Unforgettable (Family Justice Book 5) by Suzanne Halliday

Author:Suzanne Halliday [Halliday, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-11-24T23:00:00+00:00

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“You are a good man, Alexander. You make your papa proud.”

“God, I hope so,” he confessed. Snapping beans fresh from Ben’s greenhouse garden into a big bowl, his mind picked apart the conversation with Carmen. Thinking out loud he murmured, “I thought my folks retiring and coming back to Arizona was going to be weird but now with the twins…” His voice trailed off and he shrugged because any sentence containing the words, ‘the twins’, wasn’t going to need a lot of clarification. If his wife carrying twins wasn’t explanation enough, well…fuck it.

The aroma of a favorite Delgado family recipe, one that was on his comfort food bucket list, filled the air. Carmen’s famous roasted garlic and chicken nestled in a pile of creamy whipped sweet potatoes was one of the curious things he longed for during his time overseas.

“It’s funny, isn’t it?” she asked while pulling a pan from the oven. “Your mama and papa opening up the Sedona house again. So many changes.”

The shot of discomfort he felt each time the subject of his parents coming home was mentioned made Alex feel like a dick. It had been a very long time since he lived under his parents’ thumb and he wasn’t altogether sure what having them around meant for the villa.

Decades had passed since his father and Uncle Eduardo agreed to legally cede their shared interest in the Valleja-Marquez property, an inheritance put forth by their long-gone grandparents, to Alex.

As the heir to the family’s Spanish-American legacy, he had total control over the hundreds and hundreds of acres making up the Marquez holdings and was a beneficiary of the family trust of which Uncle Ed and his dad were conservators.

Was he making a mountain out of a sand pile? Imagining a loss of control that existed only in his anxious thoughts? It was unlike him but hey, he really felt he should be graded on a curve. This was new territory for him. Someplace that didn’t come with a guidebook or a map.

“They’ll be here in time for Christmas,” he told her. “Mom’s bummed they couldn’t make it for the family center opening but I’m pretty sure…”

“The twins,” they said in perfect unison.

Laughing together as they’d done for Alex’s whole life he smiled at the faithful family guardian who for more years than could be counted and with the full consent and encouragement of his mom had become his surrogate mother. With a droll murmur he yanked Carmen’s chain because it was too easy. “Guess you and Mom are gonna have to arm wrestle over who gets to spend more time with the kids.”

An empty pot she’d cleaned out and was getting ready to put away slammed onto the countertop with a loud thwack.

He managed a choking laugh when her brown eyes turned fierce. A second later she laughed. “Luckily, mi hijo, there are two.”

She had him there.

His phone lit up. Snapping a bean, he glanced at the screen. A text from Drae. Wiping his hands on

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