A Sky Full of Stars by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2017-06-06T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Did we get here in time?”

Owen looked up to see his brother Hugh and his wife, Aubrey, striding into the waiting area hand in hand. He stood and walked over to join his family even though his mind was spinning and his heart ached for Brooke. The look of defeat on her face as she’d walked away had devastated him.

The woman with the beautiful smile wasn’t smiling.

And those eyes that always shone so brightly were now dimmed.

And it was because of all the people standing in front of him…the people he loved.

“Owen!” Hugh cried as he walked over to greet him. “Glad you’re here! How are you?”

Owen shook his brother’s hand and then embraced him as they always did, but Owen was in too much turmoil to do more than nod. Hugh looked at him and then turned to look at the group.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing,” Owen forced himself to say and went to accept a hug from Aubrey. “Where’s Connor?”

“We’re sharing a babysitter with Aidan and Zoe, so we stopped and dropped Connor off on our way here,” Aubrey replied and then looked around excitedly. “So? Do we have a new baby?”

Everyone started talking at once, and Owen took a step back and looked over at the sofa in the corner longingly. He was just about to turn and walk over to it when he was flanked by Hugh and Aidan, and together the three of them sat down.

“Okay, what’s going on?” Hugh asked. “You look depressed. More so than usual.”

Owen frowned at him. “When do I look depressed? I’m never depressed.”

Hugh rolled his eyes. “Okay, you look far more…serious than you usually do. Is that more accurate?”

Before he could say anything, Aidan spoke up. “I’m going to take a guess and say he’s pissed at us.”

“Us?” Hugh parroted. “I just got here. Why’s he pissed at me?”

“The rest of us,” Aidan clarified. “When he showed up here this morning with Brooke, we were kind of…surprised.”

Hugh looked around. “Brooke? Who’s Brooke?”

“She’s probably climbing out a window or hailing a cab to the airport right now,” Owen murmured.

“I didn’t ask where she was,” Hugh said. “I’m asking who she is.”

“From the looks of it, she’s Owen’s girlfriend.”

It sounded so juvenile, Owen realized. Girlfriend. Unfortunately, he wasn’t sure what else to call her, so he nodded and said, “She is.”

“So what’s the problem?” Hugh asked, confused. “Was she mean? Disrespectful?”

This time, Owen spoke before Aidan could. “She was perfectly polite to everyone. She came here because I asked her to and assured her that my family would love her—after all, everyone loved Zoe, Anna, Aubrey, and Savannah!” he snapped, realizing just how annoyed he truly was.

“Oh,” Hugh said quietly and then seemed to consider his next words. “So she’s like…a serious girlfriend.”

“I hate that word,” Owen murmured.

“I’m sure she’s very nice,” Aidan said diplomatically—as he was prone to do at times like this—“but I think we’re all just a little out of sorts. It’s been a long night, we’re functioning on minimal sleep, and to be honest, no one knew you were dating anyone.

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