Chapter 226

Late that afternoon I’m laying out by the pool, catching the last rays of the sun. Kent is in the kitchen cooking dinner for all of us. I offered to help but he shooed me out immediately, grumbling something in Italian about me being useless in the kitchen – or at least, that’s what Daniel interpreted for me. But hey, who am I to protest when my boyfriend wants to make a delicious feast for the family and forbids me from doing anything?

I sigh happily, closing my eyes and tilting back my head, enjoying the feeling of the sun on my face.

“Soooo,” Janeen says, and I smile when I hear her flop onto the lounge chair next to mine. “Did you have a nice afternoon, Fay?”

I turn to see her grinning at me wickedly. Because Kent and I? We stayed in that bedroom for several hours and pretty much let everyone else deal with the thousand things that were delivered – all of our luggage, what looked like a truck load of groceries from the nearby town, the horses – everything.

It was a little chaotic when we finally emerged, but…well. I don’t think anything can kill my mood today.

“I had a lovely afternoon, Janeen,” I say, sighing again.