QUOTE : What happened to you—losing your family, twice—that’s not right. I think you need to be here. I think you need to be with me. With …” She reached for his hand and placed it atop her womb, pressing lightly. “Us.” Gabe felt movement beneath his hand and closed his eyes. He felt as if he were standing at the peak of Murphy Mountain and a breath of wind would push him over the cliff. Nic continued. “Like it or not, Callahan, the twins and I are your family now. When you are ready for us, we’ll be waiting.” It was, he thought, the perfect thing to say. This was why he’d confided in her. Why he trusted her. When it came to wounded souls, Nicole Sullivan Callahan had a healer’s touch.