Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 3371

Andrew walked over to Joe and asked with a smile, "Mr. Driscoll, it's been a couple of years. How have you been holding up?"

Joe's expression flickered with something complicated. In the end, he let it go and smiled back. "Pretty good, all things considered. Congratulations on the new addition to your family!"

Andrew gave a genuine nod. "Thank you, I appreciate that. I'm sure you've been busy keeping things running for Shiloh these past two years. That couldn't have been easy. Mr. Driscoll, if you ever have any interest in rebuilding your family name, I'd be more than willing to help however I can."

Joe shook his head slowly. "Don't call me that anymore. That title doesn't mean anything to me now. These days, I'm just out here traveling with Ms. Greene, going wherever the road takes us. Everything from before doesn't matter to me anymore. Rebuilding the family, all of that… maybe someday, but not now."

Andrew nodded. "Fair enough. But my offer still stands. If you ever need anything, just say the word."

Joe suddenly asked, "Andrew, do you love Ms. Greene?"

Seeing the seriousness in his eyes, Andrew answered just as seriously. "I love her, and I'll treat her well. You have my word."

Joe let out a long, slow breath. "That's all I needed to hear. After you disappeared two years ago, she pushed herself harder than anyone I'd ever seen. She had been training day and night, chasing down the Greene family's hidden vault, all because she wanted to avenge you. She never said a word about it to anyone, not even me. But I've been by her side long enough to see it for what it was."

Joe's gaze drifted toward Shiloh's back, and something in his eyes dimmed.

Andrew had long known that Joe had feelings for Shiloh. It went back to their time in Gabo Creek, when Joe had never quite been able to let her go. However, she had never seen him that way.

After that, through a twist of fate neither of them had planned for, Andrew and Shiloh had gotten intimate during their time at Swordhaven Keep.

What started as an accident had slowly become real.

Shiloh watched from nearby, her voice warm and gentle. "Remyn, say hi to Auntie Nyx."

Nyx immediately protested, waving a hand. "Nope! No 'auntie.' You call me 'Mommy' too. We'll sort out the numbering once we're back home and figure out who outranks who."

A quiet wave of relief washed over Andrew. The last thing he needed was drama in his personal life. It looked like they were going to be just fine.

He turned his attention back to Shiloh. "I think we should put matters about the Greene family vault on hold for now."