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Forty-Two
Savannah
As a journalist,I’d always known this family was fascinating.
But being a part of it was a thousand times better.
That made me sound like such a bitch, especially in the face of what Aoife was going through, but I was utterly absorbed in the entire process.
“We should boycott the family dinners,” Aela was saying, bloodthirsty as ever as she started storming in front of the seating area where we were gathered together in the conservatory.
“What use will that do?” Inessa replied.
“As a stance so Aoife knows we have her back.”
Inessa frowned. “Aoife knows that already. We can’t just…”
“What? What can’t we do?” Aela snapped.
Camille’s voice was calm as she said, “Aela, one, losing your temper won’t be good for the baby. Two, we come from a different culture than yours.”
“You from Mars?”
My lips twisted as I took a deeper sip of my drink.
“No,” Inessa countered. “We come from a world where we always look after family.”
Camille shifted on her seat, her discomfort clear. “Or we try to.”
“Lena’s a snake,” Aela pointed out.
“She’s still Shay’s grandmother. Jake’s grandmother,” Inessa said, but her voice was miserable.
This news was going to tear the O’Donnellys apart.
I could feel it.
Sadness hit me.
Making me feel as miserable as Inessa clearly was.
Change always sucked, but this was a devastating blow.
I thought about Aidan, about how he had a weird relationship with his parents. He didn’t like them, didn’t respect them all that much, but he came here every week. He listened to his da. He obeyed…
It was very 1950s.
From the outside looking in, they had an unusual dynamic. I wasn’t sure how this would pan out, and the side of me that was his fiancée pitied the people around me.
It wasnotgoing to be an easy year.
“Sheisstill their grandmother,” Eoghan agreed, stepping into the conservatory and drawing our attention his way.
Behind him, Brennan, Declan, and Aidan were talking among themselves as they approached us.
Aidan was a little slower thanks to his limp, but when he saw I was watching him, dear God, it was like he shoved a vibrator between my thighs and turned it on max.
Everything about him got to me.
