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“They’ve gotten so big,” I say and smile at the twins.
“Tell Mom’s bestie hello.”
Kiera and Deirdre curtsy in sync, making me laugh. The girls’ smokey-brown eyes turn away from me and zero in on my babies.
I squat next to Jacinda and Hector while introducing them to the twins. The girls, who are a lovely mix of Siobhan and Sync, smile in unison.
“Do you like cars?” Deirdre asks my babies.
“I have my toy bag locked and loaded,” Siobhan explains as the four kids sit on the floor and rifle through the rainbow-colored travel bag filled with various toys.
With the kids entertained, I sit on a couch and ask Siobhan, “How’s their dad?”
Standing behind the couch, Siobhan brushes my hair. I feel like she’s trying to mold me back into the woman I was before Ollie died and Andrew slowly ate at my self-worth.
“Sexy, selfish, stupid,” she explains and then adds, “He dotes on the girls, of course. We’re always fighting over who gets to keep them. He’s plenty pissed about me bringing them here today, but I figured you’d need someone to entertain your babies.”
I look up at her and smile. “Are you seeing anyone new?”
Siobhan’s pleasant expression turns sour. “My brothers are always scaring off possible boyfriends. Especially Indigo with his creepy puritan bullshit,” she says and exhales deeply. “So, the short answer is, no, I’m not seeing anyone new.”
“Maybe you can hit up an out-of-town bar, away from the club’s influence. You could meet men who aren’t aware the Backcountry Kings even exist.”
“I can’t go alone.”
“Why not take Hunter? She’s a solid wingman.”
“Tack is stalking her. Where she goes, he always seems to follow. I swear he stuck a tracking device up her butt when she wasn’t looking.”
“Wouldn’t she have shit it out by now?”
“Okay, then it’s up her clam, attached to her IUD. I don’t know. Stop hitting me with your logic.”
Smiling, I ask, “Does Tack scare off guys?”
“Not from me, but he won’t let Hunter date anyone.”
“That’s psycho, right? I mean, I know he’s a biker, but that seems psycho.”
“Tack is so handsome, and his pretty looks conned Hunter into thinking he was soft. But then, she realized his true nature. Her rejection seems to have broken Tack. So, yeah, psycho. Of course, she still has a crush on him, so she allows him to scare off other men,” Siobhan explains and leans her head down to kiss my forehead. “Your poor eye looks so purple.”
My fingers go to my tender flesh. Maybe the pain blinds me to my common sense because I choose to ask about her other foster brother.
“How is Bear?”
Siobhan goes still before shoving the brush into her bag and collapsing over the side of the couch until she’s pressed against me.
“Do you really want to know?”
“I’m not sure.”
“I’ll take that as a yes. You know how much I love to gossip.”
“Then please share.”
Siobhan’s blue eyes study me. “You know he’s torn up about killing Ollie, right?”
Losing my smile, I shrug. “Him feeling bad doesn’t change anything.”
