Edge Of Fear (Arrow's Edge MC Book 4) by Freya Barker (best love novels of all time .TXT) š
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Heās starting to fill out a little and his voice seems to have settled on a lower octave. He even smiles more these days. Iām not sure if he ever talked to Tseāthatās between themābut it wouldnāt surprise me. Ravi is much more at ease with both of us.
āYeah. I was just wondering, not that itās any of my business, but he seems to fit in well.ā
I press my lips together to prevent myself from smiling too big.
The truth is, Tse and I were just talking about the possibility of Ravi moving here with us, once the addition is done, just a few days ago. Tse brought it up and didnāt have to sell me on the idea. Both of them deserve a loving family after having the start in life they did.
Over the summer Iāve grown to love the kid and, eventually, once the babies are here and weāve all had a chance to get used to each other, Iād like to look into the possibility of adopting him. Only if he wants that too, though.
āHe does,ā I admit, looking over at the men and noticing Van hovering around, waiting for scraps to fall. āEven the dog is more loyal to him than he is to either one of us.ā
Suddenly the dogās single ear perks up, he barks, and then he takes off running around the side of the house. Ravi runs after him, trying to call him back.
Tse looks over at me.
āWere you expecting anyone else?ā
I shake my head and get to my feet.
āWould you excuse me?ā I tell Meredith, but before I can take a step I hear a voice.
āSurprise! Look at you! I swear youāve grown a foot!ā
My groan is apparently loud enough for Meredith to hear and she promptly starts laughing.
āNothing like unexpected visitors.ā
I bulge my eyes at her.
āYou donāt even know the half of it.ā
Blossom comes sailing around the side of the house, scarves billowing in her wake, almost obscuring my father with his arm around Ravi, who follow behind her. She hugs and kisses Tse, who is used to her exuberance, but then she turns to Jay, who appears to freeze when she opens her arms to him as well.
Beside me Meredith canāt seem to stop laughing, and Iām mortified watching my mother ignore every physical stop sign Jay is throwing off as she wraps him in a one-sided hug.
āBlossom! Please donāt manhandle my guests!ā I cry out.
āChill, baby-girl!ā she yells back. āThe man clearly needed a hug.ā
I quickly make introductions, hoping to spare Meredith from my motherās assault, but to no avail. Once Blossom is on a rollā¦
I can feel my blood pressure risingāonce again my folks arrive unannouncedābut when I look over at Tse with his arm hooked around Raviās neck, both of them grinning wide, the roaring in my ears dims. Tse glances over and winks at me, and I canāt help but smile too.
To my surprise, Meredith and my mother hit it off. They apparently have an interest in organic living in common, and Meredith doesnāt seem to mind when Blossom probes her for gory stories related to her job. Hardly appropriate dinner conversation. That doesnāt seem to bother Ravi, who has made his way over to our little group and seems equally fascinated with the morbid details.
Duff is keeping the men company, discussing the merits of grilling with the lid open or closed. Despite the conflicting opinions, the food gets cooked and weāre able to sit down for dinner.
We sit at the old picnic table I picked up for a steal a while back and spruced up. Tse had called it scrap wood, but I loved the way previous users had carved initials and names into the weathered boards. By the time I had lightly sanded it down, preserving as much of its carved history as I could, and given it a couple of clear coats of polyurethane, even he had to admit it looked good.
The night is beautiful and Meredith and Jay stay long enough to enjoy the fire Ravi builds us, until I start nodding off on Tseās lap. Suddenly everyone gets up at the same time and within ten minutes the house is empty, except for Ravi, who opted to crash on the couch when Tse offered.
Tse grabs a pillow and some sheets for the kid while I head upstairs and get ready for bed.
āThat was a good night,ā Tse rumbles when he crawls into bed behind me.
His body curves protectively against my back and one of his big hands immediately finds my belly. This has become our new way to sleep, now that the baby bump is getting in the way.
āIt was,ā I mumble, feeling his lips on my neck.
I cover his hand on my stomach with my own and snuggle a little farther back. Iām already drifting off when I hear him whisper.
āBest thing that ever happened to me.ā
EPILOGUE
Tse
January.
āWHERE IS SOPHIA?ā
I watch Mel Morganāa lawyer the club sometimes uses when dealing with Child Protective Servicesāwalk toward me. A stunning woman, with long silver hair, a do-not-give-a-shit-what-anyone-thinks attitude, and tough as nails. She also dresses like a recalcitrant teenager, in ripped jeans, old concert T-shirt, worn hoodie, and Chucks on her feet. The latter only because itās cold as fuck outside, otherwise sheād be in bare feet or wearing flip-flops.
Melās daughter, Lindseyāalso her legal assistantāis more appropriately dressed for a law office. Iām pretty sure Mel mustāve had her when she was still a kid herself, seeing as Lindsey is probably mid to late twenties and Mel canāt be a whole lot older than me.
She may not look the part, but she is sharp as a tack and is helping us get guardianship of Ravi. Weād initially planned to wait until after the house was finished, but with Sophia now ordered on bed restāthe result of high blood pressureāand more early snow than normal, work on the house has slowed down. Unless I can convince her to stay at
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