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“I do not need to explain that to you, son. This isn’t your home, is it?” Her brow arched. “What is she doing here?”
“Hello, Barb.” I smiled.
“Our sister came over to show us the DNA results that prove Dad is her father,” Simon said.
“So, I suppose you’ll be telling the rest of the family soon?” she asked.
“Damn right,” Simon said.
“We plan on telling everyone tonight,” Shaun spoke.
“Very well. I’ll talk to you boys another time.” Barb turned toward the sliding door.
“Mom, why did you come to Shaun’s house?”
“Never mind.” She walked out.
Simon glanced at me. “Don’t mind her. We’ll protect you.” A smirk crossed his lips.
“She hates me,” I said.
“She hated me too at first,” Shaun spoke. “But she warmed up over time, and we’re close now.”
“It’s not that she hates you,” Simon said. “You’re just another reminder of what our father did to her. As I said, we’ll protect you.” He winked.
“We’re meeting down at the beach around five o’clock,” Shaun said. “Meet us there, and we’ll tell the rest of the family.”
"Thanks, Shaun.”
“I guess it’s good you bought the Aubert’s house,” Simon grinned. “Now, we can extend Kind Beach. We’ll have Stefan and his crew remove the wood posts between Carter’s house and the Aubert’s and put them on the other side of the house.
“I need to talk to Sam and Stefan about the redesign,” I said.
“You can later.” Shaun smiled, hooking his arm around me.
“Where’s Jenni?” I asked.
“She took the twins down to Julia’s,” Shaun said.
“Can I ask you two something?”
“Sure,” Simon said.
“What was he like?”
“Our father?” Shaun asked.
“Yeah.”
“He was a cheating bastard. That’s who he was, and that’s all you need to know,” Simon said. “He took secrets to his grave that shook us all, including Shaun.”
“That’s all in the past,” Shaun said. “We’ve moved forward, and so will you.” A smile crossed his lips.
“By the way, what’s going on with you and Nick?” Simon asked.
“We’re friends.”
“Could have fooled me from what I saw last night at the brewhouse.” He smirked.
