CHAPTER NINE
As Jared sat behind the wheel of the idling rental car two days later, the reality of what he’d inherited slammed into him. He gripped the gearshift. Forget speeding around town in his fully restored 1966, cherry-condition Corvette. He needed a family car like the minivan he’d imagined, but that wasn’t all.
He glanced at Kate in the passenger seat. Her whole package had come together nicely today with black pants, blue shirt, crystal jewelry, and shoes. The only thing missing—her wedding rings.
“Are you ready?” he asked.
Cassidy squealed before Kate answered.
With a glance in the rearview mirror, he checked the back seat. At least their VIP passenger appeared ready to leave the hospital. The little cutie.
Kate adjusted her seat belt. “Is the baby strapped in tightly enou
