I CAST A stricken look at Pamela, Aiden's mother. She's a gorgeous woman with sun-streaked brown hair cut short around her jaw. I absolutely know where Aiden gets his good looks. You see it clearly in all three of her children. I'll admit Ty's handsome for an older man but their large, expressive eyes and bone structure come from their mother.

I stand from the bar stool and take a step after Aiden.

"Let him cool down," Pamela says.

I stop and turn. "He shouldn't ...