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“Yes, Mom,” the boys chorused. I looked at them with a smile on my face.
This was the sort of family dinner I’d always imagined big families had. Funny and quirky and warm and loving. I was so happy to be here even if it wasn’t the most auspicious of circumstances. I wasn’t even sure how long I’d actually get to stay. Yes, Beau was attractive, and he seemed to find me attractive. But now that he knew I was here to marry him, would he even give me a chance? And even more importantly, did I want him to?
As I left the kitchen, I glanced over at Austin only to find him staring intently at me. I turned my face away quickly and hurried out to the dining room. This was turning out to be a lot more complicated than I could have imagined.
Chapter Eleven
“So, I really want to hear what brought you here,” Sadie asked me with wide eyes. “I hope I’m not being too forward, am I?”
“No, it’s fine. I’m pretty sure everyone at this table wants to know what got me here, aside from Amelia, of course.”
“Oh, so you were speaking with Amelia before you came?” Sadie asked.
“Sadie, let the girl speak,” Wyatt cut her off. “Please.”
“Excuse me, I’m just asking questions. You want to know the answers as much as I do.”
“Yeah, but I’m not a nosy parker like you. I’ll wait until she volunteers some information.”
“You’ll be waiting all your life,” Amelia muttered.
“What, Mom?” Wyatt looked at her.
“Nothing, son, nothing.” Amelia looked at me with a soft smile. “Lucy, don’t feel pressured to have to say anything. Obviously, my children want to know what’s going on, but you only have to speak when you’re good and ready.”
“No, it’s fine.” I took a deep breath as looked around at everyone at the table. “I’m sure that you all want to know why I came here from New York City to marry Beau, even though Beau and I had never met and we didn’t even know what each other looked like.”
“So you never even saw Beau before you decided to come?” Sadie’s eyes widened even more. “Wow. I don’t think I could ever do that.”
“But you don’t have to worry about that, Sadie.” Wyatt interrupted. “Because there’s no guy out there that wants to marry you.”
“That’s not true, actually.” Sadie looked prim. “In fact, I was asked out just last night.”
“Asked out by who?” Wyatt’s eyes narrowed.
“Guys!” Beau spoke up. “This is not your moment. Lucy said she wanted to tell us some stuff. And I, for one, I’m very interested to find out exactly what’s going on.”
“Sorry,” Sadie said, shooting a sideways glance at Wyatt. “But I do have a date, so there.”
“Who do you have a date with? The postman?” He rolled his eyes.
“You wish! I have a date with—”
“Guys!” It was Austin’s turn to interrupt them. “If you guys want to continue having this conversation, take it outside.”
“We’ll talk later,” Wyatt said with a glare.
He was obviously annoyed, and I looked at the affectionate looks on both Sadie’s and Wyatt’s faces and smiled to myself. It was obvious to me that they should be together, just as it was obvious to Amelia and Ranger. I could tell though, that Wyatt and Sadie had absolutely no clue that they were made for each other.
I wondered what it must feel like to be best friends with someone and be so comfortable with them but not realize that there was actually more there. I’d never had that sort of relationship with any man. It would be nice to have a male best friend. Even though I loved Olivia, and no one could ever take her place.
“So …” I cleared my throat. “As most of you know, I came from New York …”
Austin rolled his eyes. “Tell us something we don’t know.”
“Austin!” Amelia said, chiding him. “Don’t be rude to our guest.”
“Yes, Ma.” He sat back and pressed his lips together.
