New Year's Eve with The Chicago Boys by Karen Deen

Author:Karen Deen [Deen, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

“It’s an hour into the trip, and I don’t think any of those girls have taken a breath yet. How do they even understand each other when they’re all talking at the same time?” Tate looks over his shoulder where the ladies are all seated facing each other, oblivious to what we’re talking about.

“Best to let them get it all out now. It’ll only be about the kids anyway.” Lex rolls his eyes. “Or complaining about work and bitching about us—well, not me, because I’m the perfect husband.”

I cough to hide the scoff under my breath. He can’t possibly believe he’s perfect.

“Just the usual then.” Tate smiles, knowing full well Bella would agree with him if she heard that.

“So, what time did you book the restaurant for, Gray?” I ask. I’m thinking about how much time I’ll get with my wife before we’re expected to dinner.

“The reservation? Lex got that task, last I heard.” He tries to stay calm and look unsurprised by my question.

“Me? No, Tate was booking it.” All eyes shift to him, knowing this line of conversation can’t be good.

“What the fuck, why would I do the booking? I don’t know the good places in New York. That’s on him.” All three heads spin in my direction, with the look of pure fear in their eyes.

“Why are you all looking at me?”

Seeing the sweat start to bead on their foreheads, I know that their thoughts are racing, trying to remember if they were told it was their job to sort out this part of the trip. Especially Tate, because originally this whole trip away was his idea when he arrived one day at our regular weekly basketball game. His lack of sleep and frustration at spending a few nights with the kids on his own while Bella was away at a conference had him declaring that if he didn’t get to be an adult again sometime soon, then he was going to lose his marbles.

He had us in stiches with the stories of what Jessie had been up to and that baby Dominic is very much a momma’s boy. The only way Tate could keep him happy was to wear one of his shirts that had become Bella’s to wear around the house, because it now smells like his wife.

If there is one thing we’ve all learned since becoming parents, it’s no matter how tough and strong we think we are, our children always manage to bring us to our knees.

I want to string them out a little longer, but I just can’t keep it together. The laughter I’ve been holding in starts to echo through the cabin.

“You should see your faces right now… priceless.” With laughter breaking free, my whole body moves with it.

Until Tate shoves my shoulder and I fall out of my seat.

“Seriously! You let us all think we are about to have our nuts ripped off any moment when the girls hear we have nothing booked for dinner on New Year’s Eve.”

“I didn’t

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