“I can’t wait to get you home,” he whispered in her ear before dipping to nuzzleherneck.
“I don’t know how much of that we can do if my parents are in the next room,”shesaid.
“I’ll make sure we put them at the other end ofthehall.”
Shelaughed.
The hour flew by and before she knew it, she spotted her daughter coming out of the gate. She rantowardher.
“Mommy!” Brookeshrieked.
Cindy scooped her into her arms and held onto her so tightly that Brooke squealed inprotest.
“I’m sorry,” Cindy said as she set her down. “I missed yousomuch.”
Her mom and dad walked toward her. After hugging them both, she turned to introduce them to Drew. Her dad shook hands with him while her mom gave him a quick hug. They all stood silent for a moment before her momspoke.
“We’re excited to meet you, Drew. We can’t wait to see theranch.”
“Thank you, ma’am,” he said. “I can’t wait to introduce you to the rest of myfamily.”
Drew and her dad climbed into the front seat of Drew’s truck while the women hopped into the back. Brooke sat between her mom and her grandmother. The entire ride back, she chattered about how much she couldn’t wait to see thehorses.
Cindy’s heart swelled with love. The most important people in her life were finally all in oneplace.
When they reached the ranch, Drew hopped out and circled around to where her dadstood.
“I was wondering if I might speak to you for a bit, privately,”Drewsaid.
Cindy raised a brow. What was heupto?
“Sure,” herdadsaid.
“Where’s the B&B?” her momasked.
“I’ll show you,”Cindysaid.
She took one last look at Drew who was leading her dad toward the barn before grabbing Brooke’s hand. She didn’t want her to catch cold, so she headed off to theB&B.
Once inside, she introduced her mom to Rachel, Kate, Carol, Abby, and Madison. Her mom cooed over baby Gregory until they let herholdhim.
“I miss having a baby to fuss over,” hermomsaid.
“We have another one coming,” Rachel said as she placed her hand over herbelly.
“When are you due?” her momasked.
"In a few months,”Rachelsaid.
Cindy suppressed a smile. Rachel’s baby was half-shifter. There was no telling when he or she would arrive. Last night as she lay in bed with Drew, he’d explained everything he knew about shifters to her. If they ever decided to have a baby together, he had wanted her to know what she’d be getting into. Good luck explaining that little tidbit tohermom.
The women visited together until it was time for lunch. As Kate led everyone into the kitchen, Cindy glanced toward the door. Drew and her father had been gone a long time. She was starting to getworried.
Brady arrived with Jimmy in tow, giving Cindy’s mom another child to coo over. Jimmy was two years younger than Brooke, but she didn’t seem to mind. The two sat side by side at the table with their momsflankingthem.
Cody, Hank, Logan, and Mack arrived to take their places next to their mates. The seat next to Cindy satempty.
“Has anyone seen Drew?” sheasked.
