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welcoming.
    “Why’d he quit?”
    “To be with us.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me making me giggle again.
    “You and Faith are a hard combination to resist.”
    “I hope you keep feeling that way,” the flirt has my face blushing once more.
    In the kitchen which smells of summer time backyard deliciousness, there’s a window that shows a view of a cluster of people on the other side. All of them look happy and relaxed. Like family should.
    Like my parents used too.
    Shaking off the feelings of sorrow, I point, “So who’s who?”
    “Alright, that couple right there.” He points to a gorgeous tall brunette in heels and a really sexy guy who looks like he’s about to devour her on the spot.
    Guys actually look at girls like that? No one’s ever looked at me like I’m the cure for starvation. What about you?
    “That’s my Uncle C.J. and my Aunt Erin.”
    “Who’s related to your dad?”
    “Ha. Both.”
    My jaw drops.
    I know Texas gets a bad rap but um..no?
    “Not like that,” he chuckles, his laugh so full of heart my own expands. “Dad and Uncle Luke and Aunt Erin, who are actually brother and sister, and mom all lived together for a while. They’re all family. Blood isn’t what makes you family. Trust me.”
    I wish I had any kind of family at this point. Real family. Not an uncle who tried to get into my room late at night and an aunt who was so bitter about never having her own kids, dealing me with me sent her into depression.
    “Your Aunt Erin looks like a model.”
    “She’s hot, but I’ve seen hotter.” When my face turns to his he winks. “Anyway, she is married to my Uncle C.J. for about a year now. She’s a stylist—”
    “Like for models?”
    “Models. Brides. Movies. Whoever. She actually helped out on that movie they shot here. Lifestyles of the Rich and the Sexy. Remember that?”
    “Yeah.”
    And not only because I wanted to see that movie but because Marcus had tickets to the premier. He didn’t take me. Why do you not look surprised?
    “She did make up on the set. She actually partied with the cast one night....come to think about it, Uncle C.J. proposed shortly after that. Doesn’t do jealousy well.” I smile and hide a snicker with my free hand. Dean makes sure his eyes are on mine. “None of us do.”
    Oh shit. Okay. Yeah. Time to fess up about my situation. Hell, he just left it wide open for me. Time to tell him I just broke up with a guy who doesn’t consider us broken up. Right now Megan. Do it right now.
    “Those two over there,” he starts again pointing to another couple. The guy is a little on the thin and nerdy looking side, but still dreamy in a BBC kind of way, and the girl covered in tats. Familiar ones.
    “That’s Lix!” I fan girl shout. “Holy shit! That’s Lix from Lix and the Final Six!”
    “Yeah, that’s my Aunt Lex who is married to my Uncle Tony.”
    Baffled I say, “Seriously?”
    “Yeah.”
    “So famous father and famous aunt?”
    “Yup. Free concert tickets for some of the most amazing bands and free tickets to sporting events. Keep that in mind for future dates with me.”
    “D-D-Dates?” I stutter out. “This is a date?”
    “The first of many.” Without leaving me a chance for a rebuttal he finishes explaining, “So Aunt Lex married Uncle Tony who works with my mom. They run their own event planning business. Pretty big now. They met working at a little bar Dad used to fight at. Maybe I can show you that place some time.”
    “I’d lov-”
    “Faith,” a scolding male voice says, cutting off the words I didn’t have to think about.
    I don’t know what’s wrong with me! Basically anything he says my answer is yes. Funny thing. When we were kids it was the other way around. Remind me to tell you about how I convinced him to climb a tree to try to save my cat from the rain.
    Dean pulls us slightly back the direction we came taking us towards the voice.
    Seeing a blonde male who has the body of a soccer player, I turn