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"Declan, it’s a couple of people who happen to be related to you I’ll be fine"
He frowns "It uess, all of these cars don’t belong to people staying at the inn?"
He shakes his head "Gabby doesn’t have guests on Sundays You’ll be great You’re used to dealing with strangers"
Yeah, but I’ers’ relative
But rather than say anything, I smile and push out of Dec’s car He takes my hand when he joins me and leads me around to the back of the house "Kitchen’s back here," he says with a s "Do they hire someone to cook?"
"Hell no Mama and Gabby do the bulk of it, but the rest of us pitch in too"
I didn’t know real faht it was made up by Hollywood and romance novelists
I take a deep breath as Declan reaches for the door, and then suddenly I’ with people and a dog that is currently leaping, trying to get the piece of h for hirounded from the computer for a week!" a petite brunette yells
"That’s Gabby," Declan says We still haven’t been spotted by the crowd of people "She’s Sahter, Ailish"
My gazeat the breakfast bar with an adorable baby
"You’re here!" Saht a lady!"
The room hushes as everyone looks over at us Declan ruffles Sa past you," he says, then takes ly "I hope it’s okay that I brought a plus-one"
"Of course it is," Gabby says and smiles as she wipes her hands on a towel and walks over to us "Welcome I’m Gabby"
"Callie," I reply and shake her hand, certain I’ve met her before
"I’ll introduce you to everyone," Gabby says as she slips her aruides me away from Declan "This is our mama"
"Pleasure," I say and smile at the lovely woman with eyes the same as all of her children
"Oh no, child, the pleasure is allnext to Rhys, his eyes assessing but friendly "And my husband, Rhys, is next to hirin when Ailish leans over for me to take her, which I readily do "Aren’t you, princess?"
"She likes you"
"I like her too"
"The guy with his nose buried in the redhead's hair is irlfriend, Kate Charly’s chopping the collard greens"
"I’d come shake your hand, but I’m a mess," Charly says with a smile "But it’s nice to meet you"