Page 51 of Truth or Pack

She gave me a few minutes and didn’t push, which made me feel bad. Finally, I sighed, "Sorry, I'm not trying to be an asshole. I just can't lose Daisy when I'm not there. I know she's an old gal and she can't live forever, but I have to be there when she goes."

"We get it, brother," Ash promised. "I remember when you brought her to the ranch. You two played together as if she was a big puppy. She's been a part of the family. I'm glad that we can all go back together."

"When did you become so sentimental, Ash?" Mathias asked.

"I have my moments," he countered, trying to lighten the mood.

And it worked.

My heart was a little lighter with them on my side. That and I could see the gates that were at the end of the ranch's drive.

I was almost home and I was bringing my mate with me. Even if I was distracted, this was a big moment.

"I'm going to drive you three up to the house and head straight to the barn," I told them as I slowed to make the turn. "I'll bring in whatever you need after I check in on Daisy."

"Can I go with you?" Taryn asked. "I'd like to meet Daisy, but if now isn't the time, I understand."

"Take us all to the barn," Ash said, "You go in first. Then, if we can join you, send Buck out. If you don't, we can walk to the house."

"I like that idea," I said as we headed down the long drive. It was nice knowing they knew what I needed even if I didn’t.

No one else said anything as we went but I could see that Taryn was taking it all in.

The fact that she was a part of all of this, too, meant a lot to me. I wanted to tell her that I was so happy to finally be bringing my mate home, but my words failed me.

This worry for Daisy was all consuming and I'd hate myself if she passed and I wasn't here.

We drove by the house and the barn wasn't too far behind it. When I stopped, I threw the SUV into park and jumped out. I knew that one of the others would deal with it for me. I had to get to Daisy.

I ran through the open door and didn't stop until I got to the stall where we pin up the birthing mothers. There were a couple moos and neighs as I opened the panel.

My eyes trailed the room until I saw her. There was my girl, ignoring Buck and a bouncing little white and brown calf, no wait, there were two. Daisy had twins.

"There's my baby," I cooed at her. I noticed that one of her ears perked up at my voice and that was a good sign.

"Of course, she hears you and responds," Buck sighed, flashing me a tired look.

"Well, she's my best girl," I told him as I covered her ears. "Well… second best now."

"Get this girl off her ass and you can tell me all about it," Buck said to me.

"She's here, you'll get to meet her. Why didn't you tell me that Daisy had twins?" I asked.

"I've had my hands full and I knew that you'd like the surprise," he winked as he moved to capture one of the babies. "I need to feed them, you good here?"

"Yeah, give me some time to talk to her," I answered.

I kneeled down in front of Daisy and she nudged me with her head just a little. I tried to keep my hopes down, she had to get up and moving.

"Hey, girl. Why aren't getting up? You have two beautiful babies that need you. I need you. I'm being selfish here. You can't leave me, I just found my mate and you need to meet her," I told her, keeping my voice low and soothing.

I stepped back to give her room.

"Get up, come on. I know you can do it," I cheered her on.

She made a little movement to get up.

"That's it. Just like that," I said.

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