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“In the meanwhile, I’m going to take you and Jason home.”
“But what if she needs a ride?” Omara said.
“Babe, she has a ride.” Zain grinned and looked over at Jordan.
She bit back a groan. She recognized the twinkle in his eyes. She was going to hear it about her and Rhys. She was sure they were all going to come with jokes.
But that was okay.
She’d dished enough of them out. She would be able to take it.
“Yes, I’m going to go with Rhys,” Jordan said.
Omara came back to Jordan and gave her another hug. They laughed at how awkward it was with her belly in the way.
Jordan ran a hand along it. “Take care of your momma.”
“Ugh.” Omara rolled her eyes. She went back to Zain and took his hand. “If only the baby listened to someone. Summersaults are all he or she knows.”
“So you still don’t know what you are having?” Jordan raised an eyebrow. She was dying to know if she was going to have another nephew or a niece. She secretly hoped it was a girl. That way she could teach her all of the things that Omara hadn’t wanted to learn as a kid. Jordan would love to have a butt-kicking niece to hang out with.
“It’s in an envelope at home. We were going to wait until a special moment to open it together,” Omara said.
“So on the day you give birth?” Jordan snickered. She couldn’t help but joke. It all seemed silly to her. She’d want to know immediately so she could be prepared. The image of a little baby boy with Rhys’s eyes and her nose came to mind. She bit back a sigh. That was a daydream for another day.
“Mom, they had an ice cream truck outside.” Jason came barreling through the door. Ice cream was smeared on his chin and a smudge was on his cheek. He came to a halt holding a small bowl and spoon.
“I can see.” Omara laughed. She rubbed him on top of his head. “Tell Auntie goodbye. We are going to let her rest.”
Jordan tore her eyes off Rhys. Jason promptly handed his ice cream bowl to his mother and sped over to her.
“Bye, Auntie,” Jason said. He threw himself at her.
She held back a wince of pain. There was no way she was not going to get a hug from her nephew. Her arm could be falling off and she’d still try to wrap him up in a hug. This little boy meant everything to her. She squeezed him and peppered kisses all along his face. “Okay!”
“You watch out for your momma and Zain, you hear?” Jordan said.
He stepped back, wiping her kisses from his skin. He grinned at her.
“Yup.” He turned back and went over to his parents.
It was then Jordan noticed they had more company. Mac and Declan stood posed in the doorway, waiting to enter. Zain gave her a nod before ushering his family from the room. Rhys made his way over to her and took the seat Omara had abandoned. Honor took advantage of Rhys’s attention on Jordan and hopped up on the bed with her. The large German Shepherd laid across her feet.
Mac and Declan came in and shut the door behind them. Jordan focused on them. The two of them wore the same blank expressions.
Fuck.
They had news from the captain. She was probably going to be put on light duty or some crazy shit. Jordan didn’t want to hear that. She was going to argue that she was well enough to work. Now, if the doctor wanted to prescribe her some of the good stuff they were putting in her IV, but in a pill form, then she would be right as rain.
Jordan glanced over at Rhys for a second. It was calming to have Rhys there beside her. There didn’t need to be any words between them at the moment. Just having him there made her feel ten times better.
“Honor,” Rhys called out.
Jordan held up her hand. She actually liked the feeling of the dog with her. It gave her an extra sense of security knowing that Honor was there protecting her. Rhys met her eyes then nodded.
“What did Spook say?” Jordan wasn’t going to beat around the bush. If both of her sergeants were coming into the room without the rest of the team, then they had heard from the boss.
“You’re on official medical leave,” Mac replied. He came to stand at the foot of the bed and folded his arms.
