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Ashlyn sits on the ground next to me. “It’s okay to be scared. Becoming a mom is scary.”
“And falling in love is scary,” Harmony adds.
I don’t know what I’m going to do, but one thing is certain. I want my pregnancy to be a secret for the time being. “You can’t tell your partners about the baby.”
“I’m not a snitch,” Ashlyn claims. She’s the biggest snitch of all. Except she calls it gossiping, which somehow makes it okay in her opinion. It’s not.
“We won’t tell any of the Bragg brothers,” Moon promises.
“Or Peace.”
She rolls her eyes. “Or Peace.”
“Or Daisy Bragg.”
“Why don’t we just agree to keep this a secret until you’re ready to tell Brody?” Harmony suggests.
I study my friends. “I’m not sure anyone in Winter Falls can keep a secret.”
“Hey! I never told anyone about the time Moon got drunk and thought she could fly,” Ashlyn claims.
I snort. “You didn’t need to tell anyone since Moon broke her arm and had to go to the emergency room.”
“And you pushed me,” Moon says.
Ashlyn shrugs. “I helped you figure out if you can fly. Spoiler alert – you can’t.”
My stomach rumbles and I groan. “Not again.”
Moon offers me her hand. “Come on. I’ll get you some dry crackers and ginger ale.”
Ashlyn rubs her hands together. “Awesome. More food for me.”
I shake my head. Some things never change. I glance around at my friends. I hope things never change between us. Despite our various ages and interests, the five of us have maintained our friendship throughout the years. Fingers crossed nothing changes since they now have partners and I apparently am going to have a family.
I force the baby out of my mind. I have plenty of time to contemplate what to do when I’m alone. For now, I’ll let my friends distract me from reality. Tomorrow reality is up to bat.
Chapter 35
Who gave Brody Bragg tequila? ~ Message from Peace on the Winter Falls Facebook page
Brody
“How did you find me?” I ask when the front door opens and my brothers invade Harmony’s house where I’m currently squatting.
Elder chuckles. “Are you kidding? You’re sitting in my wife’s house. Of course, we found you.”
“Was it the gossip gals or you?” I ask Peace.
He shrugs. “You walked through the goat farm on the way here. Phoenix phoned it in to the station.”
Riley plops down next to me. “I thought you were allergic to dogs.”
“You knew I wasn’t.”
Sue me. I lied. How else was I going to convince Soleil to let me live with her? The woman fascinated me from the moment I met her but she wouldn’t give me the time of day. So, I came up with a plan to make her pay attention to me.
I lift my bottle, but before it can reach my lips, Peace snatches it from my hands.
