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“I suggest you move the hell out of my way”

“Or what?” Tucker’s face was dark “You gonna take a swing at me?”

“You can count on it”

“Go ahead One shot to your shoulder and I’ll have you on the ground crying like a baby”

“Fuck you,” Teague retorted, words barely discernable because he was so dary

“Oh ”

At first Teague wasn’t sure who’d spoken But then Tucker looked past him and said, “shit”

That was followed by another “oh” and a round of furious whispering Teague glanced over his shoulder and spied the twins perched on the top step He was breathing heavy and had to take a er

In the end it didn’t matter because Harry piped up first

“The F-word is so bad”

“Like it’s the worst word ever,” his sister Morgan said, nodding her head in agree onto the deck

Bingo darted past the kids, barking like a chaue knew the da wouldn’t stop the racket until…

The door slid open and Abby appeared, a wide so behind his ears “Hey little guy,” shethis is what your friend is looking for?”

Tucker walked past hiue’s hands as he did so

“Since when do you own a dog?” Tucker asked