"You don't know the half of it." She leaned back further, leaning her weight on her hands, wine on the counter beside her as she surveyed him with amusement. He didn't even know the half of it. Nearly ruined herself and the entire family; had put the family livelihood in jeopardy; had given too much of herself to a charming smile and the thrill of attention. (That was being a little harsh, Locke had been delightful in every aspect, but she was feeling prickly tonight.)

Of course it had been by design that they had hid her pregnancy from even Declan. Tess had tried hard enough to try and solve the problem, Sage wouldn't have been able to rope in both her sister and Declan trying to get information out of her. "But you're not, you're a good person Decks. I'm glad we have you around." Without a Whitby brother (if they didn't count Archer), it was nice to have him around to sort of fill that gap.