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Chapter One

Larkin and Brylee bounced excitedly in the back seat of the lih the city toward the restaurant where they were having lunch with their daddies and a few of their friends

Both girls pro ladies, or it would be a while until the daddies would take theain Their eyes widened when they pulled up The place looked like an old mansion with its columns on the outside and the creamy colored stone

“Now reirls,” Darian reminded them

Brylee squeezed Gage’s hand and sirl”

Gage bent and kissed the top of her head “You always are”

Larkin looked toward her daddy from her seat in the car “And I am, too, aren’t I, daddy?”

Darian grinned down at Larkin “Yes, baby Most of the tiasped

“When aruntled tone

“When you’re running when you’re not supposed to When you should be in bed, but I have to find you Or you’rea mess in the kitchen Or…”

She rolled her eyes “Fine, I get it”

Darian tapped the tip of her nose “Good”

He pulled her out of the car and followed Gage and Brylee into the restaurant Darian raised his hand at the twoat a table across the room

“Sit here, girls,” Gage said and placed thee shook Patrick’s and Noah’s hands and sat

“It’s nice to see you again, girls”

“Thank you, Patrick,” Larkin said

“You both look beautiful today”

Brylee grinned “Thank you, Noah”

“What can I get you to drink?”

Gage looked up at the waiter “I’ll take a bourbon and soda, and the girls will have chocolate milk”

“Da— Gage, may we have a Shirley Temple instead?” Brylee asked

Gage looked over at Darian and got his nod of approval “Scratch the et us two Shirley Temples”