Page 66 of Falling for Brody

"Rachel?" Kay shook her head. "What did I miss?"

Rhea closed her eyes and wished that the ground would open up and swallow her whole.

She shook her head. "Nothing. Not a dang thing."

Kay snorted. "I doubt that. But I did see that little cheek kiss. What's going on?"

"Nothing." Rhea shook her head again, trying to make her brain start working. "He was distracted."

"Rhea?" Kay leaned in and whispered to her. "If my husband got distracted and kissed another woman, that wouldn't be a valid defense."

"Well, Thomas thinks you hung the moon."

Kay sighed happily. "I think he's awesome too. Together, we're amazing."

Rhea nodded. She agreed.

She'd had something similar in her life.

And even though it had been a couple of years, it still felt like an empty hole in her life.

"Hey," Kay leaned closer, meeting her gaze, "this is a good thing, you and Brody."

Rhea could only stare at her. Then she whispered. "It's not a me and Brody thing. We're working together."

Kay gave her a look that called bullshit, but she didn't say it. Likely because of the kids.

Thankfully.

"Okay," Brody's cousin smiled. "But fair warning. Men in this family? They fall hard and fast."

"And Thomas?"

Rhea was half-joking, but Kay wasn't.

"If you want to talk," Kay gently rubbed her back, "I'm here."

Rhea nodded and watched as Kay moved away, taking her son from Thomas.

It was nice, Rhea realized, seeing a family where everyone cared about each other.

She looked over at Chip and saw him laughing as Roya licked his face.

Misty caught her eye and waved her over.

Of all of the family, Misty was the one she'd seen the least.

Besides her recuperation from her kidnapping and injuries, she hadn't been around as much.

Misty reached out and put a hand on the open chair beside her. The chair that Gabriel had been in.

When Rhea hesitated, Misty smiled at her. "Come and sit."

Rhea hesitated again, looking down at Sarah. She was out like a light, but she was worried that if she sat down, she'd jostle the little girl and wake her up.

"Here, honey," she shivered when she felt Brody's heat against her arm, "I'll take her, relax."

Rhea's cheeks heated up at the tone of his voice and his words.

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