“Wait—Leo . . .” I stop and wait because when Annabelle Sinclair speaks, you listen. Her watery green eyes dance from me to Addie and Lennox. “Are you happy?” “Mom . . . We just wanted to get married. We didn’t want to wait. We didn’t want some big thing. Just us and the kids.” I wrap my arm tightly around Addie’s waist and hold her close. “We’re happy.” After a long, uncomfortable minute, my mother sighs and cups my cheek. “You always were my most impulsive child. You lead with your heart and leap before you look.” “Mom—” “Let me finish.” She drops her hand and wraps her arm around Addie.
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