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“Cowards,” she grumbles, and we smile. She really is perfect.
“Yes, they’re indeed cowards. But I hope you know now that they would have made an attempt on you even if you had remained in your room,” Josiah says.
She nods and rests her head on my shoulder, nuzzling against me.
“I’m sorry the conversation about the baby didn’t go as well as you had hoped it would. I want you to know that we had only been thinking about how to protect you, and that was the only reason we responded that way,” I explain honestly.
“I know that now. I should have asked more questions so that you could have explained to me exactly what was happening, instead of jumping to conclusions,” she says apologetically, but I shake my head.
“No, if anyone should be apologetic or should’ve been clearer, it’s us. We were the ones who should have explained to you why we reacted that way, and why we were more interested in the stash instead of the baby,” Tanner says.
“And now?”
I eye her in confusion. “Now what?”
“The baby. What do you feel?”
Her voice is small, and I can see the damage that our actions caused, even now that we’ve rescued her and tried to make amends. It’s a mistake I’ll atone for until she no longer has any reason to think we don’t care.
“I love you, Amelia. I love you so much that anything that has to do with you will automatically receive the same love.”
She nods, looking a little relieved. She glances at the guys in front, but quickly turns back to me. “I love you too.”
I smile as my heart thumps in my chest. It’s the first time in a long time I’ve cared to give or receive love, and I’m happy.
“We heard that, you know,” Josiah teases, and we all chuckle.
“So, you’re really pregnant?” I ask, although I already know it to be true. I can’t believe we’ll be welcoming a life together, all four of us.
“I am.” She looks away, and her cheeks turn red in embarrassment. “Although I can’t tell whose child it is.”
I take her small hands in my large ones, smiling at the contrast. “It doesn’t matter whose child it is. What matters is that we love you, and we will never let you or the baby come to harm ever again.”
I press a kiss to her lips, and she reciprocates, wrapping her hand around my arm. “I’m glad. I love you, Rueben.”
Her declaration of love is like music to my ears, and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of hearing it.
“I love you too.” I repeat the words, meaning them just as much as I did the first time I uttered them. I reach down to her stomach and caress it gently, smiling up at her.
“You guys do realize that we’re literally right here, right?” Tanner says amid laughs.
“I love you too, Tanner.” Amelia laughs, “You too, Josiah. I love all of you guys. And I love our baby as well.”
“We do too. The four of us made life, and we will all take care of it,” I promise.
The van comes to a stop in front of a small, abandoned house. Tanner’s men don't take long to arrive in an identical van.
I look around and smile. There was no way we would ever have suspected that this was where he hid the cash. It’s a location he’s never mentioned to any of us before, and I suspect he did the same with the police.
“All right, let’s get this quick and try to be out of here as soon as we can. Flames of Hell will be here soon, and we need to make sure that they arrive at an empty house,” I order, walking towards the house.
Cautiously, we look around the surrounding area, making sure there are no surprises waiting for us when we walk inside.
Tanner’s men stand guard to be sure we're not ambushed.
We get in and search around. There are very few places the cash could be, as the house is almost bare of any furniture.
“Perhaps you should stay outside,” I say to Amelia as I sweep away cobwebs with my hands.
