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3.25

Overall, a good romance and a good family/found family story. The hits just kept coming, though, kind of all the way through the epilogue (though everything worked out fine with a strong enough HEA!) A lot of things feel bittersweet, like Gabe and Jamie’s now long distance friendship and knowing the kids will go back to their mom. Honey didn’t die though so that’s a big win. Honey 4ever

I’m grateful that Gabe and Scott are just supportive of each other with very little drama of their own, but holy hell do the emotional family dramas that they have to deal with pack a punch. And if Jamie’s confessions and early healing processes are any sign of what’s to come in his book, I’m going to be a complete wreck

If Gabe’s dog Honey dies before this book ends I will riot. I don’t care how old she is

“There you were, all tall & dark and handsome in an apron, playing with a jar of marbles like a kid.” He reached up and traced Gabe’s bottom lip, his thumb dragging a little. “I asked if I could play with you, but you looked at me like I was on something.”
“That was you hitting on me? You suck at that. Seriously, I had no idea.”

Scott rolled onto his back, looking up at Gabe. “It was only afterward. Once the adrenaline rush wore off. I woke up here & wondered what the chances were that you might be into me too. I hit on you the next time I saw you. I didn’t mean to, but I just couldn’t help it.” Scott’s voice was a low rumble. “There you were, all tall & dark and handsome in an apron, playing with a jar of marbles like a kid.”

“Wait. Back the truck up a minute. You’d just lost Emma, but you were thinking about getting down and dirty with me? There’s definitely something wrong with you.”
Scott rolled onto his back, looking up at Gabe.

Emma calling Gabe “Uncle Gabe”. Please excuse me while I cry

Ooo. Ariel slipped on the marble Jamie swiped on the walkway. That... is better and worse at the same time

Huh. So Ariel was hurt falling from high up at the warehouse instead of in a car accident with Jamie and Gabe like I initially thought? Trying to put all these pieces together

Finally!!