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“Which is why we need the plan,” Sage says.
“We? This has nothing to with you gossip gals.”
“I meant ‘we’ as in the whole town,” Sage clarifies.
Harmony scans the crowd. “The whole town?”
“Duh.” Soleil rolls her eyes. “We’re not letting anyone take your baby away.”
Harmony snatches her beer before taking a long draw. “I didn’t… No one has to…”
“Did you forget this is Winter Falls?” I ask. “No one is on their own here.”
“It takes a village!” Cayenne declares.
Mom gets to her feet. “But I am the only person Robin will be calling Grandma.”
Clementine scowls. “She’s my grandchild as much as she is yours.”
Mom points to me. “Elder’s my son.”
Clementine fists her hands at her hips. “Biology has nothing to do with it.” She motions to Robin. “That baby girl is for all of us to protect.”
Ashlyn sways as she gets to her feet. “Don’t forget my baby girl. She needs a town to protect her, too!”
Rowan growls next to me. “I’ve got Patience. She’s safe. Let’s worry about Robin for now.”
“Okay, big guy.” Ashlyn hiccups before sitting back down.
“Why is everyone worried about Robin?” Harmony asks. She’s freaking cute when she’s confused.
“Because Robin is a citizen of this town and no one messes with the citizens of this town,” Sage declares.
“And we love you and want to support you,” Soleil adds.
Eden raises her fist in the air. “Bragg women stick together.”
“I’m not a Bragg woman,” Harmony insists.
Eden shrugs. “I love you anyway.”
“Despite your obsession with animals,” Ashlyn adds.
Harmony stares at her friends as if it’s the first time she’s heard them say they love her. Which can’t be right. She must know they love her.
“I need a minute,” she declares before running off. I chase after her and catch her in the hallway. I clutch her hand and drag her to the baby changing room.
“Are you okay?”
Her chest heaves as she nods. “I think so. I mean. I didn’t expect. This town.”
I wrap an arm around her. I want to embrace her but I’m holding Robin. “This town is crazy, annoying, and full of busybodies.” She chortles. “But it’s also the most amazing place in the world. They’ve got your back.”
“I didn’t expect them to.”
My Harmony. She thinks she has to brave the world alone.
“Who showed up at your house with baby stuff within an hour of Harmony arriving in your world?”
