Armando Returns (Barboza Brothers) by Austin Reeni

Author:Austin, Reeni [Austin, Reeni]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Gossamer Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-03-05T23:00:00+00:00

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Katie drove fast, tapping her fingernails on the steering wheel. She was bound to go crazy if she didn’t tell someone what she was going through.

And she knew there was only one person she could tell. The one person who lived through the nightmare with her, who knew what a huge family secret it was: her little sister, Chelsea.

Katie tried several times to call her sister, but it went straight to voicemail. She finally gave up and just drove to Chelsea’s house as quickly as possible.

Chelsea and her husband, Eric, lived in a four bedroom house in a nice neighborhood. It was the kind of home they could only afford with a massive down payment “gift” from Mr. and Mrs. McCormack. Chelsea regularly complained to Katie that she wished she had never taken that money, in favor of buying a smaller place. The money made both Chelsea and Eric feel indebted to her parents. That feeling was made worse by the fact that Dwayne and Lisa often stopped by unannounced to drop subtle reminders of their generosity.

Katie parked her car in the driveway and ran to the front door to ring the doorbell.

Eric answered the door with a smile. “Hey sis! What’s goin’ on?”

“Hey. Is Chelsea home?” Katie returned his smile. Eric was a sweet guy with a sunny disposition. A very welcome addition to their family. But right now, Katie was too frantic to talk to anyone but her sister.

As he stepped back to welcome her into the house, Chelsea traipsed in from the kitchen. “Hey!” Her face immediately fell the instant she caught a glimpse of her frazzled sister. “Are you all right?”

“Can I talk to you alone?” Katie asked.

“Ah. A sister thing.” Eric winked at Katie, then excused himself, giving Chelsea a kiss on the cheek before heading upstairs.

Chelsea and Katie sat down on the couch in the living room.

Katie waited until she heard Eric’s footsteps on the second floor before speaking. And she decided to bring up the subject of the website before she forgot. “Okay. You’ve got to do something about that website. Now. Right now.”

“Oh, come on. It’s funny. Is that what this is about? Nodody’s even seen it yet. Eric’ll get it all fixed before you mail your invitations—”

“Someone’s already found it! I was so embarrassed. I swear, I could choke you right now.”

“Katie, it’s not that bad. Anyone who knows you—”

“Just change the damn thing!” Katie lifted her hands for emphasis. “Please!”

“Okay, what the heck happened? You’re way too panicky about this. Most people know how to take a joke.”

“You just don’t get it. I have to tell you something and you can’t tell Mom or Dad.”

“Sure. Fine.”

“You can’t tell Eric either. I’m serious. I can’t take any chances and I’m only telling you because I’ll go crazy if I don’t talk to someone about it and I really really really need you to fix that damn website.”

“Fine. I won’t tell Eric or Mom or Dad or anyone. Please, calm down.

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