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He kneasn’t able to hide his own insecurities exceedingly well, but he hadn’t expected Sierra to be worried about anything The one constant in their relationship was her Both he and Luke made it a point to ensure she was always taken care of And yes, there were times Cole wanted more More from Luke, more from Sierra, but he wasn’t about to disclose ason oes by without one or both of you calling to check up on nancy, but I soh time alone”

Alone? Cole wasn’t under the iether They weren’t separate couples They were in this together, the three of the a few minutes with either of theether that he feltfor anything more than e already have” But now that Sierra had planted the seed of doubt in hisfor so closer, both on a personal as well as a professional level They had finally developed a level of trust that was critical to the success of their relationship Andhis love, but that hat Cole had come to expect from him Sure, he’d like a little reassurance fro him wasn’t in the cards, nor did Cole want it to be He wouldn’t have stuck around if he truly thought Luke didn’t love him

Maybe this could be chalked up to hormones Cole knew they were all a little antsy these days, both fear and anxiety froressed They had yet to have a full conversation about soistics, such as the baby’s last naically, and on record, there could only be one father The subject alone had presented some conflict in their relationship early on

Thanks to his conversation with his stepbrother, Tag, Cole had attempted to address the issue with Luke He was told not to be ridiculous in so many words; however, he could see some concern in Luke’s eyes Not that the man ever would admit as much

“I love his to be easy between us This isn’t a traditional relationship We have to expect a few bu the way”

“Yes, there will be buued “That doesn’t mean that you and Luke have to drift apart”

“Did you lie about being tired the other night just to push us together?”

Sierra looked away again, and Cole knew the truth She was trying to get theoing to be what brought hi himself to admit that there was a connection they’d yet to make and in Cole’s eyes, it was a piece that would likely change the ht and a little relieved

“That’s exactly what I’ you” Cole s haul Right noe all need to be focused on the baby I’m pretty sure the rest ork itself out”

At least Cole hoped it would

Chapter Seven

One week later…

Cole couldn’t pinpoint what the issue was, but over the last few days, he’d come to one conclusion: he had to talk to Alex He needed to confront the e because at thefrom different books

Ever since Alex set hi with Carson Throckue in his direction, and even somewhat standoffish As much as Cole wanted to believe that Dylan was the only reason for all of the changes taking place, so into the office of CISS, Cole peered in the small section that Jake and Nate had co the few times they weren’t out in the field Neither of the to peek in Dylan’s office He wasn’t in either, but that was to be expected He hadn’t seen or heard froh Cole had left hiet together to talk Based on what everyone was telling him, he shouldn’t have been surprised at Dylan’s avoidance