Max (Three Silverback Bears and a Baby Book 1) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2019-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve – Josephine

“Thanks for dinner, Tad. It was wonderful. And Jake, I don’t need an escort home.” Josephine was getting Milly into her car. She was tired but happy. Really happy, and her mood seemed to have infected Milly who was smiling around her fist, which she had jammed into her mouth. “Here, Milly, chew on this instead.” Josephine gently pulled the tiny fist out of Milly’s mouth and waggled the teething ring at her.

“She’s beautiful,” Jake said wistfully as he watched Milly take the teething ring and clamp her gums around it.

“She is.” Josephine straightened up after checking that the harness was secure. “You’ll make great dads.”

“Which is why I am going to escort you home. Max would never forgive me if anything happened to you.” Jake opened the passenger side door and slid into the seat before she could argue.

“Let him do this,” Tad said gently. “He doesn’t get to be the good guy very often.”

“He’s a good guy to me,” Josephine replied. “What he did for you all when you were younger. That takes courage.”

“We know. But there is a Jake who lives here with us and there is a Jake who runs a large corporation in the real world. They are two separate men.” Tad leaned forward and kissed Josephine on the cheek. “If I haven’t said it before, welcome to the family.”

“Thanks.” She looked down at the ring on her finger. It would take a while to get used to wearing it. “Are you sure about this?”

“Yes.” He walked her around to the driver’s side and opened the door for her. “Now, go home and put the baby to bed.”

“Goodnight. And thanks again for dinner.” Josephine slid into the driver’s seat and fastened her seatbelt, while Tad leaned on the door.

“You are welcome. It was nice to have some female company.” He winked at Josephine and grinned as he shut her door.

“Okay. Let’s get Milly home.” She glanced sideways at Jake as she drove away from the Harrison house. “You heard what Tad said about you being a good guy?”

Jake nodded as he leaned back in his seat. “It’s not the first time I’ve heard it. Tad likes to make out I’m something I’m not.”

“You mean a good guy? Don’t you see yourself as a good guy?” Josephine reached the end of the driveway and turned onto the road leading toward town. She liked it out here far away from town, that there were no other houses around, but close enough that if ever they had an emergency, they could reach the hospital or doctors in a short time.

“Not as good as my brothers, that’s for sure.” Jake half-turned to face her. “Look at Max, dropping everything to go out onto the mountain in the dark to save a stranger when he could have been at home with his mate.”

“You wouldn’t make the same choice if you were him?” Josephine asked.

“I wouldn’t be him in the first place. The job doesn’t pay enough,” Jake answered bluntly.

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