In The Arms of a Donovan: A Sexy BBW Billionaire Family Series Romance (The Donovans Book 13) by A.C. Arthur

Author:A.C. Arthur [Arthur, A.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Artistry Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-05-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Chicago

Two years ago Elder had surprised Zelda with a remodeled kitchen, using all the ideas she’d bugged him about over the years. Now the area was bright with white, cabinets, subway tile backsplash and granite countertops. The floor was a lovely medium-sized slate gray tile that perfectly accented all of the stainless steel appliances. Amber’s favorite spot in the kitchen was the white pedestal table with its stone-washed wicker chairs. She’d missed sitting here and looking out to the back yard through the arched windows.

“So, did Amber tell you that she met a guy on the ship,” Fiona said casually as she leaned over the island to dip her spoon into the spaghetti sauce her mother had simmering on the stove.

Today, with the kitchen full of her parents and siblings, Amber wondered if she should have taken another day to herself before coming to visit with her family. Of course, Fiona wasn’t asking anyone in particular, just posing the question to everyone in the room, knowing full well that Amber hadn’t told anyone but her about what happened on the cruise. Clearly that had been a mistake.

“Oh that’s sexy,” Rita said. “Donnie and I loved walking along the deck and looking up at the moonlight when we went on our anniversary cruise last year.”

Donnie had been Rita’s boyfriend for the last six years. Zelda asked about them marrying so much in the first three years that finally, everyone accepted the couple was never going to get married. Their live-in relationship worked fine for them, so Rita said, which meant there was no need to change what wasn’t broken. Amber figured that was a good idea, especially since her sister and Donnie were a cute and loving couple. What difference did it make if they were legally married or not, they were as committed—maybe even moreso from the stories Amber had heard—as any other couple with a state license.

“Was that smart?” Delta asked. “Having a fling on a boat? Where’s this guy from? Are you planning to see him again?”

The queen of questions and suppositions, Amber thought with a sigh.

“We just had fun for the days we were on the ship,” Amber told them, not even bothering to send Fiona the evil eye. Her sister would only resist looking at her, or worse, ignore her irritation. Out of all of them, Fiona was also the best at ignoring someone or something.

“Fun in the sun,” Freddie quipped.

He was Fiona’s twin and polar opposite. Where Fiona had height and curves for days, Freddie was even taller at six feet two inches, and rail thin. Like JJ Evans thin, which only worked because he loved to play basketball and even coached a team at one of the public high schools in the city. Freddie also had a joking, non-judgmental and non-confrontational demeanor.

“What’s his name?” her mother asked.

Amber hadn’t missed the knowing glance that had been shared between her parents. Her father sat in one of the wicker chairs across from her, while her

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