Kiss Me in Carolina (Hunt Family Book 2) by Brooke St. James

Author:Brooke St. James [St. James, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue House Press
Published: 2016-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

"My uncle Evan smells like a goat," was the first thing Ryan said when we made it up the stairs to the front porch.

"I do not, you little booger!" a guy who I assumed was Evan said, scooping Ryan up and running into the house with her cracking up in his arms. Ryan's mom had been standing there watching the whole scene, and she was laughing as she watched Evan retreat into the house with her giggling daughter.

"I'm Paige," she said, extending her hand for me to shake.

I smiled and shook it. "Rachel," I said.

"Cody's my husband," she said. "He's Logan's cousin and Evan's older brother."

"And Evan's the goat that just stole your daughter?" I asked.

She laughed. "He's the free spirit of the family," she said. "Usually, when we first see him, he's fresh off of some environmental work, and hasn't bathed in days. This time, he had some dreadlocks I had to help him comb out. Don't worry, though. He's already had a shower."

The three of us were crossing the porch headed toward the door, and Logan turned to her. "Are we the last ones here?" he asked.

She nodded. "But Dave and Kathy aren't coming."

"Mom told us," Logan said. "She said Willow had her baby."

Logan reached out for the front door, but Paige stopped him by putting a hand on his forearm. "Somebody came by to see you," she said, in a quiet, concerned tone.

He cocked his head at her curiously, and she glanced at me regretfully. "We all remembered her from last year, and Cody and I saw her in California, so we just assumed you'd be okay with…" she trailed off before glancing at me again. "We didn't know you were bringing someone with you."

"What are you saying?" Logan asked, still seeming confused.

"That girl's here," Paige whispered, obviously feeling very awkward to say it in front of me.

"What girl?"

"London," I said, once I put all the pieces together.

"London's here?" he asked.

Paige nodded regretfully.

"Right now?"

She nodded again.

"Where is she?"

"I think she's on the deck with everybody. She acted like you were expecting her, so we let her in. I'm sorry."

Logan shook his head as we crossed the threshold into the house. We walked into a huge, open room that was a combination family room and kitchen. Denise and Robert were in there, along with a few others I didn't recognize.

"Who do we have here?" an older lady said from the kitchen as soon as she saw me come in. "Dee-dee, this is my friend Rachel," Logan said. He was smiling, but I could tell he was slightly on edge about the news of London's presence.

Paige left us alone and headed for the back door as the lady crossed to us with open arms. She hugged Logan first and then me. "It's so nice to meet you, Rachel! Any friend of Logan's is a friend of mine. My name's Diane, but they call me Dee-dee."

"You must be one of his aunts," I said.

"Oh my goodness," she said, taking me into her arms.

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