“Duchess, does that mean anything to you?” Joshua asks her, and her body visibly tightens.
“I can’t confirm or deny that. I need to make a call now.”
Zach reaches for me, pulling me from my chair, and I don’t realize I’m shaking. “Shh, baby. Mik will make her safe. Think of the babies.” His hand brushes my stomach, holding me close.
“Babies? So you had something to say and didn’t.” Maya jokes, trying to break the tension.
“We are pregnant with twins,” Zach says. “But it’s early; Nic doesn’t need this stress.” Everyone smiles, but they don’t congratulate us because of the stress of everything else.
“Good, home for you until further notice. No off-site helping,” Maya says, and Zach lifts me up into his arms to walk out.
“Wait. Mikayla, please,” I beg her. She stops and turns to look at me.
“I’ll call you as soon as I know. Aidan won’t hurt her, but yes.”
“I’m going to Australia. Now,” Luca says and jumps up. “I’ll find her and protect her,” he says as he walks out without waiting for Maya and Joshua to tell him if he can or can’t go.
“Well, I guess that confirms our suspicions,” Joshua says as he looks at Raul.
“She won’t be happy to see him.”
“Don’t warn her he’s on his way. Australia is a big country; he won’t know where to look.” Wes, Mikayla’s husband chuckles.
“I have to warn my contact he’s on his way,” Mikayla says before she reaches into her pocket for a cell phone.
Zach takes me home, where he holds me. We veg out after Dane comes home from being with Renee while we were at the meeting. I try to relax and trust that whomever Mikayla has on Piper will protect her. I try not to worry that Sir will figure out where my daughter is hiding or that Luca won’t make it there in time. I fall asleep with Zach’s arms around me, holding our babies, my fingers laced with his.
I can’t worry about the future. I need to think about today and savor every moment I have with my little family. After surviving explosions, gunfights, and serial killers, I’ve learned to finally cherish this moment. That’s what I’m going to do. Take every day as a new day but pray for the team’s and my family’s safety.
