A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel (Maddox Brothers Book 5) by Jamie McGuire

Author:Jamie McGuire [McGuire, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Jamie McGuire, LLC
Published: 2016-08-14T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

TYLER

“YOU MADE IT,” Dad said, beckoning me in for a hug. He’d picked up his cane, and I was so happy to see him, I failed to let go of all three roller bags that I’d been lugging around all day as I swung my arms around him. Dad pulled Taylor in too, shaking because he was so happy to see us.

After Dad finally let us go, we took turns hugging Jack and Deana, Trenton, Shepley, and America, and they all hugged the kids.

“Where are the boys and the twins?” Falyn asked.

“All asleep,” America said, “in the waiting room with Agent Blevins. We made them pallets on the couches and floor, and then turned out the lights. It’s been a long day.”

Dad gestured for us to follow him, a pattern of taking a small step, limping, and using his cane for support, and then picking it up and starting over. “This way. Fair warning. Agent Blevins is a giant.”

“Bigger than Uncle Travis?” Hadley asked.

Dad hugged Hadley to his side. “Bigger than anyone I’ve ever seen.”

Hadley’s eyes widened, and Dad chuckled.

“How’s Abby?” I asked.

“Getting close,” America said. She smiled, but I caught a spark of worry behind her eyes.

“She’s early, isn’t she?” Ellie asked.

America nodded. “Seven weeks early. But they decided not to stop her labor.”

I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or not, but Ellie and Falyn weren’t happy about America’s answer.

I knew which room was the waiting room because a dark-skinned giant was standing outside the door. His hands were clasped at his waist. He looked more like secret service than FBI. He spoke, his voice abnormally deep. “The nurse is on the way with more blankets and pillows.”

“Th-thank you,” Hadley said, stretching her neck to gaze straight up.

Agent Blevins winked at her as she passed by.

Ellie and Falyn ushered the kids into the dim waiting room, followed by a nurse with short blond hair and a Crest smile. She was holding a stack of blankets and pillows, thanking Agent Blevins as he held the door open for her.

“Where’s Cami?” Taylor asked.

Trenton glanced at his watch then at Agent Blevins.

“Five minutes out,” the giant said, acknowledging Agent Davies with a nod. I was glad he was assigned to the kids. The Maddoxes were almost all together, and even though we were a force to be reckoned with, Agent Blevins was his own army. “Heard you made a pit stop.”

“I did,” Agent Davies said.

I couldn’t stop looking at her. Not because she was beautiful—although she was—but because Hollis looked so much like her. I was curious, wondering how she could carry him for so long and just walk away. Then I thought about how selfless it was of her to offer that to Taylor. Most guys didn’t get a choice. She could have just had an abortion, and he would have never known. None of us could imagine a world without Hollis Maddox. He was smart as a whip and way too good-looking and charming for his own good.

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