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"Rhys O’Shaughnessy? The baseball player?"
"Yes, that’s him You watch baseball?"
"When I can Sam loves baseball, thanks to Beau"
"Where is Sam’s dad?" I ask, as Eli takes an exit off the freeway and we hway, headed deeper into the bayou
"He’s never nant right out of high school When the boyfriend found out, he cut out right quick"
"That’s horrible"
"It’s probably for the best Saree with that, but it has to be hard for Gabby"
"We help her," he insists
"Of course you do, but Eli, it’s not just about being a singlebetter, but I i boy to care for, a business, and a large, successful family She has a lot of responsibility"
He rubs his hand over his lips, thinking "True I don’t think she’s dated since Sam was born"
"Maybe she’s not interested, and it’s certainly none of my business, but I doubt it’s as easy as she wants all of you to believe it is"
His eyes slide to ent woh and lean over to press my lips to his shoulder "I’m excited to see her inn"
Chapter Eleven
Eli
"Oh,hand It’s the same tone she uses when she’s about to corin over at her in the passenger seat
"Pretty, isn’t it?"
She turns her wide green eyes to me, her mouth dropped open, and then back to the plantation as we drive up to it "Those oak trees are incredible! And the house! No wonder Gabby loves running this place I’d never leave"
I s to see it for the first time The white, three story home with it’s pillars, black shutters and wrap around porch, and second floor balcony sits back fro to it is a row of oak trees, creating a tunnel to the h the leaves and liht
"How old are those trees?" Kate asks
"About six hundred years," I reply, and pull around the side of the house "They’ve been here far longer than the house"
"They’re a" She bites her lip and continues to stare at the trees, and I can’t resist reaching over and tugging the delicate skin fro the pad of ," she says, as she nuzzles my palm with her cheek
"And I’ll show you" I kiss her lips quickly before we climb out of the car and walk around to the front of the house