Page 90 of Family Bonds- Jarrett & Andi

“Sandwiches,” he said. “You told me to pick up anything so I got you a turkey club. I got a roast beef. A large order of fries we can split too.”

“Yum,” she said. “I’m starving and this is going to hold me over.” She opened the container and saw the massive layered sandwich. “I won’t need to eat dinner if I put this whole thing away.”

“Don’t skip meals,” he said. “It’s not good for you.”

“I won’t,” she said. She liked having someone in her life worried about the little things and not the scary ones. “I’ll only eat half of this. I’ll have the other half later.SorryI’m here so long today.”

“Don’t worry about it,” he said. “I’ve got a ton of work to do and catch up on. Tomorrow I’ve got to go to Boston all day for training.”

“Oh,” she said.

“I just found out. Itwas one that filledup fast and I didn’t get in for it when I signed up a few months ago. They had an opening and I had my name on the list. It starts at eight so I’ll have to go over tonight on the ferry. OtherwiseI’d never make it in time in the morning.”

He hated to do that, but it was the way things went. The first ferry this time of year wouldn’t get him there on time let alone driving through Boston traffic.

“Then I’m glad we were able to have lunch together today. What time do you think you’ll be back tomorrow?”

“Probably not until late. I might not get out until the last ferry.”

Between the ferry rideandgetting off with his SUV and coming home, it’d be close to eight.

The downside to living on the island. Nothing was fast and easy.

“I have a light day on Thursday,” she said. “Friday I’ll be done around six. I know we normally plan on Friday night together.”

“I hope to get out early enough on Thursday,” he said. “I wouldn’t mind a few nights in a row.”

It bothered him to leave her alone on the island. He wasn’t sure why, but now that he knew the truth of her past he didn’t want to be that far away from her.

“We normally have Friday and Saturday,” she said, taking a huge bite of her sandwich.

“We do,” he said. “And we can do that too.”

He wasn’t going to push anymore. He’d let Mac know that he’d be gone. His brother moved into his new house last weekend. He and Alex helped put some sweat into it for thembefore they moved in. He’d feel better if Andi was at his house around the corner from Mac but knew mentioning that might cause a fight he didn’t want to have.

“I’m sure you’re going to hear the news soon, but Amanda told us all she’s pregnant. She’s due in four months.”

“Wow. She kept that quiet,” he said. He’d heard that Amanda had lost a pregnancy a year ago. He wasn’t sure it was public knowledge, but Sidney told Mac and that was how it got to him.

“She did,” she said. “I’m sure you know why.”

He only grinned at her. “Does she know what she’s having?”

“A little girl,” she said. “I didn’t ask if they had a name picked out or anything.”

He shrugged. Those details didn’t excite him like they did women.

The only thing that went through his brain was the fact that he could see himself having a family soon.

Between both of his brothers having kids coming and several more in his family having babies or just having had them.

Hailey Bond would be having her daughter any day now. Roark and his wife, Chelsea, were having a girl in early February. Ava and her husband, Seth,adaughter in March. Then Duke and Mac both in April. Now Amanda in May and his brother Alex in June.

“It’s raining babies,” he said.

“So I’ve heard. Lots of girls so far.”

“We know Mac is having one of each,” he said. “And I think I heard my cousin Duke was having a boy. Can’t wait to see what Alex and Jennie are having. I’d say boy, but it’d serve Alex well to have a daughter.”

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