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"Me, either," Liz agreed, allowing Ethan to ease her down the hallway toward the large kitchen Abby and Tyler trailed after theht, obviously the center of the home The blue floor tiles warranite There were stainless steel appliances and lots of storage space It was the perfect kitchen for a large fa room had been set for nine and there was still plenty of roo it siht," Denise announced as she put the flowers in water "Barbecued chicken and salads I made a few fresh pies earlier today, so we have theo into the family roo open space filled with co sofas and chairs, plenty of sainst the far wall and a big TV was mounted on the opposite wall

Ethan’s sisters were already in the fa next to each other

"Sweet," Tyler said as he stared at them "You’re really Dad’s sisters?"

"Uh-huh," Montana said "Which means we’re your aunts Very cool I know I’d like me for an aunt I’m Montana You’ve seen me at the library and I babysat once" She pointed to her head "Long hair I’m the pretty one, in case you hadn’t noticed"

"You’re a lot of things," Dakota muttered "Hi I’m Dakota, Tyler This is a lot to take in, huh? Don’t worry You’ll get used to there being three of us This is Nevada"

"Long hair, medium hair, short hair," Tyler said "That works"

Liz put her hands on his shoulders "Don’t get used to it too ht," Montana acknowledged "Nevada just cut hers She says this cut is more sensible"

Nevada, the quietest of the triplets, only s for attention"

"Or a man," Montana added "It wouldn’t kill you to date"

"Like you go out every weekend?" Nevada quipped

"I’uy," Montana explained

"You uy," Nevada said "He doesn’t exist"

"You’re allme so proud," Denise said with a shake of her head She turned to Abby and Melissa "You two are sisters Do you fight?"

Abby grinned "A lot But it’s okay We still love each other"

"She can be a pain, but I’" Denise motioned to the sofas "Everyone have a seat Ethan, you’re in charge of the bar tonight There’s lee I ria for the adults Or we have the usual drink fixings"

"Sangria sounds nice," Liz said, taking a seat on one of the sofas Both Melissa and Abby settled next to her Tyler wandered over to the bar and sat on one of the stools Everyone else found a place in the roo at Ethan’s sisters Finally Melissa asked, "What’s it like to be a triplet?"

"Easier now," Dakota told her "We have our own lives We’re close but because we’re interested in different things, we don’t have the sa out at the same places"

"Back in school, alh "We used that to our advantage"