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This went on for several minutes before he said he’d see her later and eventually hung up.
“I thought you were calling your mom before I got here!” I scold when he’s free.
Blake is off in the study doing some homework before school tomorrow.
“I was going to later today, after the picnic,” he says simply.
“Brook!’
“Hey, this hobby farm doesn’t run itself.”
“I’m sure it doesn’t, but I feel bad now, seeing her this morning and everything.”
“I’ll talk to them later. I have to go over there because Blake left some of her school stuff there.”
I give him a look, and he knows it means I’m annoyed they found out this way.
“That picnic was awesome.”
“Don’t deflect.”
He holds up his hands in protest. “I ain’t deflecting. I’m just sayin’ I’ll explain it all to them. It’s not my fault it got out in the first place.”
“Ha! So now it’s my fault?”
He swipes his hand over his face.
“So, you told nobody, is that right, Brooklyn?”
“What happened to Brookie this, Brookie that?” He sighs.
The smile trickling onto my lips at his words is unstoppable. It’s impossible not to find him amusing sometimes. “Who did you tell?”
“You tell me first.”
He’s so stubborn when he wants to be.
“Fine, I told the girls last night. Autumn and Carrie. And I may have accidentally let it slip to GB, Celeste, Hartley and Skye.”
He shakes his head. “So, the entire female side of the family knows now, and all your friends?”
“I bet you told your brothers!”
“Only Gabe, and then Beau the other day.”
“So only Gray is out of the loop! Awesome.”
“Oh, I’m sure he’ll be up to speed by sundown.” He gives me a wink and I try to believe I don’t enjoy the way he tries to make things lighter somehow. Maybe it’s his way of getting out of the crapper. “I guess there’s no holds barred now. And we need to mention the mishap to our daughter above all else.”
“That’s a good idea. You can lead the charge and I’ll take the blame.”
“I hate to remind you, but it is your fault!”
He cocks his head to the side. “You sure you’re still mad about that? Was finding out you’re still hitched to me all that bad?”
“It was a shock,” I confess after a moment's pause. “I’ve had so much going on this past week, I don’t know how to feel about it.”
“Well, let’s navigate it slowly. No rash decisions need to be made.”
