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The waiter walked over and set a basket of bread down with the cherry butter.
“I love this bread and butter.” Ava grinned as she reached inside the basket and took a piece.
“Look who’s here.” Aunt Barb smiled as she and Curtis walked over to our table.
“Hi, Aunt Barb,” I said. “Curtis.” I gave a nod.
“Would you mind if we joined you?” she asked.
“Not at all,” Gabriel spoke.
“Ava. You are Ava, correct?”
“Aunt Barb.” I furrowed my brows at her.
“Yes, it’s me.” Ava smiled as Aunt Barb took the seat next to her.
“Okay. Just making sure, dear.” She placed her hand on hers.
Sebastian walked over with a bottle of wine and talked to us for a bit.
“Sebastian, darling, when will you be home?” Aunt Barb asked.
“I plan on leaving here now and stopping at the brew house. I should be home in about an hour or so. Why?”
“Message your brothers and cousins for a family meeting. A bonfire will do.” She smiled. “Curtis and I have an important announcement.”
“Okay, Mom. I’ll do that now. Enjoy your dinner, and I’ll see you all later.”
“What’s the big announcement, Aunt Barb?” I asked.
“You’ll find out later with the rest of the family, darling.”
After having a nice dinner, we headed home.
“I’ll grab a couple of beers,” I said as I walked over to the refrigerator.
“What do you think your Aunt Barb’s news is?” Ava asked.
“She’s probably going to tell us when she and Curtis are getting married.” I smiled as I handed Ava a bottle of beer.
“Thanks.” She leaned in and kissed my lips.
“You’re welcome. You ready to head down to the beach?”
“Let’s go.” She held out her hand.
When we walked down to the bonfire, just about everyone was there except for Nathan.
“Where’s Nathan?” I asked as we sat down next to Shaun and Sam.
“The hospital paged him. There was a house fire, and a kid got trapped inside. When they pulled him out, he was alive but had third-degree burns on the left side of his body, including his face,” Jackson said.
“Shit. I hope the kid is going to be okay,” I said.
“Mom called this meeting, yet she isn’t here,” Simon said, shaking his head.
“Hello, my beautiful family.” Aunt Barb smiled as she and Curtis walked toward us.
