chest.
“Now he’s gonna be saying cocksucker ?” she scoffed.
“ Well I hope so, but he’s probably not that smart,” Jay grinned. “But that would make my damn year if he did.” He glanced around the house and asked, “Where is everyone?”
“ Chase had to go to the emergency room earlier today, so Teague and Camryn went to visit him after Max took him home,” she answered over her shoulder as she returned to the kitchen.
Jay followed her and sat at the counter. “What happened to him?”
“ He got stung by a bee, and apparently he had a really bad reaction to it. He’s okay, though. The worst part was dealing with media, even with the special treatment for privacy.”
Jay watched her mix a salad in a large bowl as he mulled over the awkward relationship that Teague had with his half-brother, Max. After finding out that Max was Chase’s biological father and not Teague, Teague’s life literally crumbled apart. The situation with Max was still a strange one, but Teague and Camryn were always there for Chase no matter what.
“ Tell me how your meeting with Jordan went,” Jay finally asked Melanie. He hadn’t spoken to her much this week except for a text informing him she was back in town on Monday and that everything was okay. When she brought him a sandwich earlier, Melanie was going to fill him in but she was already running late.
“It went as expected,” she answered. “Like I said, I took Brandon with me and we met in my uncle’s office at the gym. Tim was there too, so all we did was talk about stuff.”
Jay considered that silently. He approved. Brandon was one of Camryn’s best friends—her deceased fiancé’s brother. He was a nice guy and he’d been there for Camryn and Melanie over the years. However, he was happier to hear that Tim was there too. The guy was a legit boxer and Jay could picture Jordan Meyers feeling a little uncomfortable in his presence.
“And? ” Jay asked. “What kind of shit is that dickhead gonna give you?”
Melanie frowned at him but answered anyway. “He agreed to paying child support, but that was after I told him I wouldn’t move in with him.”
“He wants you to move in with him? Fuck no, you’re not moving in with him. You tell him I’m moving in too and see what he says.”
Melanie smiled and shook her head. “Yeah, I’m sure that would be a lot of fun.”
“Yes it would be,” he nodded decisively as he reached for a garlic stick from the breadbasket.
“I’ll feed you now if you want,” Melanie told him. “I have no idea when they’ll be back. Cam said she’d text me when they knew a time.”
“What’s for dinner?” Jay asked, eyeing the dish that was covered in foil on the stove.
“It’s baked spaghetti. You’ll love it. Think lasagna but with spaghetti noodles.”
“I’m sold,” he said, standing up to grab a plate.
When he pulled the foil off, it really did look good. He grabbed a serving spoon and scooped a large section of it onto his plate. He was headed back to the counter to sit down when Melanie cleared her throat loudly. She was gesturing to the bowl of salad with a nod of her head.
“I’m not a damn rabbit,” he sighed, but he picked up the tongs and plopped a small amount on to his plate.
“I put extra meat in th e baked spaghetti, just for you,” Melanie said. “So yes, you can eat some vegetables with your dinner. What are you, five?”
“And-a-half,” he smiled before taking a big bite of spaghetti. After he swallowed he asked, “Is there dessert?”
“Maybe,” she narrowed her eyes at him. “Depends on how much of your salad you eat.”
She placed a bottle of vinaigrette in front of him and he paused mid-bite. “Can I at least use ranch?”
“Don’t have any.”
He didn’t even mind after taking several b ites of the baked spaghetti. It was by far one of the best meals he’d had in a long time. “Cam can make this for me every time you guys invite me for dinner,” he said.
“Now he’s gonna be saying cocksucker ?” she scoffed.
“ Well I hope so, but he’s probably not that smart,” Jay grinned. “But that would make my damn year if he did.” He glanced around the house and asked, “Where is everyone?”
“ Chase had to go to the emergency room earlier today, so Teague and Camryn went to visit him after Max took him home,” she answered over her shoulder as she returned to the kitchen.
Jay followed her and sat at the counter. “What happened to him?”
“ He got stung by a bee, and apparently he had a really bad reaction to it. He’s okay, though. The worst part was dealing with media, even with the special treatment for privacy.”
Jay watched her mix a salad in a large bowl as he mulled over the awkward relationship that Teague had with his half-brother, Max. After finding out that Max was Chase’s biological father and not Teague, Teague’s life literally crumbled apart. The situation with Max was still a strange one, but Teague and Camryn were always there for Chase no matter what.
“ Tell me how your meeting with Jordan went,” Jay finally asked Melanie. He hadn’t spoken to her much this week except for a text informing him she was back in town on Monday and that everything was okay. When she brought him a sandwich earlier, Melanie was going to fill him in but she was already running late.
“It went as expected,” she answered. “Like I said, I took Brandon with me and we met in my uncle’s office at the gym. Tim was there too, so all we did was talk about stuff.”
Jay considered that silently. He approved. Brandon was one of Camryn’s best friends—her deceased fiancé’s brother. He was a nice guy and he’d been there for Camryn and Melanie over the years. However, he was happier to hear that Tim was there too. The guy was a legit boxer and Jay could picture Jordan Meyers feeling a little uncomfortable in his presence.
“And? ” Jay asked. “What kind of shit is that dickhead gonna give you?”
Melanie frowned at him but answered anyway. “He agreed to paying child support, but that was after I told him I wouldn’t move in with him.”
“He wants you to move in with him? Fuck no, you’re not moving in with him. You tell him I’m moving in too and see what he says.”
Melanie smiled and shook her head. “Yeah, I’m sure that would be a lot of fun.”
“Yes it would be,” he nodded decisively as he reached for a garlic stick from the breadbasket.
“I’ll feed you now if you want,” Melanie told him. “I have no idea when they’ll be back. Cam said she’d text me when they knew a time.”
“What’s for dinner?” Jay asked, eyeing the dish that was covered in foil on the stove.
“It’s baked spaghetti. You’ll love it. Think lasagna but with spaghetti noodles.”
“I’m sold,” he said, standing up to grab a plate.
When he pulled the foil off, it really did look good. He grabbed a serving spoon and scooped a large section of it onto his plate. He was headed back to the counter to sit down when Melanie cleared her throat loudly. She was gesturing to the bowl of salad with a nod of her head.
“I’m not a damn rabbit,” he sighed, but he picked up the tongs and plopped a small amount on to his plate.
“I put extra meat in th e baked spaghetti, just for you,” Melanie said. “So yes, you can eat some vegetables with your dinner. What are you, five?”
“And-a-half,” he smiled before taking a big bite of spaghetti. After he swallowed he asked, “Is there dessert?”
“Maybe,” she narrowed her eyes at him. “Depends on how much of your salad you eat.”
She placed a bottle of vinaigrette in front of him and he paused mid-bite. “Can I at least use ranch?”
“Don’t have any.”
He didn’t even mind after taking several b ites of the baked spaghetti. It was by far one of the best meals he’d had in a long time. “Cam can make this for me every time you guys invite me for dinner,” he said.
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