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Doc nodded.“I’m sure I heard that was a bone of contention between you and Mac, right?He always got you tea, and you never liked it.”
“Ah, yes,” Eden said.“You know, Mac’s a good guy when you’re not dating him.”
“You and Razor are by far a better match.”
Her smile widened.“Thank you.Right, do you want to get this over with?”
Doc raised his brows.“Get what over with?”
“I’m the little sister, but I need to know what your intentions are with my sister.Maeve is a good woman, and I may be pregnant, but my punch is fierce.”
Doc looked at Eden, and he had no doubt Eden would kick his ass, or she would put the threat on layaway, and then kick his ass at a later date.
“You’re looking out for your sister?”
“Yes, Maeve’s a good woman.She has been an amazing person for a long time.She is fierce and loyal, and I love her more than anything.She thinks I don’t know what she did for me, for the both of us, but I do.I know all she sacrificed so I’d have a good life.I need to know you’re not playing around and this is not a joke to you,” she said.
Doc knew he could fob her off with words, but that was not how he rolled.Eden deserved more than that from him.She was looking out for her sister.
He reached into his leather cut and pulled out the velvet box he’d purchased on the first week they got together.
Eden frowned.“What is this?”
“Open it, find out,” he said.
She opened the box and let out a little gasp.“This is an engagement ring.”
He nodded.“I’m in love with Maeve.She means everything to me, and I hope one day I mean everything to her, and I don’t want to take your place or any of that shit.”
She smiled at him, and he saw tears in her eyes.“You love my sister?”
“So much, it’s kind of scary.I don’t think I’ve ever loved anyone the way I love her.”
“Wow.Does Charlotte know yet?The last Maeve told me, she didn’t know.”
“No, I’ve got to tell her.Maeve wants to wait until after the ...Easter Fair,” he said.
“Maeve said in case she isn’t happy, and it makes for a bad working environment.”Eden tensed up and quickly pushed the velvet box to him, which he slid into his leather jacket as Maeve rounded the corner into the kitchen.
“Good morning, you two,” she said, and reached over to kiss him.“How are my two favorite people in the whole wide world?”
Doc smiled at her and pulled her in for another kiss.
Eden wrinkled her nose.“You’re my sister so I won’t be grabbing your ass.”
Maeve chuckled.“Where’s Razor?”
“He went to go and check on everything,” Eden said.“There are a lot of tourists this year.I overheard that all the hotels are fully booked already.”
“That’s like most years, though, right?”
“Yeah, I guess.”Eden smiled.“I better go and finish getting ready.Razor will be back to pick me up.”
Eden gave him two thumbs up, and he nodded in her general direction.
“Do I need to be worried?Eden was acting as strange as she usually does when she’s keeping a secret.”
“A secret?”
