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Throughout her entire shift she considered going to talk to her father and asking for the down payment for the house Until she remembered how much she hated that idea

And by the tiht in the hands of Bethany to close the bar, she was das froretted

Twenty an returned to Nash’s house, dragging her sore, swollen feet in her flats against the gravel driveway Before the baby, she’d lovedthe busiest hours Now, not so hts Especially once the baby got there; she knew she couldn’t stay out all night and sleep late into the day Besides, the Spurs was likely as successful as it was ever going to get She made decent money after all her overhead And she had a solid teaht hours without her

She reached the front door and opened it, feeling ireeted her He had Nash’s boot in hislike he hadn’t seen her in years She really loved how happy he always see on lately, Gus was a breath of fresh air, nohim

“I’ hi square head

He shoved the boot in her face

“Daddy ht kill you if he sees this” She took the boot fro it back down, then shut the door and kicked off her flats The light above the kitchen sink was left on, and she noticed a notepad on the kitchen table Shea list of na When she saw Beckett and Hayes’s nauest ranch employees

Wondering if that list had to do with the guests all co hoainst the hardwood floors, when soht her eye As she ht in her throat

She reached for the picture fraraph he’d taken of her on the porch while she was sitting with Gus Her hands were on her belly There was a softness that even she could see She knehy She was happy Nash made her happyand he made her love Hard

Needing to get against all his warmth, she moved to the bedroom Gus jumped onto the bed next to Nash’s feet, when another surprise squeezed her heart even more

Nash slept with one ar his hip Okay, sure, that view alone was breathtaking Nash was a fine speci coere H-O-T But that wasn’t what nearly melted her bones Tucked into Nash’s side were not only the kittens, but the an stepped closer, and the ainst the floorboard

Nash opened his eyes She cringed “Sorry I didn’t mean to wake you”

“It’s—” He paused and looked down at his arain and frowned “Tell no one about this”

She laughed then sat on the bed next to hie is safe withso e her up today”

“I hadn’t planned to” Nash leaned up a little, resting his head on his hand, flexing that yu with me Jesus, she must have jumped on the bed with them in her mouth”