My Heart is Home: Hidden Creek Series #2 by Barbara Gee

Author:Barbara Gee [Gee, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

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amilla answered the door with an expectant smile on her face. She hugged us both and said how nice it was that we’d come. Janna popped her head out of the living room, then hurried down the hall to us.

“Look at you two!” she said, beaming. “Could you be any cuter?” She enveloped me in an enthusiastic hug, then did the same to JP. “I don’t mean to steal your thunder, big brother, but it’s not like we don’t know why you’re here, and I want to see how you did. I’m a little hurt that you didn’t ask for my input.”

As she spoke, she reached for my left hand and drew it up toward her face—which fell when she realized my ring finger was bare.

“You proposed without a ring?” she screeched. “Or wait—is it being sized? It was too big, wasn’t it?”

JP wrapped his fingers gently around my wrist and pulled my hand from his sister’s. He held onto it, weaving his fingers through mine. His hand was shaking slightly, showing his nerves.

“I didn’t propose, Janna. Way to make everything awkward.” He reached out and tousled her hair in the annoying way of a big brother and she ducked away, her eyes wide.

“Oh my word, you’re kidding me. So then…..why are you here? Mom said you had something important to tell us.”

“I do, but it’s not that.”

By this time Hank was coming down the hall to see what was going on. “Hi guys,” he said with a confused smile. “What’s all the commotion?”

“Just Janna being Janna,” JP said with a half fond, half exasperated grin. “Come on, let’s go sit down.”

He glanced at me as the others preceded us to the living room. I smiled and squeezed his hand so he’d know I wasn’t upset at Janna’s antics. I was awfully thankful for his earlier warning, however, which had prevented me from being taken completely by surprise.

We all took seats near the cheerfully burning fire. JP looked at the three curious and expectant faces and cleared his throat.

“Okay, guys, I have to tell you all something that’s going to come as a shock and there’s really no way to ease into it. I hope you’ll be able to accept it, though, because I’m going to need your support.”

His parents exchanged a glance. “Of course you’ll have our support, Jed,” Camilla said with complete trust.

Janna leaned forward and scrunched her face. “But you are kind of easing,” she said.

Camilla shushed her with a pat on the knee.

JP looked over at me and I gave him a nod of encouragement. His chest rose on a deep breath, and then he began.

“Four years ago, I went to my ten-year high school class reunion. Haley Knight was there. I’m sure you guys remember her.”

Janna grimaced. “Yeah, but we wish we didn’t,” she said, making me like her even more than I already did.

“Right. Well, that night I did several things I lived to regret. I got drunk, I left with Haley—and I spent the night with her.

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