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good man for you.”
Lily opened her mouth, nervous about what would come out
and decided it was best to not address her father’s statement. In two weeks,
her stomach would still be flat . No sign of being
preggers. The thought of having her parents on the island she had fallen in
love with sent her into rambling about all the places she wanted them to see.
“I’m glad you’re coming.” And she meant it. Pregnant or
not, she was determined to have a good time at the
wedding.
“Are you staying at the inn?” The question came from no
other than her pain-in-the-ass brother. Rafa picked at a fingernail, seeming
uninterested. His casual manner didn’t fool her. As an engineer who traveled
over the worl d, he was well-rounded, worldly, and too
damn clever. The smarty pants was trying to get a bead on her baby daddy.
“I’m staying with Minka and Jason.” Ha!
I’m quick on my toes, big brother .
He smiled. A sly smile, telling her he was on to her. Her
phone vibrated from her purse. Lily’s heart skipped.
It could only be one person.
“Your phone,” Rafa pointed out from the other side of the
room.
Lily’s gaze ping-ponged around the room,
avoiding direct eye contact with her parents. She reached inside her purse and pressed the HOME button and ignored the message.
“Must not be important,” Rafa cocked an eyebrow.
She kept her attention on her parents. If she ignored her
brother, maybe he’d stop poking.
He stepped away from the wall and came to stand by her
side, sl ung one long arm around her shoulders and
squeezed the daylights out of her. “By the way, I don’t know if I told you but
Minka invited us to the wedding too. And guess what, since we love you and
Minka so much, we all accepted. I can’t wait to get acquaint ed with.” He paused. “How do they refer to themselves?”
She knew Minka had invited her brothers and was still
waiting for their responses. Two of her brothers were out of town, Rafa had
only returned home a day or two ago from India. Zander was a Navy SEAL ; she didn’t know his exact whereabouts, only he was
somewhere in in
the Middle East and Max was doing some photography work
for National Geographic in Russia. Minka would have told her if they were
coming. The light bulb switched on. Her nosy brother had narrowed down Martha’s Vineyard as the possible home of the
bastard who had impregnated his baby sister. So he was going to do what any big
alpha brother would do, recruit the other badasses and invade the island until they hunted
down the bastard responsi ble for her fall from grace.
Her inside quivered. Lily twisted her neck as if sore and
met her brother’s eyes. “Locals.”
He nodded, a satisfied smug on his handsome face. “Indeed. Locals. By the way, you’ve been going there a
lot lately. You probably feel like a local yourself.”
He paused, seeming to think about his next words,
then gave her one of his smiles that had brought many women to their knees. “I
love you, sis.” He placed a light kiss on her forehead then turned to their
parents. “Mom, I’ve missed your cooking. Let’s eat.”
Since she couldn’t escape to her old room to avoid more of
her brother’s probing comments, Lily smiled and nodded in agreement. But her
mind was playing the worst case
scenario. Her brothers coming face to face with Adam, because someone or two might not come out alive.
* * * *
On a typical visit to the Vineyard, Lily always enjoyed the
ferry ride sitting on the deck, sipping a glass of wine. Today, feeling dizzy
from her third trip to the bathroom to vomit whatever she had left in her stomach, she slid her body on an empty chair close
to the window and read Adam’s text once more.
When
I promised, I meant it. Remember, no regrets. See you tomorrow.
The words brought a stream of heat against her skin and
took her back to that fateful night in
Chappaquiddick.
Nate’s cheating had still been fresh when Minka suggested
she joined her
Lily opened her mouth, nervous about what would come out
and decided it was best to not address her father’s statement. In two weeks,
her stomach would still be flat . No sign of being
preggers. The thought of having her parents on the island she had fallen in
love with sent her into rambling about all the places she wanted them to see.
“I’m glad you’re coming.” And she meant it. Pregnant or
not, she was determined to have a good time at the
wedding.
“Are you staying at the inn?” The question came from no
other than her pain-in-the-ass brother. Rafa picked at a fingernail, seeming
uninterested. His casual manner didn’t fool her. As an engineer who traveled
over the worl d, he was well-rounded, worldly, and too
damn clever. The smarty pants was trying to get a bead on her baby daddy.
“I’m staying with Minka and Jason.” Ha!
I’m quick on my toes, big brother .
He smiled. A sly smile, telling her he was on to her. Her
phone vibrated from her purse. Lily’s heart skipped.
It could only be one person.
“Your phone,” Rafa pointed out from the other side of the
room.
Lily’s gaze ping-ponged around the room,
avoiding direct eye contact with her parents. She reached inside her purse and pressed the HOME button and ignored the message.
“Must not be important,” Rafa cocked an eyebrow.
She kept her attention on her parents. If she ignored her
brother, maybe he’d stop poking.
He stepped away from the wall and came to stand by her
side, sl ung one long arm around her shoulders and
squeezed the daylights out of her. “By the way, I don’t know if I told you but
Minka invited us to the wedding too. And guess what, since we love you and
Minka so much, we all accepted. I can’t wait to get acquaint ed with.” He paused. “How do they refer to themselves?”
She knew Minka had invited her brothers and was still
waiting for their responses. Two of her brothers were out of town, Rafa had
only returned home a day or two ago from India. Zander was a Navy SEAL ; she didn’t know his exact whereabouts, only he was
somewhere in in
the Middle East and Max was doing some photography work
for National Geographic in Russia. Minka would have told her if they were
coming. The light bulb switched on. Her nosy brother had narrowed down Martha’s Vineyard as the possible home of the
bastard who had impregnated his baby sister. So he was going to do what any big
alpha brother would do, recruit the other badasses and invade the island until they hunted
down the bastard responsi ble for her fall from grace.
Her inside quivered. Lily twisted her neck as if sore and
met her brother’s eyes. “Locals.”
He nodded, a satisfied smug on his handsome face. “Indeed. Locals. By the way, you’ve been going there a
lot lately. You probably feel like a local yourself.”
He paused, seeming to think about his next words,
then gave her one of his smiles that had brought many women to their knees. “I
love you, sis.” He placed a light kiss on her forehead then turned to their
parents. “Mom, I’ve missed your cooking. Let’s eat.”
Since she couldn’t escape to her old room to avoid more of
her brother’s probing comments, Lily smiled and nodded in agreement. But her
mind was playing the worst case
scenario. Her brothers coming face to face with Adam, because someone or two might not come out alive.
* * * *
On a typical visit to the Vineyard, Lily always enjoyed the
ferry ride sitting on the deck, sipping a glass of wine. Today, feeling dizzy
from her third trip to the bathroom to vomit whatever she had left in her stomach, she slid her body on an empty chair close
to the window and read Adam’s text once more.
When
I promised, I meant it. Remember, no regrets. See you tomorrow.
The words brought a stream of heat against her skin and
took her back to that fateful night in
Chappaquiddick.
Nate’s cheating had still been fresh when Minka suggested
she joined her
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