Page 127 of Declan

My gaze met Tatiana’s and I took in the bundle in her arms.

“Well? Do I get to meet your daughter?”

Tatiana made her way to me and placed the baby in my arms and I barked a laugh.

“Brother,” I choked, “what’s with all the pink?”

“She’s a girl,” Tatiana snapped.

“No missing that.” I chuckled.

Pink blanket, pink bow, pink outfit, pink socks. All that was left was a pink diaper. I didn’t know if they made those but I suspected if they did, Tatiana would buy them.

“Give me back my daughter.”

“No way.”

I found a seat, plopped my ass down, and continued to look down at Brooks’ daughter, Lori.

“She’s perfect,” I told Tatiana.

“She totally is.”

Two hours later, my sister showed up with Jaxon and his brother, Cooper. That was a surprise.

“Coop.” The men greeted and huddled around him and Jaxon, but Violet made a beeline to me and nearly jumped into my arms.

“Hey, sis. Where’s my nephew?”

“Awesome, you, too, huh? No one’s ever happy to see me, they all want Mason.”

I gave her a squeeze.

“Yeah, poor you. No one loves Violet,” I teased.

“He’s with his grandma. You and Autumn are still coming over for dinner, right?”

“Yeah, if Emerson ever pops this kid out.”

“You look good,” she whispered.

“I feel good.”

“Good,” she breathed.

“How long is Cooper in town for?” Jaxon’s brother lived in Los Angeles.

“He moved here.”

“No shit? So he left the force?”

Cooper was a SWAT officer with the LAPD. I’d met him a handful of times over the years and he’d given every indication he loved his job, loved California, and even after his mother moved to Maryland to be closer to her grandchild, Cooper had held out staying in Los Angeles.

“I’m not sure if Zane’s made the announcement to your team yet.” She lowered her voice and I bit back the urge to remind her the Gold Team was no longer mine. “Some bad shit happened in LA. He quit the force and Zane offered Coop a job at Z Corps and he accepted. He’s joining Blue.”

I glanced at Coop, thinking that would be a good fit for him. Gabe, Owen, Kevin, and Myles were good guys, no-nonsense, and they all had their shit tight. They worked well as a team and would be open to taking Cooper in.

“Good fit for him. Have you heard anything about Natasha?”