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Fate had brought Brandon back to Kimber, despite all the years and misunderstandings that had separated them, and now they had children to bind them even closer. Their lives would probably have turned out exactly the same way, Wade or no Wade. For all the difference he’d made, he may as well not have been involved at all.
    The room got lighter as the sun rose higher in the sky, and Wade had no idea how long he’d actually been standing in the doorway staring at Brandon and the kids, when the sound of Kimber’s voice behind him startled him out of his trance.
    “They look like a trio of sleeping angels, don’t they?” Kimber’s voice trailed away, and Wade wondered for a moment if she was seeing what he was. The girls may not have been identical twins but they were still so much alike, they might only have one father. But before he could read her face to see if she was thinking the same thing, she tiptoed across to Brandon and the children, kissing each of them on the cheeks until they began to wake up.
    “Grab Emily for me, will you?” Kimber said to Wade, holding the wriggling child out to him. He smiled as he took her, turning away from the others so they wouldn’t see the sudden moisture in his eyes. Emily stared up at him in that weird way babies do, like they can see right through your soul, and Wade smacked his lips at her, encouraging her into playing the “blow daddy a kiss” game, until Kimber came and whisked her away.
    Pain mingled with relief as he was suddenly left alone to his thoughts, and he knew he had to get away for a few hours. Kimber and Brandon had bought his lame excuse about going into town for parts for some machinery he claimed was broken, the pair of them engrossed in the kids again seconds after he’d spoken. Wade lurked in the doorway a moment, watching the family he was no longer sure he was a part of, start their day.
    “Where’s Kimber?”
    Brandon’s sudden appearance in the kitchen brought Wade out of his reverie. “I was about to ask you the same thing.”
    “I’ve been busy all morning and haven’t been up to the house until now.”
    “You sure you two haven’t been off playing hooky together?” Wade cussed himself out mentally moments after he’d asked the damn fool question. Since when didn’t he trust Brandon?
    “Didn’t her note say where she was going?” Wade looked at Brandon to see what in hell he was going on about, then followed his gaze over to the vase in the center of the table with an envelope propped up against it. “I hope she’ll be back soon, because I really have to talk to you both.”
    “Was that there this whole time?” He laughed at his stupidity but it sounded strained, even to his own ears. The concern etched into Brandon’s face spiked Wade’s nerves but he went ahead and tore the envelope open, curiosity over the discovering the contents of the letter Kimber had left them winning out over his need to find out what Brandon might say.
    He stared at the words for a second, unable to make sense of them at first. “She’s gone to her parents. Doesn’t say when she’ll be back.”
    Brandon came over and took the note off Wade to check it for himself, as if he didn’t believe what he’d been told, and scanned it quickly. He shoved the note back at Wade and began to pace, his hand rubbing at the back of his neck, a sure sign he was stressing out about something. But when he spoke, his voice was calm and steady. “Okay, maybe it’s for the best.”
    “What do you mean?” Did he know about the kids? Come to think of it, did Kimber? Maybe they both knew and that’s why she’d run off and Brandon seemed so fucking calm about it?
    Brandon looked at his watch and grimaced, as if the clock was ticking down on something vital. “Why don’t you go with her? Go join her and the girls in Arizona and check she’s really okay and not still upset about what happened the other day.”
    “First, I’m pretty sure she didn’t take off with