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She searched his eyes quickly, then nodded. “All right.”
When she got out of the car, he took the two large Easter eggs from her, along with a packet of caramel-filled eggs for the family to share, and waited for her to head up the path first. Gabby knocked on the front door and Hunter opened it.
“Hey, buddy.” Gabby knelt to give him a hug. “Shouldn’t your Mummy or Daddy be answering the door?”
He dipped his head guiltily, giving away the fact that one of them had likely told him to wait and he’d gone ahead anyway. “Mummy said—”
Faith appeared behind him, her eyes narrowed. “Hunter, what did I say about waiting for me?”
He squirmed. “Sorry, Mummy.”
Logan’s heart warmed. He loved to hear Hunter call Faith “Mummy.” She was such a better parent than the she-devil who’d given birth to him and abandoned the whole family to seek her fame overseas. Dylan wouldn’t call Faith “Mum,” because he said he had one of those, but he’d taken to calling her his O.P., short for Other Parent, and considering how rocky their relationship had been at the start, he knew it meant a lot to her.
“Hey, Faith.” He kissed her cheek. She was flushed and smiling. Beautiful, but also happier than he’d ever imagined seeing her. It was strange because he used to think of her as a kindred spirit, and assume that they’d grow old being the only singletons in the bay. Then she’d fallen for Shane, and it had felt like the end of an era. He’d realized that it would just be him carrying the mantle, and honestly, it had probably been around then that he’d stopped sleeping around so much. His previously blissful existence had begun to feel unfulfilling. Not that he’d admit it.
Faith looked at him quizzically. “Hi. Did you drop by to see Shane?”
“Yes, and no.” Logan tried to sound casual and failed. “Can we come in?”
“Of course.” She stepped aside to let them in and closed the door behind them as they stooped to take their shoes off. Logan only wore flip-flops so he kicked them off while Gabby battled with her lace-up farm boots. Faith glanced at the Easter eggs. “Are these for the boys?”
He nodded.
She smiled. “What do you say, Hunter?”
The little boy’s eyes widened as Logan handed him one of the eggs. “Thank you, Uncle Logan.”
He winced, almost imperceptibly, at the reminder of his closeness with the family, and Faith’s sharp gaze seemed to catch it. She looked intrigued.
“This one is for Dylan,” he said, thrusting it into her hands to distract her.
“Brilliant.” She knocked on Dylan’s bedroom door. When he opened it, his eyes bleary from sleep, she handed it to him. “This is from Logan.”
“And Aunt Gabby,” Hunter piped up.
“Hmm, yes,” Faith mused. “Apparently.” She jerked her head toward the living area. “Come on. I’ll make us coffee.”
“Just water for me, please,” Gabby said.
Faith’s lips pursed. “Curiouser and curiouser.”
Logan pretended not to hear. He had a sneaking suspicion that she at least had some idea of why they were there. Either Charity had dropped a hint, or they looked guilty as hell.
“Hey, Gabby.” Shane looked up as they entered, then did a double take as his gaze fell on Logan. “Logan. Are you feeling better this morning?”
“I’m not a hundred percent,” he said truthfully, feeling a prick of guilt for lying about being sick last night. “But I’m not contagious.”
Shane glanced at Hunter. “You’d better not be.”
“Cross my heart.” He made the motion over his chest.
Shane relaxed and folded the newspaper he’d been reading. “What are you doing here?”
“We need to speak to both of you.” Logan took the lead. This was Gabby’s family, and he knew she wanted to do most of the talking, but he wasn’t going to let her go out on a limb by herself.
“We?” Shane clasped his hands together, his usually friendly face tightening with suspicion.
“Hey, Hunter,” Faith said. “Why don’t you go and play with Tinkerbell? She looked lonely on our bed all by herself.”
