Page 65 of Two Minutes for Holding

“Well, they have interviewed me, and I’d suggest, if they reached out, that you take the interview. Who was the reporter? Did it say?”

“A Scarlett Green,” Lucas said, looking down at his email.

Levi’s head shot up faster than I’d ever seen at the mention of this woman’s name. I glanced over at Peyton who had also noticed. She gently took hold of my hand and smiled.

“Do you know her?” Lorelai questioned.

Apparently, Peyton and I hadn’t been the only ones who had noticed Levi’s knee-jerk reaction.

He shook his head and took a drink of water, then got up from his chair and grabbed a plate of appetizers.

“Nope, never heard of her.”

“Anyways, I guess I’ll just wait then for Pamela to get back to me, and once I’m given the green light, I’ll reach out.”

“Sounds good. What do you say we get the steaks on?” Knox questioned.

We all headed over to the barbeque to talk while the girls got busy bringing out the rest of the food. Occasionally, I’d glance over and see Peyton watching me.

Life was good. I was excited about what our future held together, and I couldn’t wait to meet our little one. Knox had recently come to me without Peyton knowing, and he thanked me for helping her. We both knew he hadn’t been overly happy when we’d gotten together, but he’d seen such a difference in her since he said he had no choice but to put credit where credit was due. Knowing that he truly felt that way had made a difference to me.

Peyton walked over to me, handed me a cold bottle of water, and wrapped her arms around me, placing a kiss on my neck. “Love you.”

“Love you too,” I whispered, kissing her lips, then tapping her on the bottom as she took off back into the house to help the girls.

After knowing how much I’d hurt and how lost I’d felt since losing my family, I realized that I belonged somewhere. My teammates were and always had been my family, and I’d addedto it with Peyton and our unborn child. I had finally found my place.