Clutch even more, so I decided to change the subject. “Do you know what you’re having? Have you thought of any names?”
“No names yet, but we found out the other day that we’re having a little girl,” Wren answered, beaming with pride.
“A little girl! That’s awesome, Wren. Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” Henley asked.
“We’ve just had so much going on, and Stitch …” she started, but stopped.
“What about Stitch?” Henley pushed.
“He’s acting a little weird ever since we got the news from the doctor. I think he might be a little disappointed,” Wren explained. As she was talking, Stitch came up behind her.
Before I had a chance to warn her that he was there, Stitch asked, “Disappointed about what?”
Her eyes widened with surprise when she heard his voice, and her face flushed red as she turned around to face him. Her eyes dropped to her hands as she answered, “I was just telling them that I thought you might be a little disappointed that we weren’t having a boy.”
His eyebrows furrowed, but not in anger. He seemed completely surprised by her response. The strong man covered in tattoos and a full beard turned completely soft as he placed his hand on her belly and said, “Darlin’, the minute I saw this little girl on that computer screen, I knew she’d already wrapped me around her little finger … just like her momma. I’m just worried … not sure I’ll ever be able to tell her no, so you’ll have to be the one who does that.”
She looked up at him and smiled. “I think we’ll manage.” She wrapped her hands around his neck. “I love you, Griffin, and you’re going to be an amazing father to our little girl just like you already are with Wyatt.”
He kissed her lightly on the lips and said, “It’s getting late. We need to get Wyatt home so he can get some sleep.”
He took her hand in his, then helped her step down from her stool. She turned to me and said, “It was really nice to meet you, Olivia. I think you’re going to make a great addition to the crew.”
“Thanks, Wren. It was great to meet you, too,” I told her. As soon as they were gone, I stood up. “I guess I better get going. It’s been a really long day and I need to check on the kids.”
“Okay. Try to get some rest,” Cassidy urged me. “There’s plenty of food in the fridge if the kids get hungry. Just help yourself.”
“Thanks. I’ll let them know,” I told her as I headed for my room.
When I walked in, Hadley was already sound asleep while Charlie was close behind her. He rubbed his eyes and yawned before he said, “How was it?”
“It was fun. They are all really nice,” I answered as I sat down at the foot of the bed.
“Have you heard from Clutch?”
I looked down at my watch and my stomach sank when I realized I hadn’t heard from him in hours. I feigned a smile and said, “He’ll call in a little while.”
“You’re worried. I can tell.”
“Maybe a little, but I’m sure everything will be okay.”
“What do you think they are going to do?” Charlie asked with concern.
“Do about what?”
“You know, with the guys that are after us. What do you think they’ll do to them?”
“I don’t know, Charlie. I just know that Clutch is going to do whatever it takes to make sure we’re safe. That’s all that really matters.”
“I really like him, Livie. He’s a good guy.”
“Yeah, I think so, too.”
Charlie gave me a quick hug before he went next door to his room. I crawled into bed next to Hadley and tried to go to sleep, but it was pointless. There was no way I was going to be able to get any rest until I knew Clutch was okay. I reached for my phone and laid it next to my head, praying that it would ring, but it never did.
Cyrus loaded Rick into the back of the SUV, and I was just about to join him when Gus called out to me. He was talking on the phone and motioned me over to him as he said, “Hold on. The tracker worked. Crow got the son-of-a-bitch.” After several minutes, Gus hung up the phone and said, “It’s Perry’s son, Daniel.”
“Damn it. I knew it was that motherfucker,” I growled.
“Once Crow got the address and tracked it to Daniel,