Steal My Magnolia by Sorensen Karla

Author:Sorensen, Karla [Sorensen, Karla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
ISBN: 9781949202304
Amazon: B0884TQ723
Goodreads: 53883862
Publisher: Smartypants Romance
Published: 2021-02-09T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Grady

If someone had asked me to list the top ten traits that defined me, patience would never have been one of them. But I learned over that holiday season that I'd pegged myself wrong my whole life.

I was

So

Freaking

Patient.

Miserable? Yes.

But also, patient.

Thanksgiving

We gathered at Uncle Robert and Aunt Fran's house. People spilled from room to room, two long tables filled with delicious-smelling foods, and it was all I could do not to stare like a creeper at all the blissfully happy couples that the house contained.

My cousin Cooper and his wife, Sylvia, were still newlyweds as they hadn't yet celebrated their first anniversary. They met and started dating when they were fifteen. She sat on his lap, stealing bites of food off his plate, and they finished each other's sentences.

Assholes.

My cousin Levi, visiting from Seattle with his girlfriend, Joss. They were at the end of the table, though Joss wasn't in Levi's lap. She got the seat at the head of that table because it was easier for her to maneuver in her wheelchair. Watching them was like watching Cooper and Sylvia because they'd known each other for so many years, and there was an ease and comfort in their interactions. Joss rolled her eyes when Levi stood on his chair to whistle for everyone before Uncle Robert said grace over the meal. He messed up her hair when she turned to talk to someone on her other side. Instead of glaring at him, I saw her hand sneak over and pinch the inner skin on his thigh, which made him yelp loudly.

They'd been best friends for five years before Levi's very unrequited love had finally been ... requited.

And then there was Grace and Tucker. Their relationship was still new. They still traded long glances that made me want to puke. They leaned in and whispered things in each other’s ears, snuggling on the couch and talking while football played on the TV.

The whole day was a glimpse into what this Buchanan curse meant. The bigness of it. The immense happiness on display was wonderful. It was terrible too.

Because trying to insert Magnolia and me into what I was seeing was hard to do with Tucker and Grace cuddling and whispering and looking. In my head, no matter how I turned it around and around, I couldn't make the puzzle piece fit.

No one noticed how quiet I was except Grace, who threw a wadded-up napkin at my face as I finished my second plate of food.

"You okay?" she mouthed.

I winked, which had her shoulders relaxing.

Some twins I knew could genuinely read each other's minds, but not Grace and me. We didn't always mirror each other's feelings, but every once in a while, I could be in the room with her and know that she needed a hug from her brother without her saying a single word.

That must have been what she was feeling too because after plates were cleared, bellies were full, and music played over the chatter of happy voices, she found me in the kitchen and wrapped her arms around my middle.

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