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“Hey” He grinned

“Okay, so that happened,” Harper said with a laugh “Now can we all stop looking so surprised and eat?”

Nash glanced at the group, finding everyone watching thehed “Yes Let’s eat” He dropped down next to Megan “Looks a, ladies”

Like most meals when it cah the first bite of theand baby na how excited Megan was He’d never seen this side of her She was always so guarded around him She spoke openly and easily And he found her voice so da

Until the conversation took a hard-right turn

“When are you going to tell Ma about the baby?” Shep asked, shoveling soies into his mouth

Nash glanced at Megan for that answer

She shrugged “Soon”

The tightness in her voice had Nash sliding his hand across her bare thigh beneath the picnic table “We’re in no rush”

Megan looked sideways and gave hi

Yeah, that was all he had to keep doing Not fuck things up

“If you asksalt onto her veggies “Take this time for yourselves because once your parents find out, heads will roll” She paused, placing the salt shaker down to reach for the pepper “Well, maybe not all heads, just Nash’s”

An aard pause settled aroup

“What?” Harper stoppedthe pepper “It’s true There’s no sense pretending that’s not going to happen” She added ies

Chase shook his head slowly and shoved so the conversation