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“Okay.” His brother smiled at him. “We.”
Quinn nodded. “As long as we’re clear.” Then it struck him, how much of an idiot was he. Turning to face Sandra he smiled, almost surprised to notice how much he felt like smiling. “Welcome to the family.”
Spinning around, Sandra let go of Paxton’s hand and threw her arms around Quinn for a quick hug and peck on the cheek. “Thank you. I always wanted a big family. Looks like dreams really do come true.”
She took a step back against Paxton, who had not stopped grinning like the Cheshire Cat this entire time.
“Dreams most definitely come true.” The way Paxton practically devoured the woman with his eyes actually made Quinn surprisingly uncomfortable.
Clearing his throat, Quinn extended his hand to David. “Why don’t you help me find the charity guy for your mama to talk to?”
David eagerly accepted his hand and nodded yes.
“You too, old lady.”
“Old?” He’d never seen his aunt’s brows rise so high on her forehead before. “Better watch it.”
Quinn couldn’t help but chuckle. He really did love his aunt and uncle and the entire Farraday brood. “Let’s, you know, leave them alone.”
His aunt laughed. “In about fifteen minutes the place will be swarming, but yes, let’s give them that.”
Outside, his aunt had already cornered the charity reps. From what he could overhear from a distance, Paxton had given them a heads up that things might be changing and had actually lined up another local candidate. One of the waitresses at the café was also a single mother, struggling to build the American dream.
Glancing over his shoulder, he could see just a glimpse of Paxton and Sandra Lynn in a serious lip lock. Okay, maybe his aunt was right and they were indeed cute. And maybe he needed to stop drinking the water in this town before he found himself standing in front of a preacher and saying I do.
Shaking his head, he looked around at all the people he knew gathering for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Every last one of his siblings and cousins looked more than happy, and yet, no matter how cute Paxton and Sandra looked, Quinn was absolutely not signing up to be next in line. Absolutely not.
