Page 116 of Undone

“It was a special project,” Dylan quickly answered before Ford could.

Her eyes, the same hazel as her children’s, bore into each of them one-by-one. When his mother reached Erin, she blanked out her thoughts, just in case the older woman had mind-reading skills.

Was she blushing now, too? Erin pressed her palms to her heated cheeks.

Nothing like looking guilty.

Evelyn waved a batter-covered wooden spoon back and forth between the three of them. “What’s this about?”

Could this bedéjà vu?

Dylan attempted to steer the conversation elsewhere. “Why are you here, Mom? Where’s Dani?”

“In the shower. I told her to take her time.” She planted one hand on a hip and stared at her son. “Anyhoo, good morning to you, too. I came over hoping to have breakfast with my offspring. They’ve been so busy getting the resort up and running, plus smoothing out the rough spots, they’ve conveniently forgotten their mother lives right… in… town.”

Of course, Evelyn was exaggerating. Her children hadn’t abandoned her, but they hadn’t visited as much as she’d probably like since theyhadbeen a bit busy expanding the resort. However, during those visits, Erin was sure neither Dayne nor Dylan were discussing their sex lives.

Ford grabbed Erin’s elbow firmly. “How about we get out of your hair and let you enjoy your morning with your family.”

Erin mentally groaned. The smell of freshly brewed coffee was too tempting to simply walk away.

Evelyn shook her head. “Oh no. You two aren’t going anywhere until I hearallabout thisspecial project.”

The woman raised three children on a dairy farm. No doubt she could smell bullshit a mile away.

“It’s boring, Mom, you—” Dylan started.

“Special project?” Dayne snorted as he sauntered into the kitchen from his side of the house. “That’s not what they’re doing, Mom. Don’t let him fool you.”

Evelyn turned toward her youngest son. “Then, what are they doing?”

Dylan stumbled over his words as he rushed to say, “It’s not Dayne’s place to?—”

Dayne cut him off with, “They’re fucking,” as he approached their mother, gave her a quick peck on the cheek, then glanced over her shoulder to see what she was making.

Crazy enough, Evelyn did not appear shocked at Dayne’s answer. “Ford and Erin? Some of us already knew that.”

What?That was news.

“No—”

“Dayne!” Dylan barked.

“No what? Finish what you were going to say, son, if you want to remain my favorite,” Evelyn cooed, patting Dayne’s cheek.

Next to them, Dylan groaned under his breath. Out loud, he said, “Mom…”

Dayne’s smirk spread into a full-blown grin, and he turned it toward Dylan. “All three of them.”

Evelyn’s eyebrows stitched together. “All three of them are what?”

“Fucking,” Dayne confirmed with a nod.

Dylan closed his eyes on a sigh and when he opened them, he glared at this twin.

Erin and Ford remained frozen in place, not sure how this was all going to shake out. She had no idea how Dylan’s mother would take the news. Would she be accepting or just the opposite?

At the same time, bare feet could be heard racing down the steps.

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