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cabinet overhead. “Lara, would you like some juice?”
Beside me, Lara slurped her coffee. “Mother, I haven’t had juice not laced with some form of alcohol since elementary school.”
I laughed, but Kathy sighed and shook her head.
When she handed me the orange juice, I smiled up at her. “Thank you.”
Lara handed me a large wire basket lined with a red checkered cloth. “Mom made muffins,” she said. “There are blueberry ones, and there may be chocolate chip ones if Carter and Gretchen didn’t eat them all.”
I plucked a blueberry muffin from the basket and put it down on a napkin Kathy handed me. “These smell amazing. You made these?”
“From scratch,” Kathy replied.
The sugary topping crumbled between my fingers as I broke off a bite and popped it into my mouth. It melted on my tongue. “Mmm,” I moaned. “This is delicious.”
She was beaming. “Thank you.”
I turned toward Lara. “I have to apologize. I may have scarred Carter for life this morning.”
Her eyes widened. “All that yelling earlier. Was that to do with you?”
I grimaced. “We scared each other half to death.”
Lara groaned. “He came into your room?”
I nodded. “And pried my eyeball open while I was sleeping.”
She hid her flushing cheeks behind her hands. “Oh god, Sloan. I’m so sorry. That boy is impossible.”
I laughed and squeezed her arm. “Don’t worry about it. I doubt he’ll do it again after the way I screamed out in terror.”
“Other than the rude awakening, did you sleep well?” Kathy asked.
I sipped my juice. It was delicious. I needed to start buying it to keep at home. “I did, but my morning was a nightmare.”
“Oh?” she asked.
“I forgot my shoes at home that go with my dress, and I may have blown a fuse in the bathroom upstairs when my hair dryer died.”
“It happens all the time in this old house. James will set it right.” Kathy’s gaze rose to my crazy hair. “I have a hair dryer you can borrow.”
Lara nodded. “And what size shoes do you wear?”
“Seven,” I answered.
She sucked in a sharp breath through her teeth. “Well, none of us will be any help with that. We all have giant clown feet.”
“Thanks anyway,” I said. “You’ll just understand now when I look like an Eskimo from the shins down later.”
They both laughed.
“Have you seen Nathan this morning?” I asked.
Kathy pointed toward the back door. “He went out with his dad and brother early this morning to scout the woods for deer tracks.”
Lara smiled over her mug. “That’s what they call it, but they’re really out there drinking Daddy’s stash of whiskey and bitching about Chuck’s ex-wife.”
Kathy pulled out the stool on the other side of Lara and sat down with her coffee. “Mind your mouth, Lara Jane.”
Lara chuckled.
I looked over at Kathy. “I’m sorry Nathan missed Thanksgiving with you all.”
She waved her hand in my direction. “Don’t apologize. I assumed he would be wherever you are.”
That made me feel bad for a few different reasons. I scrunched up my nose. “I appreciated your invitation here, but I didn’t want my dad to be alone.”
Kathy put her cup down on the tiled countertop. “Nathan told us your mother passed away. I was sorry to hear it. She must have been young.”
“She was fifty-one,” I said. “It was a very aggressive brain tumor.”
Kathy shook her head sadly. “I’m so sorry.” She patted my hand. “I wish I could tell you that you’ll get over it in time, but it never goes away. You learn to deal with it differently, and the day-to-day gets easier.”
The way her eyes were fixed on the wood grain of the table, I knew her mind was on Ashley.
Thankfully, before we both burst into tears, Carter exploded into the room. He froze when he saw me, then quickly ducked between his mother and grandmother. He slowly peeked his head up, and I gave him a little wave, but he ducked down again.
Lara twisted around in her
Beside me, Lara slurped her coffee. “Mother, I haven’t had juice not laced with some form of alcohol since elementary school.”
I laughed, but Kathy sighed and shook her head.
When she handed me the orange juice, I smiled up at her. “Thank you.”
Lara handed me a large wire basket lined with a red checkered cloth. “Mom made muffins,” she said. “There are blueberry ones, and there may be chocolate chip ones if Carter and Gretchen didn’t eat them all.”
I plucked a blueberry muffin from the basket and put it down on a napkin Kathy handed me. “These smell amazing. You made these?”
“From scratch,” Kathy replied.
The sugary topping crumbled between my fingers as I broke off a bite and popped it into my mouth. It melted on my tongue. “Mmm,” I moaned. “This is delicious.”
She was beaming. “Thank you.”
I turned toward Lara. “I have to apologize. I may have scarred Carter for life this morning.”
Her eyes widened. “All that yelling earlier. Was that to do with you?”
I grimaced. “We scared each other half to death.”
Lara groaned. “He came into your room?”
I nodded. “And pried my eyeball open while I was sleeping.”
She hid her flushing cheeks behind her hands. “Oh god, Sloan. I’m so sorry. That boy is impossible.”
I laughed and squeezed her arm. “Don’t worry about it. I doubt he’ll do it again after the way I screamed out in terror.”
“Other than the rude awakening, did you sleep well?” Kathy asked.
I sipped my juice. It was delicious. I needed to start buying it to keep at home. “I did, but my morning was a nightmare.”
“Oh?” she asked.
“I forgot my shoes at home that go with my dress, and I may have blown a fuse in the bathroom upstairs when my hair dryer died.”
“It happens all the time in this old house. James will set it right.” Kathy’s gaze rose to my crazy hair. “I have a hair dryer you can borrow.”
Lara nodded. “And what size shoes do you wear?”
“Seven,” I answered.
She sucked in a sharp breath through her teeth. “Well, none of us will be any help with that. We all have giant clown feet.”
“Thanks anyway,” I said. “You’ll just understand now when I look like an Eskimo from the shins down later.”
They both laughed.
“Have you seen Nathan this morning?” I asked.
Kathy pointed toward the back door. “He went out with his dad and brother early this morning to scout the woods for deer tracks.”
Lara smiled over her mug. “That’s what they call it, but they’re really out there drinking Daddy’s stash of whiskey and bitching about Chuck’s ex-wife.”
Kathy pulled out the stool on the other side of Lara and sat down with her coffee. “Mind your mouth, Lara Jane.”
Lara chuckled.
I looked over at Kathy. “I’m sorry Nathan missed Thanksgiving with you all.”
She waved her hand in my direction. “Don’t apologize. I assumed he would be wherever you are.”
That made me feel bad for a few different reasons. I scrunched up my nose. “I appreciated your invitation here, but I didn’t want my dad to be alone.”
Kathy put her cup down on the tiled countertop. “Nathan told us your mother passed away. I was sorry to hear it. She must have been young.”
“She was fifty-one,” I said. “It was a very aggressive brain tumor.”
Kathy shook her head sadly. “I’m so sorry.” She patted my hand. “I wish I could tell you that you’ll get over it in time, but it never goes away. You learn to deal with it differently, and the day-to-day gets easier.”
The way her eyes were fixed on the wood grain of the table, I knew her mind was on Ashley.
Thankfully, before we both burst into tears, Carter exploded into the room. He froze when he saw me, then quickly ducked between his mother and grandmother. He slowly peeked his head up, and I gave him a little wave, but he ducked down again.
Lara twisted around in her
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