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Cole sucked in a breath, exhaled slowly and pushed his hands into the pockets of his jeans He hated to do this, but he was tired of being the one to carry everyone else’s load when tih His life wasn’t exactly easy, and quite frankly, he was fucking tired of being sent out on the road while Sierra and Luke were getting to spend tihter Without hian “I’o to Austin with Nate and Jake, but I’ a week If at that point they can’t handle it, I’m done I’ll come back here and help out until the ht the urge to react, to grip Alex’s shoulders and shake him until he came to his senses Instead, he continued to face off with hi you I’ve explained e need to get started He’s willing to give Nate and Jake a chance I’ me out on this one”

Cole didn’t hear an ounce of sincerity in Alex’s tone and he kneithout a doubt, there were proble heavily, refusing anyone’s help who atte was supposedly still on hold indefinitely, and as Cole stood there, looking back at hi it well Not that Cole could bla to fix everyone else’s problems

“Travis needs them down there in the next couple of days He’s been a little touchy, and I need hiure it out fro with Ashleigh in Dallas”

A book signing? What the hell?

Here Alex was, asking Cole to leave Sierra and Luke, and their twooff to a book signing How the fuck was thatharder and harder with each passing second, so Cole turned abruptly, taking with him the information Alex had just shared This was it His last trip for Alex

He hated the travelling, hated leaving Hannah, and he hated that he wasn’t getting to spend enough tined on to travel, and this was getting ridiculous He’d seen the concern in Sierra’s eyes before the last trip he took He knew they weren’t happy with it any more than he was Not to ly heads lately, and being away fro to help

Chapter Seventeen

Sierra was at ho dinner for herself when Cole walked in the front door She wasn’t big on cooking, but she had beenmore than soup out of a can lately and with Luke at the club until late, she figured Cole ht join him, but obviously he had other plans As soon as he stepped foot in the kitchen she smiled up at him, but the firm set of his jaw and the lack of e ireeted hesitantly, continuing to cut up vegetables to toss into the pan, wondering whether she should let him be for a few minutes or if she should push hiht?”

“Hey” Cole’s deep voice vibrated through her as he leaned in close and kissed her on the neck briefly Every tiainst him and tell him not to stop

“Hoork?”

Cole didn’t i a handful of carrots into the pan, trying to pretend she wasn’t worried So, she could feel it, and she could see it in the firm line of hisabout as the fastest way to set hi with Alex, which

“I’d rather not talk about it,” Cole answered,a beer “Is Hannah asleep?”

“Yeah, she’s been awake for several hours, so I figured I’d let her get a short nap in before I tried to wake her up again”

Cole nodded

Sierra got the feeling that Cole was beginning to close hiut told her she shouldn’t let that happen Before Hannah was born, she had to admit, she was a little worried about the relationship between Cole and Luke, specifically as it pertained to Hannah Knowing that Cole was the father, she worried that Luke would find a way to drive a wedge between the they hadn’t ed to handle