Gansett Island Boxed Set, Books 10-12 by Marie Force

Author:Marie Force
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.

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After seeing Laura through another round of grueling morning sickness, Owen left her to sleep and took Holden with him when he drove out to Evan’s studio. He hadn’t been there in a while and was surprised to see the driveway had been landscaped. In the foyer, he made use of a window into the studios to make sure no one was recording before continuing inside with Holden in his arms.

“Ev? Are you here?”

“Back here,” Evan called out. “In the office.”

Owen walked through the studio space to Evan’s office in the back of the cavernous building. “Not recording today?”

“This afternoon,” Evan said. “Sunday mornings are for paperwork. I like to get it out of the way so I can enjoy the rest of the week.” He held out his arms for Holden. “Come see Uncle Evan, big guy.”

Holden squealed with delight when Owen transferred him to Evan’s arms. The baby loved to listen to the two of them play their guitars.

“God, he’s bigger than he was when I saw him last week.”

“I know. It’s crazy.” Owen removed a stack of mail off one of the chairs and took a seat, handing the envelopes over to Evan.

“It never ends,” Evan said with a scowl as he tossed the envelopes into the pile on his desk. “I wasn’t meant to sit at a desk.”

“I suppose the upside of too much paperwork is that you’re busy.”

“True.” Evan gave Holden a light-up pen to play with. Like everything else he came into contact with, the pen went right into the baby’s mouth.

“Is that clean?” Owen asked.

“It’s not filthy.”

“Don’t tell Laura I let him play with it.”

“I won’t if you won’t.”

“Deal.”

“What brings you out this morning?”

“I heard you’re planning to come to Virginia.”

“What about it?”

“I wish you wouldn’t. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the sentiment or the gesture.”

“It’s not a gesture, O. If I were looking to make a gesture, I could pat you on the back and tell you I’m pulling for you and your mom as I send you on your way.”

“I know you mean well and that you care, but there’s really no need for you to leave your work and your home and Grace. I’ll have lots of people with me—”

“So it shouldn’t be that big of a deal to have one more.”

“Evan, please… You don’t understand.”

“Then make me.”

“It’s embarrassing that the people I care about are going to hear the dirty details of how I grew up. I’d rather you didn’t know.”

“I already know. You’ve told me.” He handed a ball of rubber bands to Holden when he’d tired of the pen.

“You don’t know the half of it, and I’d like to keep it that way.”

“What would you do if I was about to go through something like this?”

“Luckily, that’s a rhetorical question because you’ll never have to go through something like this.”

“Humor me. Put the shoe on the other foot. I have to go through something awful and difficult and embarrassing and terribly upsetting. Where would

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