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“Fine. Kye stays with the two of you, but I will be checking on him. I’m taking Ryleigh home now to look after her.”
“Fine, but we will be checking on her,” Opal told him. Reaching into the back of the truck, Opal unhooked his car seat and dragged it out. “And when Ryleigh is better, you can bet she’s not going to be happy with the way you spoke to Lilac.”
Linc looked tense as he got in the truck and drove away with a sleeping Ryleigh.
“What if she’s not okay, Opal?” she whispered. “He’s right. It’s all on me. All my fault.”
Before Opal could reply, Tanner stepped between them, his hand cupping her chin to tilt her face back.
“Did you make her sick?” he asked.
“No, of course not.” How would that even be possible?
“Did you tell her that she couldn’t see a doctor?”
“No. I asked her if she needed to go, but she said she would be all right. However?—”
“No, no howevers, no buts.”
“I should have insisted she go.”
“How old is she?” he asked.
“Um. Twenty-three.”
“How old are you?”
“The same.”
“I’m twenty-nine, doll,” Opal drawled. “Just in case anyone cared.”
Tanner flicked her a look, and to her surprise, his lips twitched. “Would have thought you were the same age.”
“Oh, I like him,” Opal purred. “Which truck is yours, Cowboy? I’ll go get this set up.” She held up the car seat.
“Red truck over there.” He pointed to it and handed her the keys.
Opal strode away, her legs encased in tight jeans and a pair of thigh high boots with a thick wedge heel gave her some much-needed height.
“She’s not going to steal my truck, is she?” he asked.
“Of course not!” Lilac glared up at him.
“Just checking. Back to my scolding.”
“It’s rude to scold me,” she muttered.
“Not when you’ve earned it. You’re being way too hard on yourself and you need to stop.”
“Says you.”
“Yes, says me.”
“You don’t have a right to tell me off.” Although she had to admit it was helping to assuage her guilt.
“Has my dick been inside you?” he retorted.
