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“And yes, you can swim.”
Scotty found them in the pool after he got home from his outing. He cannonballed into the middle of the other kids, setting off wild laughter.
“What’s up?” Scotty asked as the kids splashed him.
He ducked under water and pulled Jack’s legs to dunk him.
Jack came up sputtering with laughter.
“This is great,” Sam said to Nick as they lifeguarded from the side of the pool. “We need to do this all the time.”
“Yes, we do. Nothing takes the sting out of a hellish week like a bunch of screaming kids having the time of their lives.”
“That’s for sure.”
After the pool, they bowled until the little ones started yawning.
Ella was the first to fall asleep.
Sam carried her to a bed on the second floor that she was sharing with Abby, who would keep an eye on her younger cousin.
Jack and Ethan were assigned to the room next door.
Sam tucked them in with a bit of tickling and giggling. “Sleep tight and no shenanigans, you hear me?”
“We hear you, Jet-SAM,” Jack said with a grin.
“Go to sleep, JACK-rabbit.”
She leaned over him to kiss Ethan. “You’re in charge, boss. Keep him out of trouble.”
“I’m on it.”
Sam went to kiss Aubrey and Alden good night.
“This was so much fun,” Alden said. “When can they come over again?”
“Very soon.” Taking Angela’s kids for an overnight was something they could do to help her sister—and it would delight Sam’s own kids, too. “Sleep tight, my loves.”
She knocked on Scotty’s door. “Is it safe to come in?”
“Yep.” As usual, he was watching the Caps game.
“Did you have a good time with Kyle’s family?”
“Yeah, it was cool.”
“I’m glad you had fun.”
“It was fun with the kids, too.”
“It was great.” She leaned over to kiss his forehead. “Don’t stay up too late.”
“It’s the weekend, Mom. That’s what teenagers are supposed to do.”
“If you say so, sport.”
“I say so.”
