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And why in the hell is this the first I’ about any of this?
He hung back at the dining rooreet his unwanted half-brother without a word about the dog at his side Dogs weren’t allowed in the house when they were growing up—or now They stayed in their luxury kennels in the stables and enjoyed the run of the grounds
Father and son exchanged a very brief, businesslike handshake, while his uy the saive any of her own children currently sitting silently at the table Loyal was aive Back in May, he’d been convinced his parents would divorce over Grayson, and here she was fivehim into the family with a warm smile
Her eyes widened when he caught her gaze over the guy’s shoulder
“Loyal!” She stepped around the German Shepherd and hurried across the room “I didn’t know you were home”
He ht”
As she hugged hi jeans Granted, he hadn’t been around much the past six years, but all his life, his mother dressed in the latest fashions that did not include denim, especially for Sunday brunch He stepped back and turned to face his dad—also in jeans instead of his customary business casual
What the hell?
There was a strange pause before he and his fatherand back slap His chest tightened at the aardness Why the caution on his dad’s face? Did he feel bad about showing his usual affection in front of Grayson after their for?
After they stepped apart, heGrandpa Ira and Grand, but he shook hands with her husband, Robert They were needs after first postponing the wedding because of the fa
His baby sister, Shelby, added a kiss on his cheek with her hug, while his youngest brother, Merit, stood to offer a hand clasp, shoulder bump, and slap on the back
“Loyal” He uttered his narinned his welcome
“Mooch”
For as many times as he’d used the nicknaenuine affection The Diaether
As he pulled out the e a chair over froet another place setting from the side china hutch She directed Grayson to the new seat just as the weekend staffers carried in brunch dishes from the kitchen Remy lay down beside her owner’s chair when he sat