Releasing Me by Jewel E. Ann

Author:Jewel E. Ann [Ann, Jewel E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 20922543
Publisher: Jewel E. Ann
Published: 2014-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Journal Day 96

Grateful for good friends, good food, and Quinn … hot, panty scorching Quinn.

Gwen and Richard were expected to arrive by noon. After breakfast, Mac played makeup artist to me and Quinn. My black eye was still colorful, as was Quinn’s face in several areas. The last thing I needed was to try and explain to Gwen and Richard the fight that happened less than a week earlier.

The rest of the morning, Mac and I labored in the kitchen making everything except the turkey. Her parents agreed to bring the bird since neither Mac nor I wanted to prepare it or smell it cooking for hours in the oven. Evan and Quinn had disappeared to the man cave shortly after breakfast, but as soon as the front door opened, Mac called them upstairs.

“Mom, Dad!” she yelled from the kitchen. After hanging up their coats, they rounded the corner just as Evan and Quinn got to the top of the stairs.

Richard set the covered turkey on the kitchen island then hugged Mac and me before greeting Evan with a handshake. Gwen was right behind him, gushing about how everything we had made looked and smelled so delicious.

It only took a few minutes before all eyes fell to Quinn. I looped my arm around his. “Gwen, Richard, this is Quinn Cohen. Quinn, Gwen and Richard Townsend.”

“It’s such pleasure to meet you both.” Quinn wasted no time shaking Richard’s hand and leaning in to kiss Gwen on the cheek. She blushed, as all women did in the presence of my Latin sex god.

“Very nice to meet you too,” Gwen replied.

“Cohen, huh?” Richard questioned. “The name rings a bell, but I can’t place where I’ve heard it.”

“Quinn’s into everything. Right, Addy?” Mac smiled with a wink in my direction.

“That’s two,” I said between clenched teeth behind my smile so only Quinn could hear me.

He put his arm around my waist and squeezed my hip. “What Mac means is my business dealings are diversified. The Cohen name is fairly common around here.”

“Well, let’s eat so the vultures can dive into the bird carcass.”

“Mackenzie!” Gwen scolded. “Must you be so crass in front of Addy’s guest?”

“Oh, Mom, I don’t think Quinn is easily offended. In fact, I think he’s quite comfortable with my obtrusiveness. Addy, however, not so much.”

Another wink and a smile.

As we all found a seat at the table, I held up three fingers to Quinn and mouthed, “That’s three.”

He shook his head then pulled out my chair before sitting next to me.

Richard offered the blessing, then we started passing the food around.

“Tell us how you two met?” Gwen asked.

Quinn looked at me because it was my story to tell. Richard and Gwen were oblivious to my current affairs. They still thought I owned the Café and lived in Milwaukee. They were unaware that I’d spent so much of my time in New York with Quinn, and they definitely didn’t know about our engagement and breakup. The more I thought about everything they didn’t know, the more I questioned my sanity for bringing Quinn to Thanksgiving dinner.

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