Parking and walking up the sidewalk to Cross and Taz’s house, I heard them all inside.
I stepped up on the front porch and stood there. I waited. I savored. The feel of my mom was still with me. And when I went inside, I would lose her. She’d fade, replaced by Cross, the guys, Taz, everything else.
A car door slammed behind me.
I was jerked out of my trance and looked to see who was coming, my mouth opening in surprise.
“What are you doing here?”
Heather laughed, tossing her hair over her shoulder. She cut across the lawn as Channing rounded the back of his truck. He tossed his keys in the air, catching them and throwing me a grin.
His eyes sparked. “You really think we’d let you deal with this alone?”
Heather drew up beside me and squeezed affectionately.
Channing strolled up the
