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He nodded

"Hey, if you have any questions, text or call me"

They traded numbers

"Thanks, Nathan Oh, and I’m excited to watch you lead the Sabers as quarterback this season"

"Thanks I’m pretty pumped about it"

Easton said the ribs were ready Grant went inside and ca trays They piled the ribs on those and went inside

"Those can go on the dining room table," Lydia said "We’re all set up"

He had no idea what else they’d been fixing in here, but whatever it was s room, Mia waved him over, so he sat next to her

There were also a lot uys who looked a lot like Easton Mia introduced Nathan to Easton’s brothers--her uncles--along with their wives, though his brother Elijah was single

The food spread was spectacular Besides the ribs, there were baked beans, green beans and salad and corn on the cob, along with corn bread and fruit salad There were pitchers of iced tea and le with pitchers of le in, everyone," Lydia said

Nathan and Mia waited while the elder members of the family took their portions Then they served themselves Nathan dove into the ribs and devoured several of those before he even began to tackle the side dishes

"Hungry?" Mia asked

He used one of the napkins to wipe histhese ribs for a couple of hours now I couldn’t wait to taste them"

"My dad makes pretty exceptional ribs"

"Yeah, he does" He ood they were

Easton beamed a smile

"Thanks, kid"

Nathan was pretty sure he could have devoured every rib Easton had pulled off the grill But the co the plate, sure they were going to run out

They didn’t Obviously the Cassidys were used to feeding hordes of hungry mouths, because by the time everyone was finished, there was still food left over

Nathan was so full he could barely stand

But then everyone got up and started carrying dishes into the kitchen It was a lot like hanging out at his grandparents’ when all the family cauys began to put food away, Nathan dug in to help There were socleaned up and put away

Teamwork, man Worked every tie, and he followed the guys outside onto the back porch Plenty of places to sit, so he pulled up a white Adirondack chair and settled in

"When do Barrett and Har," Easton said "Hars to finish up this afternoon, and they didn’t want to rush into a flight tonight, so they’re flying in early to They should be here by noon"

Mia had told hiet married here on the ranch They had already decorated a couple of barns for the cerees for those who’d be staying over at the wedding Plus they had a block of rooms reserved at one of the hotels in Austin for the rest of the guests

He’d heard a lot about Cassidy weddings lately Two of her brothers--Grant and Tucker--had gotten s and showed hi photos Then again, Mia always looked pretty In or out of clothes He probably shouldn’t be thinking about her not wearing clothes while he was sitting around with her brothers, but it was hard not to think about her He heard her laughing inside and dao in there, wrap his arms around her and kiss her He craved the taste of her lips on his

His dick quivered just thinking about it, whichabout it At least until he could get her alone

He wasn’t sure hoas going to accoht here, Mia had explained to him that she wanted to keep their relationship private, not tell her fa questions from her family