Free Deadly Reunion (Hardy Brothers Security Book 20) by Lily Harper Hart

wanted her to see that the wound wasn’t bad. Then I remember you having to wrestle her down to give you sex.”
    The nurse’s eyes widened to comical proportions.
    “Not wrestle in a bad way,” Grady said hurriedly. “It was more that he wrestled her with his tongue and pathetic pleading. What? They’re married now. It’s fine.”
    James barked out a hoarse laugh as his mind traveled back to the time in question. “I kind of forgot about that,” he admitted. “I just remembered her doting on me. I forgot about the tears.”
    “Oh, geez,” Grady groused. “She’s perfectly fine now. In fact, I’m going to bet she acts as your nurse once you get home because you’re such a mess.”
    “You are a little scattered,” Finn pointed out. “As much as I like the sex story, by the way, that won’t be happening tonight. I’m in the hospital and Emma is … not going to take this well.”
    “It will be okay,” James said. “I’ll make sure to fix it so you have a private room and Emma can stay with you. Ally and Jake can take Jeff and Avery back to the apartment and stay there to watch him.”
    Finn balked. “I’m not sure Emma is going to appreciate being separated from Avery.”
    “I don’t pretend to know everything about women, but I do know she’s not going to let herself be separated from you tonight,” James said. “I also know that there’s no doctor in the world who is going to let a baby stay in here with you after you were shot. They’re going to drug you up, my friend. It’s going to be all you can do to worry about Emma.”
    “We’ll take care of Avery,” Grady said. “We promise. We’re responsible.”
    “Mandy and James play a game where the last one who touches him has to change him,” Finn pointed out.
    “Yes, but they’re jerks,” Grady said. “Ally and Jake won’t do that. I would volunteer to help, but Ally is going to be all over this.”
    “At least it will get her away from Netflix,” James said, glancing over his shoulder to make sure the corridor was still empty. “Go back to Parker. You said you heard his voice. Did he say anything?”
    “I can’t be sure, and the more I think about it I don’t think he had the briefcase with him,” Finn said. “He was in a good mood, though. He was laughing. So was his wife. Do we know what happened to her?”
    “We know she’s in surgery and took a bullet to the chest,” Grady replied. “I don’t know what her prognosis is, but the detective told me that she wasn’t expected to be conscious until tomorrow at the earliest – if she survives at all.”
    “So they’re walking toward the car,” James said. “Do you remember what section of the parking garage you were in?”
    “I was in the segregated section on the main floor,” Finn replied. “It’s the one they rope off for bigwigs.”
    “Is Parker a bigwig?” Grady asked, confused. “I mean … I get he has money, but the guy who came into the office earlier today seemed like a normal guy who just needed a small amount of help.”
    “Yeah, and I think that’s one of the reasons I overlooked him,” James said, frustrated. “I should’ve paid better attention. I was distracted because it was Jeff’s first day … and Emma had the baby there … and Grady just would not shut his mouth.”
    Grady was offended. “Hey!”
    “It’s not just you,” James said, waving by way of apology. “I was thinking about Mandy and dinner so I let this slip by. I was distracted, which is the worst thing you can be in this line of work. I volunteered you for a job I didn’t do due diligence on, Finn, and I’m sorry.”
    “Well, you can pay me back with a week off from work and constant takeout,” Finn said, exchanging an amused look with Grady. He wasn’t used to James being so melancholy. “I survived.”
    “And as thankful as I am for that, we still have a dead client,” James said.
    “Yeah, well, that’s a little more troublesome,” Finn conceded. “I