh, girl, you’re going to fit in perfectly with this group.” I laugh and see her visibly relax.

“I feel like I’m being thrown to the wolves.” She takes another hefty sip of her drink. “Vincent warned me about you Casanovas, but this is intense.”

We laugh, and Britt throws her arm around her. “Oh honey, we’re not the wolves.” She nods her head towards the men. “They’re the wolves. And the one you brought home? Well, I heard he loves to eat little redheads.”

Her face blushes to almost the same color as her hair, and there’s the confirmation I was looking for.

Those two are a secret couple.

CHAPTER 45

TOM

“So,who’s got the over under on a pregnancy announcement?”

Adley smacks Billy square in the chest and he flinches, grabbing his chest, before he grabs her and pulls her in tight to him. The look she gives him squeezes my heart, and Billy’s smile in return tells me everything I need to know.

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