Kindred (The Watcher Chronicles #2) by S.J. West

Author:S.J. West
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Watchers Publishing
Published: 2013-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Surprisingly, Faison doesn't try to interrogate me right away. She waits a good five minutes before setting in.

"So, a shower… in the middle of the day, uh?"

I look at her and Mama Lynn, knowing they already discussed why Mason would need a shower before it was even dark outside.

"It's not the middle of the day. It's almost supper time," I say, avoiding direct eye contact with either of them as I stare at a crack in the wood of the table.

"Hmm," Faison says knowingly, not easily thrown off the scent now that she smells blood. "Sounds like someone might have taken my advice and is working her way onto the naughty list this year."

I stare at Faison, not believing she just said that to me.

"Any help here?" I beseech Mama Lynn.

Mama Lynn smiles. "Jess, you know we just like seeing you happy, and being with Mason makes you happy. Everyone around the two of you can see that."

"We aren't disgustingly lovey dovey like Faison and John Austin, are we?"

"I take offense to that question," Faison says, but with a smile because she knows I'm right.

"Not quite that bad," Mama Lynn concedes. "But it's there, plain as day. Now, have you talked about getting married yet?"

I rest my forehead on the table. Dear Lord, did I really want to meet my blood kin? Would my grandfather torture me as much as Faison and Mama Lynn about my personal life? If my grandfather is a nosey body too, I feel sure I won't survive my family. As it is, I know Mama Lynn and Faison won't stop bugging me until Mason and I are married with two children. That might not even be enough. I'm not completely sure.

I raise my head and stare at their expectant faces.

"No, we have not talked about marriage. We just really started dating. I don't think we're at a point where we need to talk about marrying each other yet."

"Why not?" They ask in unison.

"Because I'm not ready yet!" I say and immediately regret yelling at them. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell, but you guys have got to stop harping on the marriage thing. It is not happening anytime soon."

Faison sighs. "And here I was hoping we could have a double ceremony."

She pouts, which brings out a reluctant smile on my part because she looks like a petulant child when she pouts.

"Listen, you'll be the first person I tell if and when Mason and I decide to tie the knot."

"Tie what knot?"

I look up and see Mason standing against the entryway between the kitchen and living room. His hair still looks wet from his shower.

"A boat knot," I say, refusing to give him the satisfaction of answering a question I feel sure he already knows the answer to.

"I have a boat," he tells me, grinning slyly. "A yacht actually."

"Ooh, could we go out in it one day?" Faison says, thankfully filled with a new purpose besides trying to marry me off.

"Sure, name the day," Mason tells her.

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