“We wouldn’t need that now, would we?” But once more, Drew had managed to dispel her fears.

Beth met him on the entrance of the car. He laced their fingers collectively earlier than making his method towards the home. As they drew nearer, she noticed the define of a girl in one of many upstairs home windows. Drew had been proper. She had been spying on them.

He opened the door and let Beth go inside first. Moments later, they heard somebody coming down the steps. They didn’t have to attend lengthy earlier than a girl descended into view. She had brown hair the identical shade as Drew’s, but it surely was combined with a good quantity of grey. Beth knew that this needed to be Drew’s mom.

The girl greeted them with a heat smile, then walked over to Drew and wrapped her arms round him.

Drew hugged her again.

Beth stood anxiously ready for the introduction she knew was to come back. From the conversations they’d had about his household, she knew this assembly was essential. Whether or not Drew admitted it or not, Beth doubted a relationship between them would final if his household didn’t approve. As they pulled aside, his mom’s gaze settled on her.

“You should be Beth.” As an alternative of the nod or handshake Beth was anticipating, Drew’s mom embraced her as properly.

Startled, it took a second for her to return the gesture. Beth regarded to Drew for steerage however he wasn’t any assist as his consideration had turned towards the door.

Issues occurred quick after that. Beth was shortly launched to Drew’s father, Invoice, earlier than being hustled over to the kitchen desk. Nancy, Drew’s mom, positioned a towel-covered bowl on the desk. “Assist your self. I’m positive you’re hungry after the drive. Lunch shall be prepared quickly.”

Drew sat down beside Beth whereas Invoice disappeared up the steps. At dwelling in his environment, Drew opened the towel and motioned for her to assist herself to a roll. Since neither one among them had been desperate to get off the bed, they’d been operating late this morning. Due to that, breakfast had been nothing greater than a bowl of cereal.

“Thanks,” she stated, choosing up one of many heat rolls.

He smiled. “Mother makes the most effective rolls. I’ve tried to duplicate them, however they by no means come out the identical.”

Beth pinched off a bit of her roll and popped it in her mouth. The second the style and texture hit her tongue, she thought she might need died and gone to heaven. The rolls had been an ideal steadiness of candy and savory. No surprise Drew liked them.

“Good, huh?”

All she might do was nod. Beth’s thoughts was already working to dissect what was within the rolls.

Drew positioned his hand on prime of her leg as he leaned in to whisper in her ear. “I’ll provide the recipe after we get dwelling. Possibly you’ll have higher luck making them.”

She wasn’t positive if she was experiencing some type of excessive from the carbohydrates or if it was merely the truth that she might really feel his breath caressing the facet of her face, however Beth felt her temperature start to rise. Inserting a hand over his, she eliminated it from her leg.

He chuckled.

Sadly, something Beth might need stated was silenced when Invoice joined them on the desk. He reached for one of many rolls, took an enormous chunk, and requested, “My boy right here tells us you’re a fairly tremendous baker. You make something pretty much as good as my Nancy’s rolls right here?”

Earlier than she might reply, Drew chimed in. “Her muffins are the issues goals are made from.”

Nancy appeared beside Beth with what a big pot of stew. “Sure, pricey, we’re all conscious of how a lot you want muffins, however I do imagine your father was referring to meals.”

Beth thought her eyes would come out of her head as she stared up in shock at Drew’s mom. Nancy solely winked at her and turned to get the salad.

Fingers tangled with hers underneath the desk. She knew it was Drew, however she was too surprised to talk.

He squeezed her hand, and he or she lastly turned her head in his route.

“They such as you,” he mouthed.

She swallowed and nodded. They favored her. Okay. That was good. Beth solely hoped she might get used to their teasing and never die of embarrassment earlier than they headed dwelling on Monday night time.

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Chapter 27

Lunch was fascinating, to say the least. Beth didn’t know what she’d anticipated, however Drew’s mother and father weren’t something like what she’d been picturing. They had been older. His dad needed to be near seventy and his mother wasn’t a lot youthful, however they didn’t act that method. As quickly as they had been completed with their meal, Invoice acquired up from the desk and supplied to assist Drew convey within the luggage.

“Truly, I introduced my tenting gear. I figured Beth and I might sleep down by the creek tonight,” Drew stated.

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