Ever After (Love to the Rescue book 3) (2015)
“How in the world could she answer Maggie’s question?
So how did you and my brother meet?
For one of the first times in her life, she felt ashamed. Ashamed to tell Pete’s mother and sister that they’d met when he arrested her. More than anything, she wanted to make a good first impression on his family. But she’d never been one to make excuses for herself, so she lifted her chin to face the music.
“We met through a case at work,” Pete answered.
“Oh,” Elizabeth said. “That sounds ...interesting.”
“Anything you can tell us about?” Maggie asked.
And now Olivia was annoyed. She might not be proud of her actions, but she was frustrated that Pete had covered up the truth.
“No,” he answered his sister, just as nonchalant as he could be. He took the plate of cookies from Olivia’s hands and set it on the kitchen counter.MoreLess
So how did you and my brother meet?
For one of the first times in her life, she felt ashamed. Ashamed to tell Pete’s mother and sister that they’d met when he arrested her. More than anything, she wanted to make a good first impression on his family. But she’d never been one to make excuses for herself, so she lifted her chin to face the music.
“We met through a case at work,” Pete answered.
“Oh,” Elizabeth said. “That sounds ...interesting.”
“Anything you can tell us about?” Maggie asked.
And now Olivia was annoyed. She might not be proud of her actions, but she was frustrated that Pete had covered up the truth.
“No,” he answered his sister, just as nonchalant as he could be. He took the plate of cookies from Olivia’s hands and set it on the kitchen counter.MoreLess
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