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“I’m starving,” Miller grumbles as he marches to the table and sits down.
“Such a gentleman,” Eden complains as she follows him.
“Why am I not a gentleman?”
“You could have held my chair out for me.”
“Why?”
“Is this how it’s going to be since we’re engaged? Any romance is now a thing of the past?”
I smile at my friend and her happiness. For the first time in a long while my smile isn’t forced. I’m truly happy for her and I’m not feeling jealous at all. I glance over at Brody as he holds a chair out for me. It’s not hard to figure out the reason why my jealousy has disappeared.
Chapter 29
Why is Brody asking about a bomb disposal squad in Winter Falls? ~ Message from Peace on the Winter Falls Facebook page
Brody
Iskid to a halt and shove Soleil behind me when I notice the package on the front porch.
“What are you doing?”
“There’s something on the porch.”
She snorts. “This is Winter Falls. You can’t honestly expect a bomb or anything dangerous. It’s probably a cake. Maybe a pineapple upside-down cake.”
“Which is dangerous since I’m allergic to pineapple.”
“Will you die if you eat it or break out in hives?”
“Does it matter?”
“Well, yeah. One goes into the ‘never have it in the house again’ column while the other goes into the ‘remember this for when he pisses you off’ column.”
“I won’t die but I’ll want to as I live through my body trying to force any and all remnants of pineapple out in any way it can.”
“Ew. Gross. Too much information.”
I shrug. “You asked.”
She steps out from behind me but I catch her hand before she can get any closer to the package. “Wait here while I check it out.”
She giggles. “You really don’t understand the concept of Winter Falls.”
“You really don’t understand the concept of having five brothers.”
“Good point.” She motions to the porch. “Please save me, sir. I’m afraid of the basket on the porch.”
I tweak her nose. “Your southern accent is atrocious.”
“Probably because I was born and raised in Colorado and have barely traveled out of state.”
“I’ll take you to visit San Diego where I grew up.”
“Are you forgetting I have zero free time until my new pottery shed is finished and I can catch up on orders?”
“Nope. But I have faith in you. In it all working out in the end.”
