Sweet Tea at Sunrise by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2010-07-05T22:00:00+00:00

Travis met his father and Trina in a smal , informal seafood restaurant known mostly to longtime Charleston residents and hidden away from tourists. The waterfront setting and ambience were decidedly casual, but the chef was first-rate and the prices matched. Greg McDonald enjoyed the contradiction.

He stood when Travis crossed the dining room, then gave his son a hearty slap on the back.

“You’re looking good, Dad,” Travis said, meaning it. His father was tal and trim with a golf-course tan that accented his blue eyes. His classic bone structure worked wel with the bald look.

Travis then turned to Trina, who looked vaguely uncertain about what reception to expect.

“You must be good for him,” Travis told her, hoping to at least start off putting her at ease until he had a better sense of where things stood. He’d decided on a strategy on the drive over, but he’d wait to make sure it was the best way to go.

“I try to be,” she said, looking relieved. “How are you, Travis? It’s been a long time.”

“My senior year of col ege, as I recal . You were a junior.” He emphasized the latter and saw his father flush.

“Travis!” he said, his tone fil ed with warning.

Travis turned an innocent look on his father. “Did I say something wrong?”

“Obviously your mother has fil ed you in,” Greg said. “Even though I asked her to let me tel you. Yes, Trina and I are getting married. I hope you’l be happy about that.”

“I’m not the one who needs to be happy,” Travis said.

His father looked slightly taken aback. “You mean that?”

“Look, I can’t honestly say I’m not surprised, but beyond that, it’s none of my concern. If this is real y what you want, Dad, I wish you wel . You, too, Trina.”

“Thank you,” she said, taking his words at face value.

His father stil didn’t look convinced. “I’m sure you have more you want to say.”

“Nope,” Travis said. “You’re a smart man. Smart enough to take care of al the legalities, I’m sure.”

Trina’s expression froze. “Legalities?”

“A prenup, that sort of thing,” Travis said. “I’m sure you want that, too, Trina. You don’t want Dad taking advantage of your family’s wealth, or vice versa. If you two love each other, it’s only fair to keep the whole money thing out of it, right?”

“Actual y we don’t want to start our marriage with some piece of paper that suggests we’re already thinking about how it might end,” Trina said. Travis reacted with feigned surprise. “Real y? I mean, I get that it takes the edge off the romance and al , but people in your financial world have to be responsible and practical, don’t you think, Dad?”

Greg McDonald looked disconcerted, though it was hard to tel whether it was due to Travis’s mention of a prenuptial agreement or Trina’s obviously agitated response to the suggestion.

“Could we stop talking about money and just enjoy the evening?” Greg suggested, giving Trina’s hand a squeeze. “There’s plenty of time to worry about al that.

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