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Trenton’s face screwed into disgust, but at least he stepped away fro on, but I know he is part of it" He pointed at Travis
Shepley and I traded glances This was going downhill fast
"I’ll go with you," Shepley said
"Shep!" I said "You will not!" I turned to Trenton "You were told not to leave the house, but you took her anyway"
"She works to blow off steah day I was just trying to …"
"We need to do this their way, Trent," I said "They’re just trying to keep us safe Why would you do anything to make their job harder?"
Trenton shifted "You sound like Mom"
"I know you want to pick her up so she feels safe, but we need to worry about e can all do to actually be safe No oing to bring Caet this figured out"
Agent Perkins jingled the keys in his hand, and Agent Blevins stepped to the side to allow him to pass The door closed, and Trenton stomped past us up the stairs Shepley followed hi roo When I ithin earshot, they stopped whispering
"Well done," Abby said, patting my shoulder I pulled away from her My reaction startled her "Oh, I’ aze drifted to Travis
"Don’t look at hi you My best friend My sort of sister-in-law"
"Mare," she began
I arched an eyebrow "Choose your words carefully, Abby My kids are in the house hiding from some unknown assailant, and if you knohy, you’d better tell an but winced She touched her belly
"Oh, stop," I said "Don’t even try it"
She blew out a breath and then reached for Travis He held her to his side
"Really?" I asked "You’re going to fake a contraction to get out of tellingthe else you’re not tellingthat it was over
"Well?" I said
"Mare, not now Abby needs to go upstairs and rest Stress isn’t good for her"
I rolled antic Maddox boys No less than forty-seven hours of labor, and they were all over nine pounds I only went to the hospital to have Emerson after I picked up Ezra from a two-hour T-ball practice She’s not the first woman to have a contraction"
"America!" Shepley said fro "The truth Now"
Trenton returned, wearing an apologetic expression on his face "I’ush of water sloshed onto the carpet just beneath Abby’s robe
"Oh My Lanta," Abby said, looking down