Chapters (11)
At first, Jared had raised an eyebrow to Sugar’s suggestion, not only because the idea of bringing Titan to Disney World seemed more than a little absurd, but because, clad in leather pants, sexy heels, and polishing an automatic rifle, Sugar hadn’t looked the Disney type.
But life had evolved. Winters and Mia had kids. He had a kid. Plus, as Jared found out, Disney wasn’t just for the under-ten crowd. So it had been settled. Or rather, he’d agreed, which was an interesting part of marriage. With the backdrop of the Magic Kingdom, they were having a wedding reception and a belated Gotcha Day party.
Asal didn’t know her birthday, so they celebrated the day they officially adopted Miss Asal Westin. Any girl of his deserved a big blowout for such a special occasion. Plus, Disney World gave Sugar an excuse to throw herself a wedding reception. Eloping in Vegas had been a ton of fun for them, but it hadn’t given anyone else a chance to say congrats—or rib the hell out of them.
He couldn’t blame them. If there were two people that looked less suited for marriage and a kid, it might’ve been Jared and Sugar. But looks were deceiving. And they could change. Case in point, he was holding a photograph of himself, with his arms around Asal and Sugar, while they rode the teacups. Giant, pastel teacups that spun, and sang, and made his girls smile.
But even better, he had identical pictures from the rest of his team and a few close friends who’d come along to help celebrate.
Roman had been chasing Nicola’s best friend, Beth, who was doing an excellent job of ignoring him, although Sugar said Beth really wasn’t. It wasn’t his problem to figure out, but someone needed to put Roman out of his misery.
Rocco and Parker were on missions to meet-and-greet all the single women in the place, and neither was too concerned if they laid a good line on a married mom. They found far more interested ladies at the world of family and fun than Jared would’ve guessed.
The only one missing was Brock, and Jared still hadn’t gotten over that wound. But he would forever owe the bastard for taking out Buck Baer when Jared didn’t have a clean shot. The rumor mill churned out several stories about where Brock had headed off to, and the only thing Jared knew for certain was that his wife had taken his kids and left, saying something about being unsure that was the life she’d signed up for.
To each his own. He hadn’t spoken to Sarah Gamble since, but Sugar had solid things to say about her. He only hoped that she found what made her and the kids happy and safe. He always wanted that for the direct or collateral victims whom he dealt with on jobs.