Chapter 457

“Who the fuck stole your cookie?” Declan asked as he slid into the chair beside Jonathon. Despite his friends’ new relationship statuses, they still made time to have a boys’ night as often as they could. The girls had their own version that usually ended up with them far drunker than the boys, all except Chloe who had abstained due to her burgeoning pregnancy…which was no more. “How’s life as a dad?” Jonathon asked, pushing aside his dark thoughts. Declan’s face creased in a smile that glowed with the brightness of the sun. Jonathon had to look away or be blinded by it. “Caitlyn is amazing,” he said with a deep, contented sigh. “My wife is amazing. My life is amazing.” “That’s way too much amazing in one breath,” Jonathon said. Declan turned to him and cocked a brow. “Again, I ask, who stole your fucking cookie?” Jonathon didn’t answer, instead raising his glass to his slips and swallowing the bitter brew. He was staying away from whiskey these days—too many memories. Before Declan co