Page 61 of Family Bonds- Jarrett & Andi

“Yes. She’s going to ask about you.”

“And Mac already knows, which means your father and brothers could too,” she said. She could see them sharing things like that on the island, knowing their professions.

“They do,” he said. “But I didn’t want to do any of this if you weren’t sure. If you didn’t want to go and meet them.”

Meaning he didn’t want to have his mother have her feelings hurt so would hold off saying something if Andi decided she wasn’t ready.

“I don’t have a problem with it. I’m just not used to big family anything. You know that. What are you going to tell them about me?”

“I’m going to tell them what I know. Is that a problem?”

“No,” she said. “I didn’t know how much you would is all.”

“I’m not going to give them a complete bio on you. They will know how we met. My mother will ask where you’re from and I’ll say Tulsa.”

“You can say Denver too,” she said. “I don’t want you to have to lie to your family. It’s the truth.”

He smiled. “Don’t worry about it,” he said.

She was cooking breakfast and flipping the first batch of pancakes over. “Can you get me a plate?”

He turned and got one down and brought it over, his hand landing on her ass after.

She was in one of his T-shirts that he’d left here and she’d pulled it out to sleep in last night. The only other thing she had on was her underwear and slippers on her feet. The shirt covered her to about mid-thigh, but his hand was under it.

“I like seeing you in my shirt,” he said.

“I like wearing your shirt. Any time you want to leave more here, you can.”

“Is that an invitation to leave some changes of clothing here?” He normally wore cotton pants and abutton-downshirtto work and jeans on the weekend. Nothing all that crazy that he couldn’t leave a change of both here.

Andi didn’t dress up much for her job because she didn’t want to ruin her clothing so she could leave a change at his place if he was willing.

“It is,” she said. “I’ve got room.”

“Then you can do the same at my place,” he said.

She smiled and reached for the plate he’d set down,put the three pancakes on it and then handed them over. “Go eat. These will be a few minutes and I’ll join you.”

“I’ll wait,” he said. “They will stay warm enough. Or better yet, you go shower and I’ll finish these. I know you won’t wash your hair.”

“Are you sure?” she asked.

“Go,” he said.

She ran into her room and grabbed some clothes, then the bathroom and took a quick shower.

When she returned to the kitchen, breakfast was on the table,thepans and bowls were cleaned up and put in the dishwasher too.

“Aren’t you just so sweet,” she said.

“I try,” he said. “Come eat.”

She sat at the table and the two of them dove into breakfast. “Are you calling your mother today?”

“I am,” he said. He looked at his watch. “Probably in an hour or so. She’ll be up. She’s always up early.”

“You’re going to do it in front of me?” she asked. She thought for sure he’d do it when he went home.

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