From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, #1)

by A.L. Jackson

“Family’s just the people you love the most.” Nolan shrugged. “And I love you, so that’s gotta mean you’re my family, too.”

“How could it be too fast if I’ve been waiting on you my entire life?”

Otto laughed this low laugh that promised whatever he’d been thinking had been proven correct, and he shook his head before he smiled at me. “Good to see you again, Charleigh. How are you tonight, sweetheart?” I was still holding Nolan. Refusing to let him go. I cut a glance at River. Between the two of them, my heart swelled to overflowing. “I’m better than I’ve been in a long, long time.” I saw no purpose in hiding it. “That’s because she didn’t have any family, Uncle Otto, so she’s gotta be in ours because we got a lot of love around here,” Nolan said, so matter of fact, as if he didn’t wreck me a little more with each adorable word that dropped from his mouth. “Family’s just who you love most.”