I nodded. “Jekyll drew the design.”
She smiled.
“But you knew that already, didn’t you?”
She shrugged. “I’ll neither confirm nor deny.”
I cocked my head. “Did you tell him my heart stone?”
“No,” she said. “He knew that already. Just needed help in procuring it.”
I got the warm fuzzies all over. “I love him so much.”
Raquel chuckled. “So you should. He’s your perfect match. And with how much you put him through…”
I gasped. “Me?”
“Yes, you, and you know it.”
“I’ll neither confirm nor deny.”
Raquel laughed and switched boobs just as Lucawaddled over to her and patted her knee. “Mama?”
“Yeah, baby.”
“Poop.”
“You pooped?” she asked.
He bobbed his head and she smiled. “Okay, sweetie. Give me a second and I’ll change you.”
“I’ll do it,” I said, holding my hand out to Luca. “Let’s go back to the playroom, baby.”
Once I’d changed him, I stepped into the hallway just as the guys were filing out of the war room.
“Dada!” Luca squealed the second he saw Orion.
I handed the baby off to his dad and waited for Wrath, who was behind everyone, to reach me. He leaned down to kiss me, simultaneously guiding me back into one of the offices.
“Everything okay?” I asked, breaking the kiss once he closed the door.
“Yeah, things are just gonna get really hairy, so I needed that to remind me what the fuck I’m fightin’ for.”
“You need a reminder, Daddy Cakes?” I cupped his face. “Or were you just looking for a reason to make out with me?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Maybe a little of both.”
“Just how bad did it get after I left?”
“We’ll debrief about that later.” He squeezed my butt. “For now, we’re gonna talk about why you didn’t tell Tackle we’re engaged.”
“Hold up,” I said. “You really wanted me to tell Tackle our news before we’ve shared it with your brothers?”
He frowned, and I knew I’d hit home.
“And announce it in the room with everyone when, exactly? Before you got there? Which, by the way, was about six minutes before you. Because you think me pulling Tackle aside to inform him that you and I are engaged is somehow more important than dealing with this Beast stuff, then let me know now and I’ll be sure to tell Sundance the next time he calls an all-hands.”
He let out a quiet grunt.