answer ing, and then she rattled off the address after saying it was an accident and she was sorry , even as she rolled her eyes. Roxanne shook her head and scowl ed at her when she hung up. She opened her mouth to chastise her about her safety when a throat cleared. Roxanne turned around . She winced when she realized she’d forg o t ten that Sebastian, his brothers and Nick had joined them.
“Sorry. ”
“ It’s al l right. Hey , Kira it’s nice to see you again . Y ou remember my brothers , Adrian and Joshua , and our friend Nick. ”
“Hey , Sebastian it’s nice to see you again . Yes , I remember. Hello Joshua, Adrian , Nick.”
Sebastian ’s brother s nodded.
“Hello , babe,” Nick drawled.
Kira snorted and rolled her eyes.
“Auntie R oxy, can I go watch TV please.”
“Don't you want to meet S ebastian's brothers and their friend?”
“I guess.”
“How about they me et you in a little while , squirt, ” Kira said prior to returning her wide - eye d stare to Sebastian.
“Okay.” H e ran off in the direction of the living room. Kira waited for a few minutes before she spoke . “What is going on ? A nd somebody better talk fast . ”
Roxanne had wanted to wait until Ava arrived, so what she had to say needed to be said only once. But since Kira demanded the y tell her , this particular news wouldn’t be told only once like how she’d planned .
“They ,” Roxanne said as she gestured to Sebastian and his brothers . “Are related to Zach . ”
“Oh my ,” Kira said then bit her lip before laugh ing nervously.
Well that wasn’t what Roxanne had expected from Kira at all. Speechless, sure, anger , that too, but her being un easy wasn’t one of them.
“You know ,” Kira said , continuing after dropping herself into a chair , “when Sebastian came to our table Friday night and introduced himself I ’d thought it was my imagination when I saw Lexi look at him with fear in her eyes . Are you Zach’s father?”
A h. S o that’s why she’d looked so uneasy . Roxanne winced inwardly; trying to remember if she’d given her friends any indication Friday night that s he cared for Sebastian more than an employee should . If that’s the case , and Kira thought he was Zach’s father , Kira was probably wondering how she ’d taken it after finding out he had a son with Lexi .
Sebastian's eyes widen ed . “No. Michael is Zach’s father. He’s our little brother.” Roxanne saw Kira relax as she exhaled noisily . She had to be relieved that she didn't have to see two of her best friends quarrel over something that happened four years ago .
“Did Lexi ma k e you promise not to tell him?” she asked.
“Yes.”
Kira nodded. “She changed , you know.”
“What do you mean?”
Kira frown ed before she answered . “ Lexi has a very trusting and forgiving nature , or she had. She never expected Michael to hurt her. Her family hurting her , a few months after your brother ripped her heart out and stomp ed on it , changed her. She doesn't trust or forgive easily anymore ; and even though you promised not to say a word to Michael, Lexi is waiting for you to break your promise and it doesn't matter if you had meant it when you told her . ”
The men’s eyes went tight as they clenched and unclenched their fists at their sides .
“How was she after what Michael and her family did to her?” Sebastian asked.
“Let’s just say because of us and Zach she decided to get back to the land of the living.”
“Okay , now that we have that out of the way , let’s start grilling. Kira , go change and come back down here , ” Roxanne said, stepping into the tense moment.
Kira snickered. “How about you all ,” she waved at Nick and Sebastian’s brothers , “ go get to know Zach. Sebastian will set up the grill and I’ll help Roxanne with the steaks and potatoes.”
Everyone nodded , leaving Roxanne frowning at Kira.
* * * *
Sebastian stepped out into the backyard and
“Sorry. ”
“ It’s al l right. Hey , Kira it’s nice to see you again . Y ou remember my brothers , Adrian and Joshua , and our friend Nick. ”
“Hey , Sebastian it’s nice to see you again . Yes , I remember. Hello Joshua, Adrian , Nick.”
Sebastian ’s brother s nodded.
“Hello , babe,” Nick drawled.
Kira snorted and rolled her eyes.
“Auntie R oxy, can I go watch TV please.”
“Don't you want to meet S ebastian's brothers and their friend?”
“I guess.”
“How about they me et you in a little while , squirt, ” Kira said prior to returning her wide - eye d stare to Sebastian.
“Okay.” H e ran off in the direction of the living room. Kira waited for a few minutes before she spoke . “What is going on ? A nd somebody better talk fast . ”
Roxanne had wanted to wait until Ava arrived, so what she had to say needed to be said only once. But since Kira demanded the y tell her , this particular news wouldn’t be told only once like how she’d planned .
“They ,” Roxanne said as she gestured to Sebastian and his brothers . “Are related to Zach . ”
“Oh my ,” Kira said then bit her lip before laugh ing nervously.
Well that wasn’t what Roxanne had expected from Kira at all. Speechless, sure, anger , that too, but her being un easy wasn’t one of them.
“You know ,” Kira said , continuing after dropping herself into a chair , “when Sebastian came to our table Friday night and introduced himself I ’d thought it was my imagination when I saw Lexi look at him with fear in her eyes . Are you Zach’s father?”
A h. S o that’s why she’d looked so uneasy . Roxanne winced inwardly; trying to remember if she’d given her friends any indication Friday night that s he cared for Sebastian more than an employee should . If that’s the case , and Kira thought he was Zach’s father , Kira was probably wondering how she ’d taken it after finding out he had a son with Lexi .
Sebastian's eyes widen ed . “No. Michael is Zach’s father. He’s our little brother.” Roxanne saw Kira relax as she exhaled noisily . She had to be relieved that she didn't have to see two of her best friends quarrel over something that happened four years ago .
“Did Lexi ma k e you promise not to tell him?” she asked.
“Yes.”
Kira nodded. “She changed , you know.”
“What do you mean?”
Kira frown ed before she answered . “ Lexi has a very trusting and forgiving nature , or she had. She never expected Michael to hurt her. Her family hurting her , a few months after your brother ripped her heart out and stomp ed on it , changed her. She doesn't trust or forgive easily anymore ; and even though you promised not to say a word to Michael, Lexi is waiting for you to break your promise and it doesn't matter if you had meant it when you told her . ”
The men’s eyes went tight as they clenched and unclenched their fists at their sides .
“How was she after what Michael and her family did to her?” Sebastian asked.
“Let’s just say because of us and Zach she decided to get back to the land of the living.”
“Okay , now that we have that out of the way , let’s start grilling. Kira , go change and come back down here , ” Roxanne said, stepping into the tense moment.
Kira snickered. “How about you all ,” she waved at Nick and Sebastian’s brothers , “ go get to know Zach. Sebastian will set up the grill and I’ll help Roxanne with the steaks and potatoes.”
Everyone nodded , leaving Roxanne frowning at Kira.
* * * *
Sebastian stepped out into the backyard and
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