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If Grant and Garrett thought they had this with him and Elise, it was going to be news to him because right now, even being nice wasn’t going very far with her.
“That was a success,”Garrett said to his brother, wife, and sister-in-law.
“These parties are always a success,” Carolyn said. “Diane and I put a lot of work into them.”
“Of course you do,” he said. “And you two do a wonderful job. I loved seeing all the kids today. It was a shame to not have Ryder and his family and Cody and Raina here.”
“It’s only a shame because you would try to see if Raina was talking to Roni at all,” Carolyn said. “Be honest. You two men zoomed right in on Roni next to Megan and had to hear what was going on. You were way too obvious.”
“It was Grant,” he argued. “He put it right out there on the first thing he said.”
“Who ratted me out?” his brother asked.
“Drake,” Diane said. “He came over and told me that you two were getting sloppy.”
He looked at his brother and they both dropped their shoulders. It did seem to get harder and harder lately.
“I thought we were doing well,” he said. “We keep bringing their names up around each other, but no one was biting. That she was talking to Megan helped and you know it. I just wanted to see if we could catch anything being said.”
“Everyone is too good to slip,” Carolyn said. “But the fact that Roni was with Megan for a good portion is saying something. Not only that, Drake came over to tell on you. Don’t you think there is a reason for that?”
“No,” he said.
“You don’t know your kids as well as you think you do,” his wife said.
“Do you think something is going on and they are keeping it from us?” Grant asked.
“It’s possible,” Diane said. “I watched Roni more than talking to her. She was pretty comfortable with Megan. If Raina was here, that would have said more. I’d expected Roni to be talking more with Chloe or a few other people here.”
“I guess I didn’t think of it that way,” he said. “Roni wouldn’t have a lot of reason to talk to Megan unless it’s a question about rent in the building for someone. So they do talk.”
“They do,” Carolyn said. “Again, you have to watch more rather than push. We let you guys take the reins at times, but you get careless.”
Garrett didn’t think he was careless, but if they could get help from their wives, more power to them. “Fine, there might be something going on with Trent and Roni. What’s your opinion on Elise and Gabe?”
“That one is rough,” Diane said. “I can say that Elise was avoiding Gabe at all costs. She was keeping her distance and he wasn’t even trying to get near her.”
Garrett wasn’t so sure of that and wanted to mention to everyone that he saw Gabe talking to Elise around the food, but the more he thought of it, maybe they were only in the same room together. He caught Elise nodding her head to Gabe and walking out. That wasn’t much progress in his eyes.
“I’m not sure who Elise was trying to get away from more,” Grant said. “Gabe or the four of us.”
“Well,” he said. “She is onto us. Richard did warn us. She means business. I’m not sure if she knows it’s Gabe we have lined up or not, but something is going on there between them that no one can seem to figure out.”
“Let it play out,” Diane said. “Where there is smoke, there is fire. Remember, Ella and Travis were like this too. Look at how well that turned out. It was the very first setup for the family that Gavin did.”
“And it took the longest of the kids,” he pointed out. “I hope Richard is patient.”
“He’s got Royce settled and a granddaughter. He’s happy for now,” Grant said.
“Then let’s just bask in our successes as I said. Looking around today, you can say we do good work. Next week is Julia and Flynn’s wedding and another one that gets a check on the box.”
“You two men have to pump yourselves up to keep going,” his wife said, smirking. “Diane and I, we just keep plugging along knowing we’ve got this. Stay positive, boys, it always works out.”
He hoped so. Trying to do two at once was more than he bargained for. More so when he didn’t get to see Gabe or Elise much and would have to try to see if their parents were willing to step up some more or not.
It hurt his pride to say they needed help, but if it got the end results that was all that mattered.
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