Tangled A Moreno Brothers Novella by Elizabeth Reyes

Author:Elizabeth Reyes [Reyes, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Nine

Snap!

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er husband’s sexy eyebrow was arched sharply, and Isabel smirked as she watched Romero turn to his uncles in the back seat of his SUV. “No shoving or name-calling in the crowd this year,” he warned them sternly. “This is a Christmas parade for crying out loud. We’re supposed to be in a jolly mood.”

“Not when someone’s fat ass is blocking my Mandy’s view,” Manny shot back.

“I remember that,” Romeo said from his car seat next to Manny. “That was funny, Uncle Manny.”

It surprised Isabel that her son would remember that since he hadn’t even been four then.

“Yeah, well funny or not,” Romero said firmly, but Isabel saw the unmistakable smirk, “it’s not happening this year. We’re gonna get banned from coming to this thing soon.”

Thankfully, when they arrived at the beach, the Morenos were all there and set up. They’d reserved a whole area for their group and made a makeshift kid area up front where they could better see the lighted boats go by. Isabel smiled, knowing this year there’d be no danger of any fat asses blocking her kids’ view. They already had the canopy set up with hot chocolate, pan dulce, and all the other food needed for their evening under the stars.

Isabel was glad to see her sisters and her mom there. The kids were off and running almost immediately, though Isabel insisted they say hello to everyone first. After saying hello to everyone herself, she sat down in the empty chair next to her sister Gina. She knew the chair was for Gina’s husband, Brandon, but he was off chatting with some of the guys. It would also be a while before Manny, Max, and Romero got their chairs set up then argued about the bonfire, so she made herself comfortable next to her sister.

Gina immediately shared her blanket with her. Isabel’s mom, who was around the same bonfire as Gina, asked Aida to join them, offering the chair between her and Isabel’s other sister, Pat. Fortunately, it wasn’t too close. Isabel was looking forward to chatting with Gina about her pregnancy. It was almost impossible to talk about it at home where Romero was constantly within earshot of her phone calls.

“So he still doesn’t know?” Gina whispered.

Isabel had warned her sister about why his uncles couldn’t be told, so Aida couldn’t be let in on the secret either.

“No,” Isabel whispered back, glad that Aida and her mom and Pat were engrossed in a conversation of their own already. “But I can tell he’s getting suspicious.” She giggled. “He knows this time of year I get very sneaky, so I’m sure he knows I have a surprise for him. He just has no clue what it is.”

“What about work?” her sister asked. “Are you gonna keep working until you’re due?”

“Oh heck no!” Isabel said, shaking her head, and remembered to lower her voice again. “If I could, I’d quit now, but Elliot . . .” She turned to see where Romero was. He was

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