wanted to get her a welcome to the family present,” Angel said.
Jenna’s eyes filled up with tears as she looked at the bike. “No, she doesn’t have one,” she whispered. “Thank you so much, she’s going to love it.” She felt an arm go around her waist and turned to Nico with a warm smile. He leaned down and kissed her softly.
Phoenix moved into the doorway with the bear cub on his hip and Lily’s hand in his. Lily squealed as she saw the bike. “It’s mine?” she asked jumping up and down, her pigtails bobbing all over the place. Pig tails? Who had done Lily’s hair in pig tails?
As the team laughed, Angel said, “Yes, it’s yours. And we thought if it was ok with your mommy, we would all hang out here with you this morning while she went to work and we could teach you how to ride it.”
Jenna’s eyes widened, but then she caught on quickly. They weren’t just here to give Lily the bike. They were here to support Nico and Jenna, and to protect Lily. The whole team had shown up, all of them, to protect Lily. For the longest time it had been just Chase, Jenna and Lily. Granted, they had the pack, but when it came to personal things, they only relied on each other. After what had happened with Walker, Jenna had closed herself off from all of her friends. She spent time with Chase and Lily, but that was pretty much it. She didn’t even talk to Toni anymore. She had been so lonely before Nico had come into her life. Now she not only had Chase, Lily and Nico, but she had Angel and her team, too. Their little family had more than just doubled. “Please, stay as long as you can,” Jenna said, a tremulous smile on her face. “We can grill out for dinner. I have some steak in the freezer.”
“That would be great,” Angel grinned. “We also have something for you, Jenna.” She reached into her pocket and took out a bright red cell phone. Handing it to Jenna she said, “This phone has all of our numbers programmed into it. If you need anything, anything at all, day or night, you call one of us. We will be there. Welcome to the family, Jenna.” Jenna stared at the phone and then looked back up at Angel. She slowly reached out and took the phone and put it in her purse.
“Chase, too?” She asked quietly. “Chase?” Angel asked confused. “Is Chase welcome, too,” Jenna asked. Angel smiled warmly at Jenna. “Chase is a part of your family, Jenna. That makes him a part of ours. Of course, Chase, too.” Jenna threw her arms around Angel and whispered, “Thank you. You don’t know how much all of this means to me.”
Angel hugged her back for a moment and then told her, “You better get to work before you get fired. I hear your boss is a real tyrant.” Chuckling, Jenna pulled back. She turned and gave Nico a kiss and then walked away toward the building she and Chase worked out of. Turning back to Angel and her team, Jenna smiled and waved, and then turned back around and hurried to work.
As he watched her go, Nico thanked Angel. He was thanking her not only for the gifts she had brought Jenna and Lily, but for openly accepting them all into their family. They had never had anyone on the “outside” in their little group before. It meant more people to care about, more people to protect, more people to give their lives for if the time came. And they woul d do it, because to them, that was what family did.
Chapter 34
The team spent all morning playing. It had been way too long since they had done anything like that. They helped Lily and Hunter take turns riding Lily’s new bike. They played in the back yard on the swing set. It was a larger swing set, so Angel and Rikki were able to swing and go down the slide with the kids. And they all played kickball. They even debated on taking the kids over to the park, but decided it might bring back too many memories for Lily. She
Jenna’s eyes filled up with tears as she looked at the bike. “No, she doesn’t have one,” she whispered. “Thank you so much, she’s going to love it.” She felt an arm go around her waist and turned to Nico with a warm smile. He leaned down and kissed her softly.
Phoenix moved into the doorway with the bear cub on his hip and Lily’s hand in his. Lily squealed as she saw the bike. “It’s mine?” she asked jumping up and down, her pigtails bobbing all over the place. Pig tails? Who had done Lily’s hair in pig tails?
As the team laughed, Angel said, “Yes, it’s yours. And we thought if it was ok with your mommy, we would all hang out here with you this morning while she went to work and we could teach you how to ride it.”
Jenna’s eyes widened, but then she caught on quickly. They weren’t just here to give Lily the bike. They were here to support Nico and Jenna, and to protect Lily. The whole team had shown up, all of them, to protect Lily. For the longest time it had been just Chase, Jenna and Lily. Granted, they had the pack, but when it came to personal things, they only relied on each other. After what had happened with Walker, Jenna had closed herself off from all of her friends. She spent time with Chase and Lily, but that was pretty much it. She didn’t even talk to Toni anymore. She had been so lonely before Nico had come into her life. Now she not only had Chase, Lily and Nico, but she had Angel and her team, too. Their little family had more than just doubled. “Please, stay as long as you can,” Jenna said, a tremulous smile on her face. “We can grill out for dinner. I have some steak in the freezer.”
“That would be great,” Angel grinned. “We also have something for you, Jenna.” She reached into her pocket and took out a bright red cell phone. Handing it to Jenna she said, “This phone has all of our numbers programmed into it. If you need anything, anything at all, day or night, you call one of us. We will be there. Welcome to the family, Jenna.” Jenna stared at the phone and then looked back up at Angel. She slowly reached out and took the phone and put it in her purse.
“Chase, too?” She asked quietly. “Chase?” Angel asked confused. “Is Chase welcome, too,” Jenna asked. Angel smiled warmly at Jenna. “Chase is a part of your family, Jenna. That makes him a part of ours. Of course, Chase, too.” Jenna threw her arms around Angel and whispered, “Thank you. You don’t know how much all of this means to me.”
Angel hugged her back for a moment and then told her, “You better get to work before you get fired. I hear your boss is a real tyrant.” Chuckling, Jenna pulled back. She turned and gave Nico a kiss and then walked away toward the building she and Chase worked out of. Turning back to Angel and her team, Jenna smiled and waved, and then turned back around and hurried to work.
As he watched her go, Nico thanked Angel. He was thanking her not only for the gifts she had brought Jenna and Lily, but for openly accepting them all into their family. They had never had anyone on the “outside” in their little group before. It meant more people to care about, more people to protect, more people to give their lives for if the time came. And they woul d do it, because to them, that was what family did.
Chapter 34
The team spent all morning playing. It had been way too long since they had done anything like that. They helped Lily and Hunter take turns riding Lily’s new bike. They played in the back yard on the swing set. It was a larger swing set, so Angel and Rikki were able to swing and go down the slide with the kids. And they all played kickball. They even debated on taking the kids over to the park, but decided it might bring back too many memories for Lily. She
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