Chapter 479

Emma was in enemy territory. Oh, they smiled prettily at her and made a big show of welcoming her, but there was a distinct frostiness she hadn’t picked up on the last time she met them. Admittedly they had been in the hospital shortly after Caitlyn was born, but still, they were a lot friendlier toward her then than they were now. Jake didn’t seem to notice. Emma took a breath and smiled politely. She supposed it was only fair. She had told Jake she didn’t love him and they all probably knew. She should be happy he had such protective friends. She knew Zoë would be exactly the same if some guy had done to her what she did to Jake. It was perfectly reasonable even if it did suck to be on the receiving end of it. “You’ve met everyone before, right?” Jake said as they stood in the living room surrounded by couples. “Um, I think so,” she said, looking around but not making eye contact with the women who were staring daggers at her. “Chloe and Declan with baby Caitlyn,” he said, gesturing