“How are you feeling?” Carly asked. “Tired and sore, but all right. How are you?” Carly had found out she was pregnant two months ago. “Same.” That made me laugh. “You need to eat.” As if agreeing with her, my stomach growled. “I've been hungry since the second time I woke up to pee.” “Come on. Let's get you something.” Carly took me to the kitchen. I grabbed a cup of coffee while Carly skipped it because of her pregnancy, and we both made plates. Having her beside me helped. I still felt out of place here. Like my presence inconvenienced everyone, even though nobody had treated me that way. We'd barely sat down when Viper walked in. He leaned down and kissed his woman. It was sweet. And painful to watch. I used to have that. “Your place is out back,” Viper told me. I n

