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“Has Dad said anything, about me or the baby?”
Her eyes filled with sadness as she slowly shook her head. I nodded and forced a grin.
After she left the room, Harmony walked over to me and wrapped me in her arms.
“He’ll come around, Rory.”
My chin trembled as I took in a deep breath. “I hope so.”
“Right now he’s living on that same island as my parents.”
Drawing back, I gave her a questioning look. “What island is that?”
She winked. “The I’ve-got-my-head-up-my-ass island.”
Laughing, I walked over to the grandfather clock that had been left with the house. I wasn’t going to let my father ruin this day, so I changed the subject.
“Why do you think the owners left this clock?” I asked while winding it up.
“I don’t know. There has to be a story behind it. Did you ask them?”
“No, but I left a message with the agent to ask her if she had the number for the previous owner. It was a single woman, and this house had been in her family since the day her great-great-grandfather built it.”
Harmony signed. “It’s kind of sad to think she sold it.”
I came back to the table, reached into the box, and took out a frame. I walked over to the mantel and set the picture of Harmony, Preston, and Presley on it. Smiling, I placed my hands on my bump.
“You’re getting bigger. How do you feel?”
I couldn’t help but smile. “Amazing.”
Harmony giggled. “The morning sickness?”
“Is all day, but is starting to taper off. It’s really more of just a feeling of nausea.”
Presley let out a screech of pure happiness as she chased Flash all over the place.
“I still can’t believe you guys stole Flash.”
Attempting to hide my smile, I replied, “We didn’t ‘steal’ him. My father was being ridiculous. We simply snuck into the firehouse after Finn quit and asked Flash if he wanted to come with us or stay there.”
Harmony crossed her arms over her chest. “Uh-huh. That’s how it went down, huh? You left it up to the dog to decide.”
With a nod, I replied, “Yep. Totally up to Flash.”
She rolled her eyes. “Is that why you guys spent six hours in jail until your mom came and bailed you out?”
“Minor misunderstanding.”
The guys came walking into the house, laughing and stomping snow off their boots.
“Who’s hungry? I made a lasagna,” I said with a wide smile. “Oh, and Clare is finishing the salad and homemade dessert.”
I’d never seen a whole group of guys stop what they were doing and turn to head in one direction before.
“Wow. Is my lasagna that good?”
Harmony laughed. “No, Clare is that single. Look at the two who stayed behind.”
