"To everyone who came home." Jace said and glasses lifted across the tables.
"To everyone who came home." Everyone else said.
I lifted mine too and the words hit me harder than I expected. Everyone came home.
That was why this celebration mattered. It wasn't just because the club had recovered weapons or disrupted the Black Reapers.
It wasn't because they had finally scored a victory.
It was because everyone was still sitting around that table.
Mason was still making jokes. Derek was still arguing and Emma was still feeding everyone.
The kids were still running around and Jace was standing beside me.
Nobody was missing. I looked at Jace and he noticed.
"You okay?" Jace asked and I nodded.
"Yeah." I said.
"What are you thinking?" He asked.
"That this is why you celebrate." I sai
