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Tanner narrowed his eyes at me, leaned forward, and said, “Remember, I know how to hide a body, son, and have countless acres to do it on.”
“Oh my God!” Lily scowled at her mother and said, “Mom! Make him stop.”
“So do I,” Nathan added, causing everyone to swing their gaze to him.
He smiled. “What? I watcha lotof true-crime shows.”
I picked up my fork and looked at Lily. “I’m not sure if I should be worried more about your dad or your brother.”
She tried not to laugh and finally lost the battle.
Chapter Thirteen
LILY
I walked into Higherground Brewing and looked around for Rose and Kipton. Waving her hand like a madwoman, Rose called out my name.
“Why don’t you let the whole place know I’m here?” I laughed as I hugged Rose first, then Kipton.
Rose grabbed my hands and yanked me down into a chair, than sat herself. “Tell us everything!”
I frowned. “About?”
Kipton and Rose both rolled their eyes before Rose said, “Don’t even play that way. My mom was talking toyourmom on speakerphone when I was with her. She said you and Maverick are together.”
My cheeks heated, but before I could say anything, the waitress appeared. “What can I get you to drink?”
“I’ll have the Hula Hopped IPA, please.”
Rose looked at the beer menu and said, “I think this time I’ll try the Base Camp Irish Red.”
The waitress smiled. “Good choice. It’s one of my favorites.”
“I’ll just have a water, please.”
Rose and I both swung our gazes to Kipton.
“Water? You’re drinking water? We just found out Lily is sleeping with the hot horse whisperer, and you’re drinkingwater?”
The waitress coughed to cover up her laugh.
I shot my cousin a dirty look. “Really, Rose?”
“Fine. I’ll take a water and a lemonade.”
Smiling, the waitress asked, “Do you need more time to look at the menu, or do you want the usual?”
Rose, Kipton, and I had been meeting at the brewery almost weekly for the last year and had always ordered the same thing. But when all three of us turned to look at Kipton, she laughed.
“Why are you looking at me?”
“Well, you’re switching things up on us, so maybe you don’t want the same-old, same-old,” Rose said.
“The Emerald Garden is perfect,” Kipton replied with a chuckle.
The waitress winked. “I’ll get the drinks out and the pizza going.”
“Thanks!” the three of us said at the same time.
