“That was us the first and last time we went to Six Flags and my dad just gave us money and told us to have fun and try to stay in groups of two, at least.”
“How old were you?”
“I was probably eleven or twelve, and the others went up in age from there.” He chuckled. “That night was the first time I saw my mom pay restaurant prices for wine, and she kept saying she thought she was never going to see all four of us together at the same time again.”
“She must have been exhausted.”
“Yeah, and I think that wine was the only reason my dad’s still with us.” He looked over to where his family was mingling with the other seasonal campers. “She wasn’t very happy with him.”
Hannah followed his gaze and saw some of the women taking plastic wrap off of trays. “Rob, is that actuallymore food?”
“Desserts.” When she groaned, he laughed and put his hand on her leg. It was only for a moment, but his touch triggered a heat that spread through her entire body. “We told them not to bother but they always bother when it comes to food.”
“I don’t know if I can eat another bite,” she said after clearing her throat to make sure her voice wouldn’t be husky from the lingering effects of his touch. “And I mean it this time.”
“Gram made her blond brownies. They’re amazing.”
She groaned. “Okay, maybeonemore bite.”
Chapter Eleven
Rob wasn’t surprised when Hannah returned to her camper after sampling some of the desserts. Well, she sampledmostof the desserts. The blond brownies, though? She devoured two of those before declaring she wasn’t going to eat again for at least two days.
He wasn’t sure why it made him so happy that she’d enjoyed one of his grandmother’s signature baked goods, but he couldn’t deny it pleased him when she’d asked Gram for the recipe. Of course, she’d offered to text it to Hannah, and there was a moment of awkwardness when he realized Gram texting Hannah would give all the women in his family access to her number. He’d panicked and tried to intervene, promising to get the recipe later and pass it on. They overruled him, of course, and the message was sent.
Once Hannah had thanked them both again and headed back to her camper, his grandmother shook her head.
“You’re gone for that girl.”
“Donotgive her number to Mom,” he said, not bothering to deny her words. “Please, Gram? Don’t even tell her you have it. Actually, if you give me your phone, I can delete it so you won’t even be tempted.”
“Don’t you worry about my phone,” she said, giving him a look that let him know she might not have her wooden spoon with her, but if he tried to take her phone, she’d grab one of the plastic serving spoons and give his knuckles a good whack.
“Sorry. It’s just that Mom’s got ideas in her head, but when we bought this place, we made a pact not to haveideaswhere the campers are involved, so it’s a bit of a mess and I don’t want Mom to...help.”
“If there’s one thing I know about Kowalski men, it’s that you can all use a little help when it comes to figuring out relationships.”
“Oh no,” he said, and then realized he probably shouldn’t have said that out loud. “Hey, Joey got you a great-granddaughter.”
“Yeah, with some help.”
“And Danny, Brian and I are just focused on the campground right now.”
“Mmm-hmm.” She looked as if she had more to say, but Danny walked up behind her at that moment and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
“Delicious desserts as always, Gram,” he said, and then he dipped his head to kiss her cheek.
“Thank you.” She sighed. “I should start rounding people up. It’s been a long day and we’ve got a long drive back, but from the time I say it’s time to go to the time we actually leave is at least an hour.”
“You need an air horn,” Rob said.
She laughed. “Don’t think I haven’t considered it.”
Once she’d gone to start nudging people, Danny looked around. “I’ll stay and give you guys a hand putting all those picnic tables back, and whatever else you need.”
“Appreciate it.” He looked around, thankful his family was starting to deal with the leftover food. There was a solid several hours of stuff to take care of before he could relax for the night. “Oh, what now?”
Steph was coming their way, and she looked annoyed. “It’s impossible to catch all four of you together, you know.”
