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Colton was as good-looking as his brothers, although she’d always thought Max was the best-looking one of the bunch. But she was biased.
“Congrats on the family.”
“Thanks. Also got solar power and indoor plumbing these days, which keeps my Lucy happy.”
“It’s the little things, right?”
His grin lit up a sinfully handsome face. “You know it. Have you seen Max?”
“At the reunion. We had a great time.”
“Oh, good. That boy is all work and no play. Maybe you can get him to lighten up a bit while you’re here.”
At the thought of how she might “lighten up” Max Abbott, she felt her face grow warm again. Ugh, freaking chemo. “We’ll see. He invited me to Caden’s party tomorrow. I saw your grandfather, and he suggested headache meds before I go.”
Colton’s bark of laughter reminded her of Elmer’s. “He gives the best advice.”
“And it’s free.”
“That it is.”
“It’s so good to see everyone. I’m going to visit Dude after this. I can’t wait to see her.”
“It’s really good to see you, too, Lexi.”
“Congrats on your sweet family.”
“Thanks. We’ll see you tomorrow?”
“I’ll be there.”
He handed her a bottle of Abbott’s Own Light Maple Syrup. “On the house.”
“Oh, thank you.”
“You got it. Tell the cashier that’s a gift from Colton.”
“I’ll do that.”
After Lexi walked away,Colton used the store’s Wi-Fi to send a message to Lucy.Got to do a quick errand in town before I head back. You need anything?
She responded with:Diapers, wipes, paper towels, a large bottle of wine and a sedative.
Chuckling, he typed in his reply.Daddy will be right back. Stay strong, my queen.
Your feral spawn are more out of control than usual today.
Yikes.
Yep.
Be there soon. Love you endlessly.
You only say that so I won’t leave you with the spawn.
That’s right!He added smiling and heart emojis.
He’d never known true happiness until Lucy Mulvaney had shown up and changed everything. His city girl had rolled with his life on the mountain, living without indoor plumbing, until their eldest son arrived, and she said it was time for him to build her a bathroomin the house. Because he was long overdue in fulfilling that promise, he’d jumped right on it and added two more bedrooms, a playroom and a main bedroom for them while he was at it.
