Page 40 of New Year's Faye

"Then we'll go." I turned back to my phone, typing quickly.

FayeMoyo

We'll be there. What can we bring?

FrankieKenton

Just yourselves! And maybe some juicy stories about married life

Mr. JayKenton

Frankie, no. I draw a line.

FrankieKenton

I didn’t say you had to be a part of the conversation

SamDogg

And on that note, I'm muting this chat. We’ll see you tonight.

AshDogg

Coward

RyanDogg

You can't escape the dad jokes, Samuel. Embrace them. EMBRACE THEM!!!

I couldn't help laughing, even as my phone continued to buzz with notifications.

Sam's hand settled on my shoulder. "You sure about dinner? The family can be... intense."

I chuckled. "I have met your family before. Your brother is married to mine. It’s not like I’m going in cold. I can handle them.”

A thump came on the side of the bus. “Sound check in five!”

Sam’s thumb brushed the base of my neck, sending shivers down my spine.

‘Alright, but don’t say I didn’t warm you.” He squeezed my shoulders before moving toward the bus door.

I stood, following him out. “How bad could it possibly be?”

He chuckled. “You have no idea.”

"You're overthinking again."Sam's voice drifted from the bathroom of the bus where he was changing. "I can hear you from here."

"I am not." I straightened his leather jacket on its hanger, checking for wrinkles. "I'm just..."

"Making sure everything's perfect?"

"It's dinner with your family."

"What happened to ‘I can handle them’?” he teased, emerging in dark jeans and a soft grey henley that made something flutter in my stomach.

"Yes, well normally I could. But this isn’t exactly normal. We’ve kind of… you know…" I gestured between us.

"Shacked up?”

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