"Dude, Kat's getting vicious." Jared grinned as we all stood around in the backyard after that little sideshow. I kept asshole Grimaldi in my sights but the old reprobate steered clear of me. "You saw that too did you?" I didn't say shit else because I had to process. I know for a fact as twisted as he is, he'd never do that shit to my daughter, fucker doesn't know how to say no to my kids. And Kat? Somebody pull that shit with one of her cubs she'd go for the jugular, so yeah. I'm not buying this shit. "I'm gonna go put my girls down, be right back." I walked away and left him to explain to the others what he was talking about. "Kat, Cayla and Cayleigh are ready to go down.""I'll help you Colt, I need the practice." Oh so that's how it is. They've got their shit together this time. I accepted the help from Cierra and made out like I didn't know what the hell was going on. She talked my damn ear off about any and everything but what the fuck they were up to.

My heart's still racing even all these hours later but I did it. I still have more work to do, but at least now I know where to start. I'd waited until everyone was busy at the BBQ to sneak out with Bunny. I didn't have to go far, that's what the drone is for, but I needed Bunny with me just in case something happened, I knew he would protect me. And, if daddy or mommy caught me then I could pretend that I was just taking Bunny for a walk. No one comes near me when Bunny's around. The thing with Aiden's drone is that it can see at night and it's not supposed to. I don't have time to figure out what he did to it but once I'm not so busy I'll have a look at it. Then I'll ask daddy to get me one and I'll do the same. I rolled onto my back and looked up at the ceiling. The house was very quiet now compared to just a little while ago when everyone was here. Bunny was asleep next to my bed, well not really, he stays awake at night because he likes to sleep during the

I can't believe he said it, he actually said it. He'd just made my life so much easier. I'd spent the last part of the evening convincing my girl that I was going to talk him into letting her come with me at the end of summer. Even though I suspected what her mother was up to, seeing the look on her face after that stunt with the car had triggered me. No way am I going to watch her look like that all summer when it's not even necessary. I knew the danger, had sat in on the meet as my father in law calls it, so I know there are ways and means of getting around it. It's not like I'd put her life in danger, something her dad should already know by now. He's gonna have to meet me halfway. I'd been laying in bed wide-awake thinking of my approach when I heard Catalina scream. Mancini beat me to the door by a second. It ripped my guts out to see that little girl like that and the thought of Caitie suffering through anything like it only strengthened my resolve. Now we

When she came out this time I had to cover my mouth with my hand and blink a coupla times to clear the gathering tears from my eyes. "It's beautiful!" She turned to Todd next and he had a big ass grin on his face. "Perfect!" Why did I get the feeling that she had that shit picked out before she put me through all that shit? We took pictures to send to her mom to get her take and then she called me. "You did good daddy!" She teased over the phone. "Now you need to find shoes and an evening clutch?""The fuck what? The fuck is a clutch?""Caitie will explain it to you caveman." We went to find shoes and the clutch fuck and my daughter was happier than I've ever seen her, to this point anyway. I watched the way the two of them interacted and damn if his ass isn't whipped. She must've learned that shit from her mother. "Daddy, I know the uncles are at the house waiting but can we have lunch before we go back?""Sure why not? Where do you want to go?""I want

"Why don't you two go on outside, we've got this all under control." I looked around the room at all the babies and wondered how these three women were going to handle it. Granted the triplets were the only ones mobile, since Zakira and Cody were in the backyard with the boys, but still. "Are you sure, I don't think...""Of course we're sure. We have these men here to help out if things get messy, you two go along and enjoy your day." I looked at Caitlin to see if she agreed and she just shrugged and took my hand to lead me out of the room. "Call us if you need us grandma Elena." She called back over her shoulder. "Come on Todd, we won't go far, I can still hear them from the swing."I felt jumpy, out of my element, there was a strange sense of excitement in the air left over from what had just happened no doubt. We walked out to the swing and sat. I could hear the kids on the other side of the yard playing and it felt surreal to be here with her like this.