Page 2 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

Not that she was an adult, but the fact he wasn’t treating her like a twelve-year-old went a long way in her eyes.

“I’m the youngest of three boys,” he said. “My older brothers like to rub that point home all the time.”

“It sucks,” she said, scrunching up her nose.

“Don’t I know it,” he said, laughing, and leaned down close. “My mother always says it means they care, but I don’t know about that.”

“I care for my sister, you ass,” Spencer said, shoving Coy.

Coy laughed and winked at her. “I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m glad to meet you.”

Her smile fell. That meant that Coy knew about her health issues and was probably pacifying her because of that.

“I’ve heard a lot about you too,” she said. “Did your family discover the island you live on?”

“They did,” Coy said. “We work hard to keep building it too. My brothers are in real estate like my father.”

“Is that what you’re going to do?” she asked.

“Nope. I’m doing my own thing like I always have. I’m going to be a dentist.”

“Really?” she asked. “On your island?”

“Yes,” he said. “I’ll do my part there too, but I’m going to do it my way.”

She nodded her head.

That was going to be her new motto too.

She was going to do thingsherway.

“Angel,” her father said, coming into the room. He’d been in Spencer’s room doing something and returned. “Are you getting hungry? I thought we could take the boys out to dinner with us if you don’t mind spending more time with Spencer rather than just visiting now.”

“Sure,” she said. Even though she’d said she didn’t want to on the way down. “Are you going too, Coy?”

“I was going to,” he said. “If it’s okay with you? Or would you rather spend the time with your family?”

And give up the time to talk to him? No way. She needed to somehow find a way to sneak a picture so she could go back and show her friends so they’d believe her when she told them how hot he was.

“I’d rather spend time with someone else who has been in my shoes with an annoying older brother.”

Coy smiled and now she knew what all her friends meant when they said they had a crush.

By the end of the night, she knew it wasn’t merely a crush.

This was going to be the man she’d marry!

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BIG OLD WRINKLE

Fourteen Years Later

There hadto be springs in her shoes as Angel tried her hardest not to bounce her way to the car to get a look at where she’d be working her first job.

Thanks to Labor Day weekend, and today being Saturday, she had a few days to get situated but couldn’t contain her excitement to see everything now.

Graduation back in May was a greater relief after eight years of college than how she’d felt when the hole was repaired in her heart.

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