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Cora scoffs. “Quinn babies are strong and determined. This babe will grow to run the halls and be a terror to us all, just like his Da and his uncles. You’ll see.”
Laine grins. “From your lips, Cora.”
When a timer goes off, Cora sets both plates onto the tray Laine returned. Once she covers each of them and adds a couple of cloth napkins wrapped around cutlery, coffee, and two glasses of juice, she gives me the go-ahead. “There now. That should fill you both up.”
“Is that for you and Sean?” Laine asks.
“Aye, Doc Kelvin asked that I get him something to eat so his medication doesn’t turn his stomach.”
“Excellent. I’ll walk you up. Tag asked me to make sure he was taken care of, but if you’ve got things in hand, I’m going to lie down for a mid-morning rest.”
“Is the wee one keeping you up, luv?” Cora asks.
“No. Nothing like that. Tag’s phone started ringing around four this morning and didn’t stop. He and the boys have gone to handle things, so I’ll take advantage of the house being quiet.”
“Aye, do that. I’ll plan for a light lunch then, shall I?”
Laine nods. “I’m happy to heat some of the soup you made yesterday. No need to go to any trouble.”
“What about you, Piper?” Cora asks. “What do you fancy?”
I glance down at the tray of food in my hands and chuckle. “I doubt I’ll be hungry anytime soon. If I am, I’m happy to warm up the soup, too. Thank you.”
Laine walks with me, and with her guiding our path, I don’t get lost and need to backtrack.
We arrive at the staircase without incident and before I know it, we’re upstairs and she’s turning the doorknob for Sean’s room. “You two enjoy your breakfasts and take it easy. I’m going to lie down, but if you need me, don’t hesitate to come find me.”
“Thanks, Laine.” When she steps into the hall, she closes the door behind her.
Being alone with Sean seems to settle the chaos warring inside me, and I take the tray over to set it on the dresser beside his bed.
“You clean up good, kitten.”
I glance down at the sundress I’m wearing. “Laine is taller than me and a few sizes bigger, so finding outfits for me was tricky. Still, it’s good to wear something that wasn’t meant for men after a workout.”
He lets out a long breath and looks sad. “I was worried you were going to bolt last night.”
I remove the two covers and hand our plates to Sean before coming back for the cutlery and drinks. “I almost did.”
“What stopped you?”
“Laine reminded me that Ryan’s wake won’t be for a few days, and that we both could use that time to heal and get stronger before facing the world.”
“Laine’s a smart woman.”
I sit sideways on the bed to face him and reach for my plate. “She’s also very nice.”
“That’s what the boys say.” Sean hands me my breakfast and both of us start digging in. “Honestly, I haven’t spent much time with her, but she brought Tag back to us and my younger brothers adore her, so that’s good enough for me.”
“What was wrong with Tag?”
Sean shrugs, pushing food around his plate. “Losing Da was hard on all of us, but having to take his place and fill his shoes every day was hard on Tag.”
I can imagine.
Knowing that Declan and Ryan are dead hurts my heart and we weren’t close. From what I gather, the Quinn brothers and their father were all very close.
How would I feel if my father was gone?
