SONIA
My smile faded and I nodded slowly. “I’m ready.”
Dad looked at me for a long second before lifting one brow. “No, you’re not.”
A small laugh escaped me as I glanced at the bandages peeking out beneath my oversized shirt. “I’m really not.”
Baker stepped beside the bed. “You don’t have to be.” I looked up at him. “You just have to show up.”
Getting downstairs felt like climbing a mountain because every step pulled against my stitches, Baker wasted no more time before he swooped me in his arms. It was effortless like I weighed nothing to him.
Outside, Teddy was already waiting beside the SUV, one hand tucked into the pocket of his jeans and the other holding a travel mug.
The grin on his face appeared the second he saw me. “Well.” His eyes swept over me. “Look who’s refusing to s
