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“Be safe.” I wink at Palmer, and a slight blush coats her cheeks.
“Tell Dec we’ll bring her back later.” Ramsey smiles like she knows all my secrets, and hell, she just might. I’m not trying very damn hard to hide them.
Not today.
“Bye, Mamaw!” Blakely waves, and then they’re gone.
“How’s it coming out there?” Mom asks.
“Good. Archer’s killing it.”
She grins. “I’m so excited. Next weekend’s Sunday dinner is going to be homemade pizza.”
“Sounds good, Momma.” I kiss her cheek and head to the kitchen for a bottle of water. I down it in one go, toss the bottle in the recycling bin, and get my ass back to work.
“What’s that?” Merrick asks, pointing at me.
“What?” I wipe at my face.
“You’re smiling.” Maverick’s voice is accusing.
“Did Mom give you happy pills?” Orrin jokes.
A car pulling out of the driveway gets their attention. “Who’s that?” Archer asks, wiping sweat from his brow.
“Oh, Ramsey picked up Blakely,” Declan tells him. “She’s taking her for ice cream.”
Archer grins. “Blakely is all smiles, I’m sure.”
“She was,” I tell them.
“Jade and Piper are meeting them,” Orrin says, sliding his phone into his pocket. “She just texted me.”
“Palmer was with her.” I work on keeping my facial expression smooth, not giving anything away.
“Was she now?” Ryder smirks.
“Girls’ day, I guess.” I shrug like it doesn’t matter to me.
“Interesting.” Sterling crosses his arms over his chest.
“What? That they’re having a girls’ day? Blake asks for it all the time,” I remind them. “She had a blast when they all stayed at Deacon’s.”
“Oh, we know.” Rushton laughs. “I’ve heard her ask Dec daily if they can do it again.”
“You’re in a better mood.” Archer grins.
Assholes. They know they’ve got me, but I’m like a vault. I’m not giving them anything. “Got out of the heat for a few.” It’s a lame excuse, and we all know it.
“You were gone like ten minutes,” Maverick points out.
“And you went for a drink that you didn’t get,” Merrick adds.
“I chugged a bottle of water while I was in there.”
“Uh-huh,” Merrick replies.
“Are we doing this or not?” I ask them.
