Chapter 21

Chapter 21**Callen’s POV **I try not to listen in on Ryder and Paige upstairs. I really do.They’re whispering, probably so as not to wake Jaxon, but my hearing is too damn good to ignore them completely. I tell myself to focus on the dishes, on the clattering of the cutlery in the sink. But clearly, I have zero self–control, because I’m focusing so hard on their conversation that I’m going to give myself aheadache.When Ryder says he wants to kiss her, I wince, bracing for her rejection. i***t. He’s going too fast, pushing her too soon. He’s going to ruin all the progress we’d made with her in the last few hours. It goes quiet, too.quiet.