Nothing Bundt Forever by Samantha Lind

Author:Samantha Lind
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Lind

“About time you showed up,” Miranda calls once I hop out of my truck that I’ve parked outside the front of her house. She’s outside with Noah as he colors on the driveway with some sidewalk chalk.

I look down at my watch. It’s only twelve thirty, I’m not that late. “I slept in, sue me,” I retort.

“And why might you need to sleep in?” she presses.

“Because it’s my day off and I work hard all week,” I remind her.

“It has nothing to do with being out late last night?” she asks.

“Maybe a little, but mostly just a long week at work.”

“Oh, does that mean that things didn’t go well on your date?” she asks, her excitement deflating like a popped balloon at a kid’s party.

“No, not at all. My date went great, actually. I really liked Lacey and I hope to see her again soon,” I tell Miranda.

“Oh, yay,” she says, perking back up. “Tell me about it!”

“We went to dinner and then out to the lake for a while. Laid out under the stars talking for a bit. It was really nice, not a lot of pressure and no interruptions.”

“Ohh, baby brother, pulling out the romantic stops on the date,” she coos.

“That wasn’t my intention. I wasn’t ready for the night to end after dinner, but didn’t think going to a bar, movie or bowling would have given us the ability to talk and get to know one another like being out at the lake did.”

“Definitely the best choice. Plus, last night was so nice. Josh and I sat out on the deck with a couple drinks after the kids were in bed and enjoyed the evening.”

“Nice. He around today?” I ask.

“Yeah, he’s in rocking Ivy to sleep for her nap.”

“Ah, good man.”

“Did you need him for something?” she asks.

“No, was just going to see if he wanted to grab a beer, shoot the shit.”

“Shit,” my nephew repeats, clear as day. I give my sister a deer in the headlights look, ready for a beat down that I cussed around him and he repeated it.

“Noah, we don’t say that word. That’s not a good word,” she calmly tells him as he colors away.

She stares me down with her perfected mom look, and I cower under it. “Sorry,” I say under my breath.

“He’s repeating everything,” she says, exaggerating everything.

“I see that. Note to Uncle Garrett, no cussing in front of the little ones.”

“Don’t worry, it isn’t the first cuss word he’s repeated. He did it to Josh the other day and we had the hardest time not busting out laughing when it happened. Just try and be careful. I don’t need my kid going to daycare cussing up a storm.” She chuckles.

“Got it,” I confirm.

“You’re welcome to head inside and see if he’s gotten her to sleep yet. Noah and I will come back inside in a little bit and get things pulled out to grill for lunch.”

“If you want to stay here with him, I can pull things out and help Josh get the grill going.

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