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“Ummm, I know it isn’t my place to butt in, but can I make a teensy request?” Jay pinches her fingers together. “Can you resist getting married in the weeks surrounding June tenth?”
A quietness lands over the room as she glances around peculiarly. “Doesn’t anyone want to know why?”
Rowan lets out a little squeak, then shoves a bite of cake in her mouth.
Harley’s eyes squint, going to her husband. “Do they know?”
“That you’re with love child?” Talon replies mockingly.
“You told them!?!”
Ace shrugs, grinning wide.
“To be fair, we figured it out when you didn’t drink with us.” Addie returns to the room.
“I only know because Cass told me,” Hotch offers.
“Same,” Dad and Mark agree.
“A mother knows,” my mom says.
“Rowan?” Harley eyes her expectantly.
“I figured it out.”
She lies terribly, but I’m glad she doesn’t reveal that Wallace was her source.
“Is it okay to squeal now?”
A smile slips across Jay’s lips as she nods.
The room erupts in a chorus of cheers, all the girls swarming Harley.
My phone vibrates and I fish it out of my pocket, tensing at the name on the screen.
“Whitman.”
“Never a dull moment,” Max greets.
“You got a situation?” I stand, the chatter in the room dying off.
“Ember’s in labor. They think it’s gonna go fast since it’s her third. The troops are rallying.”
“We’ll be there soon.” I disconnect with all eyes on me.
“Ember’s in labor.”
There’s a stunned silence until Rowan and Harley jump into action.
“Shit, I hoped to be away from that hospital for a while,” Talon grunts, tapping the cast on his arm.
“Letting Major know.” Ace is already on his phone.
“I’ll get our coats.”
I catch Rowan as she passes. “Bring that folder with you.”
“It’s not the right time or place to be prattling about a wedding. There’s a new baby boy on the way.”
