** 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 a headache.

When Ryder says he wants to kiss her, I wince, bracing for her rejection. ...