A Baby for Agent Colton

Author:Jennifer Morey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Everyone but Ridge and Darcy made it to the barbecue. Ridge had been called on a search and rescue mission unrelated to the Alphabet Killer, and Darcy had gone to visit a friend.

Trevor went over to Chris and gave him a manly pat on the back.

“Hey, big brother.”

Trevor liked hearing him talk that way, with brotherly love in his tone.

Chris stood next to his twin sister, Annabel, and Sam. Ethan manned the grill, sending smoke billowing around his sandy-brown hair, the scent of cooking hamburgers wafting through the warm late-afternoon air. At least Jocelyn hadn’t eaten her charred hamburger at Buckaroo Burgers earlier today. Josie had whipped up this family get-together as though making up for lost time, since none of the family had been invited to the wedding. Ethan had volunteered his house for the bash.

Holly swung next to Josie and the two talked with occasional smiles or laughter. The whole atmosphere touched Trevor. He’d wished for this so many times. Them. Together.

Sam strode up with a beer. “How’s the investigation going?”

“You’re not seriously going to talk about that today, are you?” Ethan glanced back after flipping a burger.

“It’s going fine,” Trevor said. Ethan didn’t like talking about the case because it resembled Matthew’s crimes and their mother’s murder. He had been the one to find their mother dead—just before Matthew disposed of the body. No one could blame him for not liking the subject. He’d gotten better at handling it, but how could he not be affected at least to some degree? Something like that never left a person.

“Let’s go inside to talk.” Sam led the way.

Trevor winked at Jocelyn as he passed her talking to Lizzie and Zoe. She smiled back with intimate secrets in her eyes. He liked her reaction to him, liked even more how she’d come around to taking this marriage seriously despite the speedy rush to the altar.

Inside the office across from the bathroom, Sam pushed the door in a slow swing. It touched the doorjamb and didn’t latch.

“I don’t want to ruin Ethan’s party,” Sam said, explaining why he’d brought Trevor here.

“He is enjoying himself with any excuse to celebrate.”

Sam chuckled. “As a family. It does feel good. And he’s a good host.”

“It’s Josie’s party. Ethan couldn’t whip something like this together as fast.” Josie had been the one to put all the balloons in the living room and dining area and corral everyone to bring presents. And Holly had brought the hors d’oeuvres and put them out on the patio table. Never mind they’d attracted a couple of flies.

“It’s good to have her back.”

“Yes.” All of his brothers and sisters shared that sentiment, to be together again.

Sam fingered a pen sticking out of a pen holder, lapsing into thought on the past, foster homes, loneliness, everything Trevor and the others had experienced. Then he shook himself of it and turned back to Trevor.

“Anyway, the case. Has Matthew handed over any more letters?”

“Are you kidding? No. But I’ve been in touch with the prison.

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