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Another lie that slipped off her tongue.
“But I’m just so glad you’ve got a partner to help you through it. All your father and I have ever wanted is for you and Amanda to be happy. This rift between you two these last several months, and having you move away…it’s all been so hard.”
She pinched her brow. The rift had been there for a lot longer than a few months.
“Hopefully,” her mother continued, “with you having moved on, and Amanda getting married, we can leave the past in the past and be a family again.”
There was so much hope in her mother’s voice.
“So, will you tell me his name?”
Instinctively, she looked up to find the three Blue Halo men headed toward the door. Callum paused before stepping out, his gaze once again locking with hers. Then he winked at her, throwing her belly into a tattered mess.
“Callum.”
The second the name left her lips, she cringed and scrunched her eyes.
“Callum. Well, I’ll let Amanda know. And please tell him how excited we all are to meet him.”
“I will. I love you, Mom.”
“Love you too, baby.”
The second the call ended, Fiona dropped her head into her hands. What had she done?
CHAPTER6
“I’m not even gonna ask what has that look on your face. I already know…the librarian.”
Callum’s grin widened at Liam’s words as they stepped onto the street. Hell yes, it was. “Her name’s Fiona. And yeah, I smile when I see her. Sue me.”
Jason scoffed. “You don’t just smile, you light up like a damn kid at Christmas.”
Callum couldn’t even argue with his friend. He lifted a shoulder as they crossed the road. “I like her.”
Blue Halo was only a block away from The Grind, which was only one of the reasons they visited so frequently. The other, of course, was Courtney. She and Jason were basically stuck at the damn hip.
“Oh, man,” Liam groaned. “I’m gonna be the only single guy left. Who the hell’s gonna be my wingman?”
“You think you need a wingman with those boyish good looks?” Callum asked.
“I like to think of myself as more of a rugged ladies’ man kind of handsome.”
Jason scoffed. “You can think of yourself however you damn well like. Hell, let’s go with a baby giraffe.”
Callum choked back a laugh as Liam gave his friend a shove in the shoulder.
“Seriously though, Callum,” Jason said. “You gonna ask her out?”
“I offered to be her plus-one at a family wedding. That’s a date.” A date on a whole different level. “The ball’s in her court now.”
One side of Liam’s mouth lifted. “Wonder if she’d say yes if I offered.”
“Don’t even fucking think about it.” The words came out as a dangerous growl. He knew his friend was messing with him, but just the idea of her with anyone else was like a damn baseball bat to his gut.
“I’m kidding,” Liam said, shaking his head. “It’s clear to anyone who’s seen you guys that you’re into each other. Wonder why she’s so dead set on pushing you away?”
Callum had been wondering that as well. “I’m a patient man.”
