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Dr. Brewer nods. “Thank you, Piper. You have missed the last few meetings so is there anything new you would like to share?”

“Um…” I whisper, fighting back a smile as color stains my cheeks. “Yeah, actually. I reconnected with my husband after being apart for ten years and I told him the truth about what happened when I left him ten years ago.”

“And how would you say things are going?”

“Really well. Back then, I told him I had fallen in love with someone else… I don’t really know why… but when we saw each other again a month ago, he understandably wanted answers. Ever since I told him the truth, he’s been incredibly supportive and I feel really good. I am still just trying to take it one day at a time and I’m remaining very conscious of how I’m feeling but I’m happier than I’ve been in a really long time.”

She flashes me a wide smile, nodding in approval as she turns her focus to someone else. I know that won’t be the end of it, though. At my next appointment, she will want to delve deeper but I hope she can see how strong I feel and how happy I am. Tate nudges me, keeping her voice low as another member of the group begins telling his story.

“I’m sorry about your parents.”

I shake my head, never quite sure how to respond when someone says that to me.

“I know how you feel. My mother… she was murdered last year…”

Pain blooms in my chest as I reach over and grab her hand in silent support. I don’t offer her the same apology she did to me because I know it doesn’t make it any better.

“Anytime you want to talk, I’m available. Okay? I won’t have any answers for you but sometimes it helps to just get the words out there.”

She nods and I give her hand a squeeze before releasing it. The rest of the meeting passes quickly as I listen to how everyone else has been coping with their issues and when Dr. Brewer dismisses us, I pull my phone out of my pocket again, my belly flipping as I search for a message.

Still nothing.

“Hey,” I say to Tate. “Is Kodiak with the guys?”

“No. He insisted on taking me to see the baby doctor today after I had that little cramp at your place last night.”

“Is everything okay?”

“Yes,” she answers, rolling her eyes as we stand up and grab our chairs to stack them against the wall before we leave. A huge smile stretches across her face. “Although, you should have seen his face when they said they could see two babies in there.”

My eyes widen. “Twins? That must have been a shock.”

“Not for me. I’m a twin and my half brother was a twin before his brother died but I think Lincoln let that little tidbit slip his mind when I told him he had knocked me up.”

I laugh, imagining that big man freaking out over two little babies.

“Although, I did tell him I’m going to tase him during each contraction for doing this to me because that part is going to suck.”

“You guys certainly have an interesting relationship,” I answer with a laugh, remembering Kodiak’s comments about tasers at my house, and she flashes me a devious grin as we walk outside.

“Oh, you have no idea. We should grab lunch sometime and I’ll tell you all about it.”

I nod. “Deal.”

Her phone starts ringing and she rolls her eyes as she pulls it out of her pocket and checks the screen before flashing it at me.

“I gotta go before the caveman decides to ride down here to get me.”

I nod as I check my phone again, my heart dropping when I still don’t have any new messages. “Yeah, I gotta go find my husband.”

“Good luck with that,” she answers with a laugh as she walks to her car and waves good-bye. I stare at my phone for another second before dialing Wyatt’s number. It rings in my ear endlessly before his voice mail picks up and tears sting my eyes as I disconnect the call and shove my phone in my pocket.

“He’s okay,” I whisper, squeezing my eyes shut as my heart races. “He’s okay.”

“Hey,” a voice says and I open my eyes, glancing to my side as Lillian offers me a smile. “You feel like grabbing some coffee with me or something?”

I shake my head. “I really wish I could, Lil, but I’ve got to get home.”