Page 76 of A Play for Love

“This little guy has completely stolen my heart,” she said.

“Yeah. He’s going to be a little heartbreaker one day.” I smiled.

“I’m very proud of you, Sofia. You wanted more out of life, and you found it. This family of yours is truly a gift. They all seem like very loving people.”

“They are, Mom. And the more you get to know them, the more you’ll love them too. Why don’t you spend the night tonight?” I asked her.

“Really?”

“Yeah. You’re leaving the day after tomorrow, and I thought we could have breakfast together, and I’ll show you the plans for the new ballet school.”

“I’d like that, darling. Thank you.” She leaned in closer to me. “Barb introduced me to Shaun’s sister, Nora. She also filled me in about her and the boy’s father, Henry.” Her brow arched.

“I guess he was quite the ladies’ man.” I smirked.

“She’s an adorable child, and Celeste seems very nice. Barb wants the three of us to go to lunch when I come back.”

“Celeste is super nice. You’ll like her.”

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Nathan

“Dad, I’m done surfing. I want to go kick the soccer ball around with Lily.”

“Go on, sweetheart.”

“Sofia and Rose seem to be getting along well,” Sam said.

“They are. They’ve spent every day together since she’s been here.”

“What the hell,” Sebastian said. “Is that—” He pointed.

“Don’t you douchebags have anything better to do than surf?” Grayson shouted from the shoreline.

We all paddled back to shore, took our boards out of the water, and hugged our cousin.

“What are you doing here?” I grinned.

“Gabriel and I were bored, so we decided to visit our family.” The corners of Grayson’s mouth curved upward.

“Damn. It’s great to see you,” Simon spoke.

“Where’s your twin?” Conner asked.

“He’s talking to Jenni and Grace. What’s with the party?”

“Sofia’s mom is in town, so we decided to have a barbecue to introduce her to everyone,” I said as we walked back to the house.

“See what you and Gabriel are missing?” Simon said. “You two living in Boston isn’t working for us.” A smirk crossed his lips.

“Yeah. Yeah.” Grayson chuckled.

We walked over to where Gabriel stood talking to the girls and hugged him.

“It’s good to see you.” I patted his back.

“It’s good to see you all, too, and to be here.” He smiled. “Shaun, the twins are adorable.”

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