I Want You Back
It stirred a mix of warmth and unease in my chest, a mother’s instinct to protect warring with the hope that maybe, just maybe, Nancy was right about Annie being Peter’s anchor.
“This is gonna be epic,” Jake mumbled, stirring from his nap, his voice thick with excitement. “A real break from the grind. No precinct, no paperwork, just beaches and mai tais.” He grinned, stretching his burly arms, and Nancy rolled her eyes, patting his chest.
“Don’t get too excited, cowboy,” she teased. “You’ll be snoring through the sunset if you keep napping like that.”
I laughed, the sound easing the tension I’d been carrying since the lunch at our house. That day had been a turning point—awkward, yes, but it
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