“Good answer.”
He squeezed her hand. “Today will be great.”
“Really? I’m already in defense mode over the looks my father will throw your way.”
“I can handle your father.”
“I know. It’smewho feels the urge to strangle him, and I can’t do that in front of your mother and the town sheriff.”
He pulled up in front of his mother’s house. Half a dozen cars were parked on the street, one of them being her parents’.
So. Weird.
They climbed out and Sky grabbed her pasta salad from the back.
Then Becket slipped an arm around her waist. “So, inSeinfeld…why doesn’t George like Susan hanging out with Elaine?”
“Because when he’s with his friends, he’s Independent George, and with Susan he’s Relationship George. If those two worlds collide, Relationship George will kill Independent George.”
Becket frowned. “This doesn’t sound like a show I would watch.”
“Youwillbe watching it. We’re starting season one tonight.”
“How many seasons are there?”
“Nine.”
He chuckled as they stopped at the door and he tugged her into him. “You know I’d do anything for you, right? Even sit through hours of mindless TV.”
“Seinfeldis not mindless.”
He lowered his head, his mouth hovering over hers. “It doesn’t really matter, because with you beside me, I don’t know how much concentrating I’ll be doing.”
“Hmm, I guess you’ll just have to try hard.”
“Reallyhard.”
He lowered his head and kissed her. His tongue swept across her lips, making her groan. He’d just slipped his tongue inside her mouth when the door opened.
She jolted, shoving at Becket’s chest. “Dad!”
Her father’s gaze moved between them. “Skylar. Becket. It’s good to see you both.”
Ha. She didn’t believe that for a second. And the almost warning in his tone when he’d said Becket’s name didn’t help convince her.
Becket dipped his head. “It’s good to see you too, Mr. Williams.”
Her father cleared his throat. “Your mother left her glasses in the car. Everyone’s in the backyard.”
“We’ll see you out there.” Becket nudged her out of the way and her father passed them.
Yep, that was about as awkward as she’d expected.
They joined everyone out back. Becket’s mother, sister and brother. Aspen, Holden, and Sky’s mom. She went around to greet everyone. When she reached her mother, the woman gave the tightest hug.
“Oh, darling, it was so nice of Pam to invite your father and me.” She pulled back. “She’s just lovely. The entire family is.”
Sky snuck a peek behind her to see her father hadn’t returned yet. “Is Dad being nice?”
