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"I guess," Ithe kid

Across the room, Julian noticed his mom’s arms were empty and he tried to dive at her for his turn to be held As Pick and Eva transferred him frolance "Did you reach her?"

He gave a terse, jerky shake of the head "Not yet My call went straight to voice mail But I did talk to Ten, and Zoey had the baby"

As I lifted asped "Oh ripped his arm, her eyes wide Pick drew both her and the child she was holding against hi "I think so, yeah They put baby JB in the NICU because his lungs were still underdeveloped, but all the doctors seereat They’d all been in to see her Quinn wouldn’t leave her side" Pick glanced at ot her to the hospital just in time, Parker"

"Wait What?" Eva pulled out of Pick’s embrace so she could frown between the two of us "What did I miss? You mean, Knox took Zoey to the hospital? How did those two even s I need to update you with," Pick answered

She grabbed his arm "Well, then coht-freaking-now"

Pick chuckled but followed her wishes

As I was left alone with Skylar, I turned hed in her sleep, all her little ainst ive back a little of ht coils inside me loosened I closed my eyes and continued to stroke her head

The soft hair under ht back me I drea dark lashes fluttered before blue eyes opened to peer at me with an expression of warmth that filledsensation followedus, the chirp of birds soothingat ho, I reached for a hand I would recognize anywhere, and sled with ed my shoulder "Hey, Parker Tink has some lunch ready for you"

I blinked awake and started to shift upright in the chair until the weight inSkylar "Sorry," Iher off my shoulder and down into the cradle ofhtmares, I felt refreshed, and I realized it’d been because I’d had a nice dreaut clenched I hadn’t dreaht to her

"Not a proble the infant "I’ll put her to bed so you can head into the kitchen Eva whipped up a sandwich and sorumble, so I pushed out of the rocker Julian was seated in a high chair de a feell When I paused in the entrance, Eva glanced up fro soup into a bowl at the stove

She sh I warn you, if you sit too close to Julian, you’ll probably end up sticky and gross He tends to fling food"

I sat next to the kid anyway, because the seat closest to him looked like the most inconspicuous, out-of-the-way spot between the table and the wall

Julian paused in thea piece of banana into his plate Then he picked up theso

I shook my head "No thanks"

Eva chuckled and set the soup and sandwich in front of me "Pick always offers hi food is an expected course of etiquette now"

I tore off a crustless piece of the grilled cheese Eva had racefully and then shoved it not-so gracefully into hisis complete" Eva slid into the chair across froh she sent me a warm smile, it made me tense