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Noah opened the driver door and scooted Ridge over to the middle.
Tanner got in on the other side. “So now, you got your story, kiddo.”
Ridge beamed. “The first one we did was a hit out of the park. Underground reporter with all this inside info, reporting on two specters who come out of the dark and rescue the innocent.”
Tanner rolled his eyes. “Yeah, the drama factor.”
“No,” she argued. “The truth factor. You two are my heroes.” She snuggled up to Noah as he drove. “But…”
The two men swung their gazes over to her.
“But what?” Noah asked.
“I’m going to have to quit.”
Both men looked at each other over her head in confusion.
“Why sweet cheeks? I thought you loved doing this?” Noah questioned entirely shocked by this as she’d insisted at the start to be a part of his soldier of fortune rescuing idea.
“Oh wow, have I loved it!” She smiled. “The best adventures of my life…” she paused and gazed lovingly up at Noah. “…except for climbing a certain mountain.”
He glanced at her sweet expression then grinned and watched the road again.
“So, why do you wanna quit now?” Tanner asked.
“Well…” She sighed. “It just wouldn’t be safe.”
Both men again glanced at each other.
“Safe?” Tanner exclaimed as he laughed. “Since when did you care about that?”
“Since, well…”
“Come on, just spill it!” her brother yelled.
Her eyes got beady as she glared at her brother. “I’m not like you. All crass and just announcing shit with no—”
“What is it?” he cut her off in frustration.
“Okay, okay.” She laughed at his animated expression “I don’t think it will be safe for little Harris.”
Both men blinked.
Tanner started to laugh. “Talk about embarrassing. Little, eh, Harris? You think a man with your build would be—”
“Shut the hell up!” Noah laughed with him.
“Oh, no.” Ridge rolled her eyes. “You and your dirty mind, Walker. GEESH! I mean the baby.”
Both men froze.
Noah stared over at her.
“Harris, watch the road,” she yelled.
He gripped the wheel and pulled over. Turning in his seat, he grabbed her face. “You’re going to have…”
Nodding, she smiled. “We are going to have.”
“Dammit!” Tanner yelled. “An uncle?” He gasped like this was all about him.
Noah looked into those baby blue eyes of hers. “A family?”
Nodding, she kissed his lips gently and said, “Your family, Noah. Yours.”
Hauling her into his lap, he kissed her deeply.
“Come on, not here!” Tanner sighed as he got out. “I’ll drive, since you are both fucking crazy!”
The couple moved over in the seat but they didn’t release each other. Noah held her tight and kissed the top of her head. “I can’t believe it. But Ridge sweetie. We cannot name it Harris, really.”
“Why not?”
“Sweetness. seriously?”
She pouted. “Well, not if it’s a girl. But I am sticking with Harris Henry Spencer.”
Tanner beamed at his middle name fitting in there as he drove.
“Okay, well let’s go home, then,” Noah said his voice choked up.
“Listen,” Tanner spoke up. “I know I’m just an uncle here, but you can’t raise the kid in the jungle.”
“I don’t intend to,” Noah replied. “I meant let’s go home to the mountain.”
Looking excited, Ridge hugged him around the waist. “I can’t wait.”
Holding her tightly to him, Noah felt whole, complete. Real finally—and no longer a ghost.
The End
