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Peace’s patience is done. He grasps Brody by the sweater and hauls him close. “Enough lying, Brody. I know it was you.”
“How could you possibly know it was me?”
“Because Eden said you stopped by her store to ask for flowers,” Miller chimes in.
Brody glares at him. “Traitor.”
Miller glares back at him. “Making a man’s fiancée think he’s cheating on her is not okay, Brody.”
Peace sighs. “Olivia doesn’t think I cheated. She’s convinced some old lover is obsessed with me. She can’t wait to meet the woman. She thinks they have a lot to discuss.”
Riley groans. “Don’t you dare tell Moon. She’ll want to join Olivia on some adventure.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t be telling Moon a thing. Your girlfriend has lived in Winter Falls her entire life. Together with the gossip gals, they know every woman I’ve ever dated. They’d have a list compiled with color coding to indicate their favorite suspects before Olivia could ask them.”
Brody bursts into laughter. “I love your woman. She’s the best.”
“Better than your baby mamma?”
Now, it’s Brody’s turn to haul Peace near. “Careful, half-Bragg. I will not stand for you disparaging my future wife.”
Peace cocks an eyebrow. “Future wife? Did you propose?”
Brody shoves him away. “I’m not proposing to Soleil while she’s pregnant. She’ll think I want to marry her for the baby. I’m not a dickhead.”
“In which case, she’s not your future wife.”
“Of course, she is. Don’t be obtuse.”
“Uh-oh, baby brother’s using big words.” Elder rubs his hands together. “Why can’t pirates learn the alphabet?”
I groan. Elder’s jokes have gotten worse since he started living with his wife, Harmony, and their baby girl, Robin.
“Because they spend years at C.” When no one laughs, he looks around. “Get it? C as in the letter C but also sea as in a body of water.”
“If you have to explain the joke, it’s not funny,” I say.
“Or my brothers aren’t the smartest bulbs in the bouquet.”
Brody grins. “I like tulip bulbs.”
Peace launches himself at Brody. “I knew it! I knew you sent the flowers.”
I step between them. “I thought tonight was poker night.”
I don’t want to be here listening to their silly jokes and stupid pranks. But after ghosting my family since Skye’s arrival in my life, I need to make good. Personally, I’d rather be at home on the sofa watchingFrozenfor the millionth time with Love in my arms and Skye cuddled next to me than play poker with my brothers.
Brody points to my face. “He’s thinking about Love Hill.”
Riley agrees. “There’s no way his goofy grin is for his daughter.”
“You better not get hard in front of us, bro,” Miller grumbles.
“Ew. My wife and child live in this house,” Elder adds.
“Love isn’t his wife,” Riley says.
“Nope, she’s his somethingsomethingon the side.” Brody thrusts his hips. “Oh, Love. Harder. Faster.”
