Escape the Reaper (The Maura Quinn Series Book 3) by Ashley N. Rostek

Author:Ashley N. Rostek [Rostek, Ashley N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Stefan was already seated at the head of the table when we entered the dining room, and he wasn’t alone. Brenna, Rourke, my uncle Conor, and my aunt Kiara were also sitting at the table. When everyone noticed us, Rourke and Conor greeted us with hellos.

My aunt Kiara stood from where she sat at the opposite end of the table from Stefan. With a smile, she walked toward me. “Maura, honey, how are you?” As soon as she was close enough to touch, she tried to hug me, but stopped when she saw that I had a baby in my arms. She was shocked for one whole second and by the next she was excited. “Oh my goodness! Who is this?” she said cheerfully as she took Kieran right from my arms and walked away with him.

I was left standing there, stunned for way more than a second, wondering what the hell had just happened. “I’m fine,” I finally answered her, not that she was paying attention to me anymore.

“He’s so precious I could just squish him until he pops,” Kiara gushed as she took Kieran over to Conor.

“Come sit down, Maura,” Stefan said.

I looked toward the other end of the table, where Stefan was watching me. Jamie and Louie had already taken their seats, leaving me standing near the dining room entrance alone. I did as Stefan asked and went to go sit at my spot at the table. Right as my ass touched my seat, Kiara let out a gasp, making me jump back up in a panic.

“Look at those pretty blue eyes,” she gushed, obviously waking Kieran up. She held the baby close to Conor so he could see as well. “Look how handsome he is, Conor. Oh, this makes me think of Rourke when he was this tiny. He used to be so cute and squishy like this little guy.”

“Are you saying I’m not cute anymore?” Rourke asked.

Kiara was so entranced with Kieran that she didn’t even hear her own son. Conor gave Rourke a small smile from where he sat across from him at the table. “I’m sure your mother still thinks you’re cute, son.”

“Maura, sit down,” Stefan ordered. I glanced at my father, finding him already staring at me expectantly. “The baby will be alright with your aunt.”

Not if she squishes him. I sat back down. “You could have warned me that it was a family dinner,” I whispered to him.

He relaxed back in his chair. “When could I have done that? You rushed out before I could because you were in a hurry to get to the baby.” He was calling out my lie.

Louie snorted and quickly tried to cover it up with a cough when I shot a glare at him. Jamie put his elbow on the table and rubbed his top lip to hide his smile.

“I got sidetracked,” I said.

“Oh, I know you did. For hours,” he said, sounding equally annoyed and disgusted.

Louie’s face was downcast and his shoulders bounced a little.

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