Chapter Fifteen
Wade
“Hey!” Lucas called as Rylie came flying across the room and flung herself at him.
Lucas caught his daughter easily, lifting her high and setting her on his hip. Their matching dark hair glinted under the lights above.
Lucas said something to her, and Rylie nodded before looking toward Jackson and me. “Hi,” she said with a bright smile.
“Hey, Rylie girl,” I drawled. “Looks like you might’ve lost a tooth.”
Rylie’s smile widened. “I sure did, and the tooth fairy only gave me a dollar.” Rylie’s eyes angled back up to her father. “And Daddy is terrible at pretending like he’s not the tooth fairy.”
Jackson lost the battle at holding back his laugh.
“Do tell,” I said as I looked from Rylie to Lucas.
Lucas smiled sheepishly. “I don’t know, but I guess I’m considered
