This Is Why (A Brookside Romance Book 3) by Abby Brooks

Author:Abby Brooks [Brooks, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Little Bird Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-08-07T18:30:00+00:00

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The day with Gabe is good. We work on his Lego house. We throw the football in the backyard. We eat a man lunch of meat and cheese. When Gabe gets tired, he hangs out on the couch while I bombard him with questions about his interests and he returns fire with questions about being a Marine. By the time Lexi arrives home, I feel like either one of us could pass a trivia test on the other with flying colors.

“How are my two favorite men?” Lexi asks as she dashes her keys on the table near the door.

“Good,” we call out in unison and then start laughing.

She comes around the corner, catches my eyes, and gives me a thumbs up and a massive grin.

“Is that a yes?” I ask, sitting up straighter and taller, excitement building in my stomach.

“That’s a yes.” She paces into the living room and perches on the edge of the couch next to me. “I can’t believe it, but they gave me a full three weeks off.”

“What? I thought you said you had just under three weeks.”

“I know.” She bites her bottom lip, her eyes gleaming with excitement. “I did. But when I explained why I wanted the time off, the department head was so taken with the story, she told me to take three. I’ll pay for it when I get back, of course, but for now, I don’t even care.”

“That means you guys will be there for the Fourth of July. I’ll take you out to Magic Island to see fireworks. Although, I have to warn you, it’s so beautiful there, it’s not my fault if you fall completely in love with me.”

“And what if you fall completely in love with me?” Lexi’s tone of voice is lighthearted, but the look in her eyes is way more complicated than that. Did I stumble into a landmine here?

I opt for a lighthearted response in return. “That’s totally your fault. Of course.”

Lexi bobs her head. “Right. Of course. How silly of me.”

I put my hand on hers. “So, just to be super clear, this is happening?” A list of all the things we need to accomplish has already started forming in my head. Plane tickets. Packing. It’s a lot and we have very little time, but I’ll make it work.

“This is happening.” Lexi nods, her eyes wide and full of wonder.

Gabe, who has been sitting quietly next to me, watching the conversation with confused interest up to this point, sits forward. “What’s happening?”

I look to Lexi who grins. “Oh, you know. Not much,” she says, as her grin becomes a full-on smile. “Except we’re going to Hawaii with Ty.”

Gabe leaps to his feet. “For real?” We nod and he does the most ridiculous happy dance I’ve ever seen in my life. When he finally comes to a stop, he tilts his head to the side and says, as seriously as can be, “What’s Hawaii?”

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