“I promise.”
“Great,” he said, leaning in and kissing my forehead.
Someone cleared their throat. I looked sideways and noticed Knox was only a few feet away, his gaze fixed on something. But wait, it wasn’t on us.
I followed it and realized he was looking at his parents. They were behind Chase, leaning into each other, talking. Their bodies were angled toward each other in an intimate way.
“Dude, why are you staring?” Griffin asked him.
“I think our parents want to share something with us,” Knox said. His voice was different than before. It wasn’t teasing—quite the contrary. It was almost hesitant.
“Right…,” Griffin murmured.
“What’s going on?” I asked.
“Our parents have been growing closer,” Knox explained.
“So… are they officially an item now?”
“Not sure what that is.”
“You know what? That is none of our business,” Griffin told his brother. “So don’t even think about asking them.”
Knox cocked a brow. “Why not?” Then he held up his hands. “Never mind. I won’t say anything. But I bet someone will ask them what’s going on sooner or later.”
I chuckled, but I did agree with him.
Knox headed to the fire, and I focused on Griffin.
“How do you feel about this?” I asked him.
“Not sure. They divorced when we were kids. We’re used to navigating a war between them.”
“I’m sorry. Looking at them now, I wouldn’t guess they were once at each other’s throats.”
“They avoided each other for some time after the divorce, so seeing them on good terms now is bizarre.”
“I don’t blame you.”
“Can someone bring the meat?” Chase asked loudly.
“We’re on it.”
I grabbed one plate. Griffin took another one. Slowly, everyone gathered around the fire.
As we all stood around chatting, Finn pointed at their parents. “All right, anyone want to update us on this?”
I exchanged a glance with Knox, and both of us started to laugh.
Finn looked at us. “What?”
“Called it,” Knox said. “I knew someone would ask.”
“What are you talking about?” Bruce asked.
Finn narrowed his eyes at his dad, then pointed at Chase, Duncan, and Griffin. “You three are in relationships. You need to take this over.”
“I’m quite content watching you do it,” Griffin said.
