Page 61 of Shine: Sins of the Father
A son.
I wonder if he’ll look like Shine. I wonder if he’ll be a good baby. I wonder if he’ll come early.
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For the rest of the day, all I can think of are baby names. Right now, my top contender is Dylan. Just before I close for the day, Reckless shows up.
The bell over the door tinkles as he enters. I don’t have any customers, so I smile. “What’s up?”
“How’d your doctor’s appointment go?” he asks.
“Everything looked good.”
“So? What’s the verdict? Is it a boy or girl?”
“It’s a boy.”
He grins. “Awesome. So when are you going to tell Shine?”
“Reckless, we’ve been over this.”
“I talked to him, Fiona.”
“You didn’t tell him, did you?” Panic flushes over me.
“No. I told you I wouldn’t.”
“Thanks. What did you talk about? Did he catch that guy?”
“Not yet. His whole chapter has been trying, but he’s slipped through their fingers a couple of times.”
“Is that all you talked about?”
“No, actually. I asked him about you.”
I pause, stacking bills. “Me? Why?”
“I wanted to see how he felt about you.”
A lump forms in my throat, and I’m not sure I want to hear the answer. “You did?”
“Yeah. Until he found out you were Wolf’s daughter, he’d planned to come visit you. He even told me he thought about bringing you to Vegas and moving you in with him.”
My mouth drops open. “He said that?”
“Sure did. I asked him what he’d do if you weren’t Wolf’s daughter. That’s what he said. But he’s still pissed you lied to him.”
I fiddle with the zipper on the bank deposit bag. I imagine it would be hard for him to get beyond the lies.
“I let him know why you did that, and why you were up at the cabin to begin with.”
“Reckless, you need to stay out of it.” I slam the register drawer shut.
“Everything you two had was based on a lie, Fiona. How long you gonna keep that up?”
“As long as I have to. My number one priority is keeping this baby safe.”
He sighs and leans on the counter, his palms flat. “I get that. You look tired.”
