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“Get hit in the head?” Something wasn’t right.
“What is wrong with you?”
“You never trust me to make my own decisions. Never.”
“That’s not true.” Meg stood and turned to face her. Her arms were folded and she had her lip out in her best pout. It worked like a charm on her husband. Caroline was immune.
“Seriously, Meg.”
Her sister went to her dresser and fiddled with a pair of diamond studs that probably cost as much as a small car. “I try to watch out for you. I’m not apologizing for that.”
“Who are you watching out for this time?”
Her brother-in-law Jason entered the room and handed Meg an untied black bow tie, which she draped around his neck and went to work on.
“Caroline said I’m controlling.” Meg stuck out her lower lip in that classic pout.
“You are,” Jason said, kissing the top of his wife’s head. “But we know it’s because you love us.”
Caroline loved the exchange between them and thought about how lucky she was to have people in her life who had these kinds of relationships. It gave her hope.
Jason was so classically handsome it was almost like he wasn’t real. His short, dark hair was thick and smooth, his bone structure was almost regal and his eyes were like his brother’s. Clear, expressive and blue.
Jason and Josh’s parents may have been horrible people, but the genetic mix produced gorgeous children.
“Jason, do you know anyone we can fix Caroline up with?”
“I don’t do fix-ups,” he said. “They always end badly.”
Meg pouted and Jason grinned down at her as she finished tying his tie. “Please?”
“I don’t really know anyone. I don’t get out much.” Kissing the tip of her nose, he stepped away and sat in a big wing chair by the window to put on his shoes.
“What about Owen?” Meg had no shame. Asking Jason about his business partner wasn’t fair.
“You know I am here, Meg? In the room? Ask me about Owen,” Caroline said.
“Do you want me to fix you up with Owen? He’s out of the country right now, but once he gets home…”
“No.” Caroline stood up and stepped toward the bedroom door. “I’m going to get Molly into her pajamas and watch a movie.”
“Caroline, I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
“Meg, that’s part of life and what sucks for me right now is that I haven’t even had the opportunity to lick my wounds.”
That was kind of a lie; she’d been licking her wounds all day. She’d become intimately involved with two guys named Ben and Jerry. Meg just hadn’t seen it.
The last two days had been a combination of dream and nightmare. Caroline was doing her best to focus on doing the right thing for herself and, at that moment, for Molly, whom she found in her room changing into her jammies. When Grace, Jason and Josh’s sister and Meg’s best friend, was killed in a car accident with her husband, Caroline found herself thrust into the role of aunt when Meg became Molly’s guardian.
Caroline cherished the relationship, and Molly was the best part of her visits to her sister’s house. Especially since Meg couldn’t control her need to run Caroline’s life.
Looking down,Caroline saw Moe Kitty, Molly’s cat, slinking around her legs. “Hey, Moe.”
The cat looked up at her with his large green eyes and purred. “He sounds like a little motor boat,” she thought aloud.
“He makes all kinds of noises,” Molly said. “His meows are soooo noisy!”
As if on cue the cat meowed, seeming like he was almost trying to say words. “What does he want? Attention?” Caroline crouched down and scratched the cat behind the ear. He moved his head and then tried to bite her.
