Beckham POV
"Are you ready to go meet Rose's mom, Lily bear?" "Daddy, I really like Rose" she says, and I smile buckling her into her car seat. "I really like Rose too, Lily bear." I slide into my truck and head in the direction of the bakery. I wonder how Rosalyn's day was dealing with Holly. I'm glad she didn't get upset this morning when I suggested she didn't need to work. We pull into the only parking spot that is free on the street. It's a little ways down from the bakery.
I grab Lily and start down the sidewalk. When we are a few yards away from the bakery, the hair on the back of my neck stands up. It's a feeling I haven't had in a very long time. I tighten my hold on Lily as I survey our surroundings. Nothing seems out of place as I close the distance to the front door of the b
