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“Oh, yeah.” He stood before offering me his hand to help me to my feet. As we approached, the others were already studying the paintings and I wondered about the looks on their faces until I stood in front of the easels. It was almost eerie how very much alike in style our paintings were. Even the use of color and the blending of shades were very similar.
I said out loud what I was thinking. “It's like we share a brain.”
And I knew unequivocally in that moment that Logan was my dad.
***
The following day, Logan accompanied Broderick and Bastian for a supply run one town over, so I was hanging with Saffron. We spent the day shopping for baby clothes and went to lunch. I finally got to meet Chastity since she was in town finalizing the plans for the swordfish festival.
I had to agree with Saffron. The woman was as friendly as a rattlesnake and demanding—ordering people here and there. Her attention zeroed in on a small, heavy-set elderly man. “Take that order to the bakery and make sure they have the final cost to me by mid-afternoon.” She didn't wait for a reply before she turned her glare on the nervous-looking woman standing next to her. “Is the float ready?”
“I'm not sure.”
“Well, go find out.” When she ordered Saffron, Gwen and me to test out the PA system, I came very close to telling her what I thought of her but then I saw the very small smile directed at Saffron that cut through her rough exterior. Clearly there was a story there too.
“It isn't going to test itself. We need to make sure the volume isn't too loud. I don't want to get complaints again like we did last year.” Chastity demanded.
I was stopped from making a biting remark when I noticed an odd look pass over Saffron's face. Gwen must have seen it too. She mumbled, “Here we go.”
“What am I missing?” I asked confused.
Gwen pointed accusingly at Saffron. “She's an attention junkie.”
“I am not.”
“Right and the idea of standing up there and singing isn't running through your head?”
“Well, Chastity did say to test out the system so how better to do that?” Chastity was no longer in sight, having hurried off to spout off more commands.
“Singing, up there, in front of everyone?” I asked.
Saffron looked around.“Everyone who? There's no one here.”
I realized she was right, town square was surprisingly empty. “Well, you have fun with that. I think I'll go get a donut.”
“What are you? Chicken?” Saffron asked which was met with complete silence as I stopped moving and slowly turned around to see a very pregnant lady with her hands on her cocked hips.
“Excuse me?” I asked.
“Chicken?”
I narrowed my eyes at her. “Did Bastian put you up to this?”
She actually lifted her hand and started studying her nails. “He may have mentioned something.”
“Such as?”
“That you were still owed payback for being responsible for him having to dress in a pink rabbit suit. Which, I have to say, I would have really liked to have seen that. Anyway, I'm a giver, Lark. I'm always ready to help my fellow man.”
“What a humanitarian.”I muttered.
“So, are you going to get up there with us or are you going to cluck about?”
I looked at Gwen, who was trying really hard not to laugh, before my attention turned back to Saffron. I knew she could see the answer on my face. “Fine.”
“Excellent.”
But once we were up there, I had second thoughts. “This seems like an extraordinarily bad idea.” And that came out in a whine.
