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She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. “Don’t you dare jinx it.”

I lean down and press my lips to hers. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t think I was going to be able to get to you. I was out of my mind.”

“You two are something.” Brax stands next to us shaking his head. “And if you think you were going out of your mind, I just talked to Landyn. She insists on meeting us at the hospital.”

“I need to call Annette,” Tim says. Teagan and I turn toward him. “I think we’ve had enough excitement in this family. We need to go back to normal and boring like we’ve always been. I can’t handle this.”

“Dad?”

Tim sighs and never lets go of the pressure on my arm when he looks down at his youngest daughter. “Yeah?”

“I’m moving in with Rocco.”

I give her a squeeze. “That could’ve waited until later.”

Tim’s eyes fall shut. He looks like he’s praying for patience.

“Next week,” Teagan adds. “When he closes on his house.”

Tim opens his eyes and gives us a slow nod. “Is there anything else?”

“I’m going to marry her,” I say.

Teagan beams up at me. Her dark eyes glint with tears. Happy ones. This time it’s my turn to get a squeeze.

“Soon,” I add without looking away from her. “Very soon.”

“I’ll let Goldie know,” King pipes in. “She’ll be all over it. You won’t have to do a thing.”

Brax disconnects a call and turns to us. “Robichaux is in custody. They’re wrapping things up across New Orleans. I gave Taylor the condensed version of what just went down. He’ll call you later.”

“One less thing to worry about,” I say.

“Is there anything else?” Tim stresses. “Normal. I just want normal.”

Micah crosses his arms and rocks back on his heels as he surveys the situation. “If Rocco marrying baby Teagan is normal, then we really don’t need any more drama.”

“No more drama,” I promise.

What I don’t add aloud is that the ghost of my past is going to stay right where it belongs.

Six feet under.

35

RUSSIAN ROULETTE

Rocco

Igrip both of Teagan’s wrists in my hand and press them into the mattress above her head.

Her dark eyes shine up at me as she shifts under my weight. Her feet are flat to the bed, and she lifts her hips to find my cock.

She loves it.

I just love her.

And every time we’re like this, it’s like a dream I didn’t think would ever be possible.

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