Chase’s POV. We have been back for a few days now. Shannon has refused her pain meds. She is more awake and alert. But I can tell she is thinking about what we learned at the meeting. Shannon isn’t letting anything bother her, though. She is still present and playing with Chance. She is still healing, and today we are going to see the baby. She needs this. She needs to see the good in the bad. We all need this. Giovanni returned to New York and told us he would keep an eye on the Irish. He will contact us when he learns anything. Kier is still out back and has demanded he see his niece. She has refused. “You ready to see our baby?” I ask Shannon and she looks at me with a soft smile on her face. “Baby, what baby?” Chance asks and I wince as we had decided not to say anything until we

