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“You should be. I went to a sex club and got knocked up by three men I don’t know. I’m an idiot. And now I’m here, meeting their family before they even know Lucky exists. They probably don’t even remember me and I’m eating cupcakes with their sisters. I’d run back home with my tail between my legs if I didn’t believe they deserved to know.”

“Hey! Don’t talk about our new sister like that.” Nellie laughed at my wide-eyed expression. “We grew up in a family with nine brothers. The three of us need reinforcements. And you’re our nephew’s mother. That means you’re family...Oh, my god. I don’t know your name.”

I groaned. “I’m definitely proving to be a great addition to the family. I’m Reagan.”

“Well, Reagan, welcome to the family.” Vera didn’t hesitate to wrap her arms around me. Lucky made a growling sound as he swung his arms, hitting both of us. “Shit. He really is their kid. I know we keep saying it but he even has their grumpy growl already.”

CHAPTER 10

Reagan

With just the four of us sitting in the kitchen, I motioned to Lucky.

“Eating helps. Is it okay if I feed him?”

“You don’t need to ask! Go ahead.” Maxie busied herself with a tray of cookies and gave me privacy as I settled Lucky at my chest.

He latched on like he did every time and I smiled down at him.

“He’s a grumpy old man all the time, except when he’s breastfeeding. He’s all cherub as long as my boob’s in his face.”

Vera groaned. “Come on. You’re making it too easy. He’s just like his daddies.”

I laughed more easily than I had in a year. I stroked Lucky’s back and then looked up at his aunts. He had aunts. That brought more tears to my eyes.

“The hormones are awful right now. I promise I don’t usually cry like this. It’s mortifying.”

“It’s fine. You’ll find out soon enough that you should never be embarrassed in front of us. We’re all messes. Nellie has a cat which frequently gets out and terrorizes the town. I’ve been known to motor-mouth myself into humiliating situations. And Maxie…” Vera looked at her sister. “Well, I think she’s perfect but that means she’s too genuinely kind to judge us.”

“Not true. I judge you for that cat, Nellie. Papa Jack should be in the jail your husbands run.” Maxie smiled at me and then rolled her eyes. “And I’m hardly perfect. Just know you don’t need to be embarrassed over anything in front of us.”

I couldn’t wait to tell Harley about the three of them and introduce her. Mason would love them, too. Though, at seventeen, he wasn’t exactly at a stage where he showed much enthusiasm for anything. The two of them had dropped me offand promised to leave me to it while they went back to the motel outside of town until I called.

Reality knocked before I was ready for it to. I had to remember why I was there.

“I should find your brothers and—”

The bell over the front door to the bakery rang and when Maxie peaked out of the kitchen door, I knew it was them by the look on her face. She looked nervous and that just made me feel even more nervous.

“It’s fine. It’ll be fine.” She peeked again and barely dodged the door when it flew open.

Mills, who I’d called M, stormed in looking ten years older than when I’d last seen him. His brows were furrowed with anger as he glared at his little sister.

“You didn’t tell us about the bakery opening. You didn’t think we’d—”

I froze when his eyes landed on mine. I just sat there, not saying or doing anything. It didn’t even occur to me that Lucky was still attached to my breast.

Mills’ eyes narrowed and he forgot all about his anger at his sister.

“What the fuck are you doing here?”

I winced at his sharp tone. Before I could answer, Tate and West shoved in behind him. They looked me over with gazes equally as hostile and distrusting as Mills.

“Guys, this is—”

“We know who she fucking is. What we don’t know is why she’s sitting in your bakery like she belongs with a—” Mills froze again when he noticed Lucky. He did a double take and then managed to look even angrier. “With a fuckingbaby. What is this?”

“Relax, Mills. Jesus.” Nellie stood up and put her hands on her hips. “This is Reagan and Lucky. Y’all already know each other, though. What I’m not getting is the attitude. Dial it back.”

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