I nodded. “The boys are with her, so I left. I need to ask you something.”
“What?”
“Did you tell Jade about Colin?”
“No. Crap. Did you?”
“No. I wanted to ask you first.”
“Good. I don’t want anything upsetting her right now. She’s still freaked out about possibly losing the baby.” He sighed. “Frankly, so am I.”
“You won’t lose the baby.”
“There are no guarantees, Sis, and she’s had a tough time.”
“I know. It doesn’t help that Brooke has been in her face, telling her what an easy pregnancy she had.”
Talon ruffled his fingers through his hair. “That dumb bitch! Sorry. I know she’s my mother-in-law, but damn.”
“She’s a piece of work,” I agreed. “Jade is trying so hard to have a relationship with her, but Brooke just has no clue how to be a parent.”
“No shit,” he said. “I’ll take care of Brooke.”
“Talon…”
“For God’s sake, Marj. I’m not going to do anything to her. Jade is determined to have a relationship with her, and I support that. But Brooke needs to focus on her daughter for once in her life.”
“Preaching to the choir here, Tal.”
“I’ll take care of it.”
“In the meantime, I feel I should tell you. Colin wants to talk to Jade. He wants me to arrange it.”
“Yeah. Not going to happen.”
“I figured that’s what you’d say. Apparently that’s why he’s in Snow Creek.”
“He could pick up a phone.”
“He seemed to want to see her in person.”
“He doesn’t have her number anyway,” Talon went on. “I plan to keep it that way.”
“Tal, you of all peo—”
“Stop right there. I’ve no love lost for Colin Morse, but I get it. I’m the only one who probably truly gets it, other than my sons.” He winced. “God.”
“Tal, don’t.”
“It’s okay. You can’t hide. Melanie taught me that. But Colin and Jade have a past, one that ended with her heartbroken and humiliated. He can stay the hell away from her.”
“I tend to agree.”
“Why did he come to you?”
“I’m not sure he meant to. He happened to come into the smoothie shop while I was there. And…”
“And what?”