Page 23 of Sweet Surrender


Font Size:

Jamie

My house.

Finn

Never were good at sharing, were you?

Jamie

Better than you know, shithead.

Mom

Boys!

Dad

What your mother is so diplomatically trying to ask you two boneheads is do we have a grandchild we were unaware of?

Finn

What? No.

Dad

Jameson . . . ?

Jamie

Christ, Dad. No. Finn took in a stray.

Finn

Don’t be an asshole. Ashton’s mother was arrested, and she took custody of her little sister.

Dad

What?

Mom

Oh, sweetheart, keep up. That poor girl. Is she okay?

Finn

The baby or Ashton?

Mom

Both.

Finn

Physically, they’re fine. Emotionally, Ashton’s pretty messed up. They’re staying with us while she figures things out.

Dad

And the baby’s not either of yours, right?