Page 44 of Eleven of a Kind

“Okay. Maybe I will.” A beautiful smile crossed her lips. “I’ll go call Tara and tell her I’m not returning to the store.” She walked away.

Grayson walked over and handed me a glass of scotch.

“Thanks.” I smiled.

“Is Piper leaving?” he asked.

“No. She’s making a phone call. She’ll be right back.”

“I like her, bro.” Grayson grinned as he patted my shoulder.

“Knock it off.” My eye narrowed at him.

“What? I can’t tell you I like someone?”

“Be quiet. Here she comes. All set?” I asked Piper.

“All set.” She smiled.

“Then we better go grab some food.”

The two of us walked over to the table, where Sebastian laid out a spread of food. After making our plates, we sat down in a booth. I could feel the stares of my brother and cousins from across the restaurant.

“I met your Mom. She’s really nice.” Piper smiled.

“My mom?” My brow furrowed.

“Barb.”

“Oh.” I chuckled. “Barb isn’t my mother. She’s my aunt. Well, sort of my aunt.”

“But Riley called her grandma.”

“That’s because Barb asked her to. Barb was married to my Uncle Henry, who was my father’s brother. Before my father passed away, he and Barb had a relationship.”

“Oh.” Confusion swept over her face.

“It’s complicated.” I chuckled.

“Hey, Dad?” Riley walked over and sat next to me. “Alex is leaving because Rory isn’t feeling good. Can Lily spend the night at our house?”

“Yeah, that’s fine.” I smiled.

“Okay. Then we’re leaving now with Alex. Thanks, Dad. Bye, Piper.”

“Bye, Riley.” She smiled.

CHAPTER16

Gabriel

I looked at Piper and let out a sigh.

“What’s wrong?” She laughed. “Can’t handle a teenage sleepover?”

“I’m not sure. I’ll let you know.” I smiled.

“It’s no big deal. They’ll just be up all night playing loud music and making a lot of noise.” A smirk crossed her lips.

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