Her phone buzzed.
Cole’s hands tightened over her wrists. “Who’s calling? Don’t people know we’re newlyweds?”
She rolled her eyes and laughed, even more so when Cole dug into her pocket, his fingers tickling against her side to get to her phone. She saw the caller ID. “Oh, it’s only West.” She grabbed the phone from him and tossed it behind her into the hay.
West was still working for her daddy. She’d told him over and over how she’d do everything in her power to get him out of the business, but her brother-in-law still acted like it was the money that was too much for him to resist.
After everything she’d seen and heard, she doubted it. As usual, West wouldn’t talk about how stuck he was.
Lily would be so disappointed, though probably not surprised.
Soul saving takes time.
Cole’s attention drifted to her phone. “You’re not answering it?”
“No,” she argued. “We’re celebrating your birthday. He can call later.”
Her husband groaned, though his hands grappled for the phone above her head. “He doesn’t call unless it’s important.”
She stilled, concern consuming her. She remembered those bruises from before. Hopefully this trouble didn’t have to do with her daddy again.
Cole had finally retrieved her phone. “You mind?” His eyes begged her to let him answer it.
“Go for it.” She worked on pulling the hay from her hair. Even though West would only be on the phone, he always felt like the disapproving older brother that she could never please.
“West?” Cole answered. He turned silent, listening to his brother on the other end. The expressive lines on Cole’s face sobered as he nodded. “Yeah, yeah. No! Get over here. Definitely, not a problem. We’ll be waiting.”
He hung up.
That actually sounded serious. “What was that?” Eva asked. She sat up.
“West just ran into trouble.” Cole’s eyes locked with hers. “He needs our help.”
The End