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“She’s gonna love you.”
“Okay, I’ve had enough of the hearts. I’m off to enjoy my food coma.” Jamie took her iPad and went upstairs.
We all had the same idea. Now that the plans were in place, I texted my mom that everything was a go and dragged Teagan back upstairs to have a nap.
Naked.
Twenty-Four
I tried to imagine what my mom was going to think when a big rig made its way up her winding driveway. I’d texted her with a heads up when we were ten minutes out. It ended up being more like twenty since the mountain roads were a little windy for this massive truck.
When we parked and the magic door opened, I found my sister waiting for me.
“Drooper!”
“Drooper?” Jamie’s laughter pealed behind me. “I’m stealing that forever.”
“I hate you.” I came down the stairs and hauled her in for a hug before swinging her around. “Had to drop the nickname right off the bat, huh?”
“Of course.” She dropped to the gravel drive. “Hey guys, it’s been ages.”
“Drooper,” Jamie cackled and hopped down. “Love it. How’s it hanging, Jen?” She gave her a one-armed hug and slapped her ass. “Looking fine, as always.”
“Uh, thanks…” Jenny gave me a helpless look.
“Don’t worry, I haven’t switched teams. Just sick of looking at the same faces is all.” She leaned down to Jenny’s height. “Can I see Boots?”
Jenny grinned. “Absolutely.” She pointed to the barn. “You’re in luck. She’s having herself a cool-down. She’d love the company.”
“Yes!” Jamie’s long gate covered the ground fast.
She was halfway to the barn before I blinked. “She’s not going to be alone down there, is she?”
“Uh, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Teagan said and clutched my hand.
“Don’t worry, Aggie is in there. She’ll rein her in.”
“You sure?” Teagan glanced up at me. “Does she know how much trouble Jamie can get into?”
“Aggie helped raise us, and Drooper gave her plenty of reasons to be a hard taskmaster.” She dragged Teagan away from me and enveloped her in a hug. “Finally, we get to meet you. We’ve been begging him to bring you to visit.”
“You have?” Teagan patted her shoulder, but when Jenny didn’t let go, she finally hugged her back in full Teagan mode. “You need to tell me about Drooper.”
“No, she does not.” I tugged Teagan back to stand beside me. “Where’s Mom?”
“Primping. Lord knows why. Though she does have a little bit of a crush on your bassist manslice.”
Oz’s heavy booted foot jangled as he hopped off the bus. “Manslice? Me?” He nodded. “‘Sup, Jenny.”
“Hey, Tree.”
Daisy tucked herself under Oz’s arm. “My manslice, thanks.”
“Aww.” Jenny’s face softened. “Oz, you actually have a nice girl? What happened?”
Oz gave Daisy an absent kiss on the temple. “Crazy, right? Daisy, meet Jenny Dallas. Cooper’s not-so-little sister.”
Daisy held out her hand. “Thanks for having us. We are very excited about the alpacas.”
