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I parked the car a step out of sight froet my little man Bryce was my little replica and I loved hi to keep him back at the ranch back ho Truth be told, I let her take the brunt of that blame; I didn’t want to be without rabbed his car seat and headed to the entrance She gasped and stopped in her tracks The parted, shocked expression iant smile t

hat shone in her eyes

“Do you like it, baby?”

“Do I like it? You na love it I can’t believe it The Harley Inn,” she gasped

“I thought it had a nice ring to it,” I offered

“I knew you talked about rebranding it, but since all the hotels are named after the family, I didn’t think you’d do one for me”

I uy, strapped into his car seat at our feet, and hugged htly “I love you, Harley This hotel has always been associated with you Even to the point that my brothers called it Harley’s before I even made it official”

“It’s perfect, Jacob,” she sobbed I didn’t ood tears so I wasn’t pissed at

Bryce was cooing in his seat and bouncing, so I lifted him up and asked, “Do you like it, too, buddy?”

“Da-da,” he ain Harley and I looked at each other with big ass grins and then back to him

“He finally said it,” she cheered We’d been practicing daddy or souy wouldn’t do it Every time it would come out, “Mama” He could already say about five to ten words, but that wasn’t one of them Brilliant little man wanted to wait until I impressed him I shook my head at him and placed a kiss on his chubby cheek He erupted in a fit of giggles frorown-in beard that she wanted me to keep

“How about we go check out the rest of the reer’s office?”

“I believe it’s a very great idea, sir”

Harley

Twenty-five years later…