“Oh! Who’s here?”
“Our families.”
“Okay, I’ll go check the tea.”
“Maybe put on some extra cinnamon rolls,” he said as he waited for them to knock on the door so he could answer it.
~~~
“Oh, my goodness! Look at this house!” Avaleigh exclaimed.
“It is beautiful,” Daniel agreed.
“I love the way the bayou curves around the land, actually framing it on two sides,” Brandt said.
“The house was me. The choice of land, that was Boon. He chose this spot when I was a little bitty thing.”
“You and Boon did a beautiful job, baby,” Lily said.
“Makes me kind of want a bayou near us,” Carrik said. “I really like the feel.”
“You’ve seen the land before,” Lily said. “In fact, you’ve been here multiple times to go hunting and fishing with Boon.”
“Yes, but I never imagined it with a nice house right in the middle of it,” Carrik said.
“Shall we go in?” Tempest asked, already setting foot on the first step.
“Lead on,” Lily said.
They each trudged up the steps to the porch and paused there to admire the view before Tempest tapped on the door.
Boon opened it almost right away. “I was wondering how long it would be until you decided to come over.”
Tempest was carrying Elijah on her hip and bounced him a bit. “Eli said he was tired of waiting, so here we are.”
“Come on in, everybody,” Boon said. “You want some tea and cinnamon rolls?”
“Always,” Daniel said. “If it’s sweet, I’ll eat it.”
Boon laughed. “Same.”
“Look at you, cooking in your own kitchen,” Avaleigh said, going right to her daughter to hug and kiss her.
Angelle grinned at her as she glanced around her kitchen. “I never imagined it could be like this.”
“It’s beautiful, Angelle. It really is,” Avaleigh said.
“Thank you,” Angelle said. Then she focused on Tempest who was coming her way “Tempest… I don’t know how to thank you. It couldn’t be more perfect if I’d built it.”
“No thanks needed. I just want you both to be happy.”
“We’re finding our way.”
“I’m glad to hear that,” Tempest said.
“Y’all let me show you around,” Boon said proudly as Lily, Carrik, and Daniel walked through the family room and down one of the hallways.
“I’m going to join the tour real quick,” Avaleigh said.
