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She broke our embrace. “Look at you.” She smiled. “You have their eyes. Welcome to the family, Claire.”
“We don’t know that for sure, babe,” Shaun said.
“Yes, Shaun, we do. Apologize to her right now.”
“For what?” He held out his arms.
“For being rude to your sister. Now, Shaun!”
He stared at her and shook his head.
“I’m sorry, Claire.”
“Don’t worry about it, Shaun.”
“What’s going on over here?” Nick walked over with a drink in his hand.
“Claire and I just came from the bathroom, and now we’re going to get a drink. You don’t mind if I steal your date, do you?” Jenni grinned. “Come on, Claire.” She grabbed my hand.
A server walked by, and Jenni grabbed two glasses of champagne and handed me one. Barb walked over and stood in front of us.
“Jenni, who’s your friend?”
“Barb, this is Claire. She’s Nick’s date. Claire, this is Barb, Shaun’s father’s ex-wife.”
With a fake smile, I extended my hand. “Hello, Barb.”
“Nice to meet you, Claire.” Her brow arched.
“We need to go take our seats.” Nick walked over and placed his hand on the small of my back. “It’s time for dinner.”
“I’ll talk to you ladies later.” I smiled, and Nick and I sat down at our table.
Our table was a couple of feet away from where the Kind family sat. Shaun and Barb had seats facing mine, and stares were exchanged. After a nice dinner, Shaun and Christian stood up and gave their speeches.
“Have I told you how beautiful you look?” Nick smiled.
“Once or twice.” I grinned.
The band announced it was time for a dance. They began to play a slow song, so Nick stood up and held out his hand.
“May I have this dance?”
“You may.” I smiled as I placed my hand in his.
We swayed to the music on the dance floor, and Shaun and Jenni danced next to us.
“Let’s switch partners,” Jenni said. “Claire, you dance with Shaun, and I’ll dance with your handsome date.”
I inhaled sharply as I placed my hand in Shaun’s, and Jenni danced Nick away from us.
“He doesn’t know, does he?”
“No.”
“Are you using him to get to us?” he asked.
“No. We met at the brewhouse, and he’s my next-door neighbor. I had no idea he knew any of you when we met,” I spoke through gritted teeth.
