An hour later, Elizabeth was sandwiched between two of Colin’s brothers on the couch in their childhood home. She’d met Ryan, of course, when she’d first offered him the chance to partner with her. The other one, Liam, looked nothing like the other two. Moira was helping her mother in the kitchen.
According to Colin, they were short a couple of siblings, not that she’d notice, but they’d gained in-laws to fill the gaps. Gaps? He’d talked about having a big family often enough that she should’ve known what to expect, but there was no way to prepare for being crowded into a bungalow with this many people. It wasn’t normal.
Just as she’d started to talk about the bowling alley license, the baby in Ryan’s arms began to squawk. Ryan shifted to rise, but Colin came from the other side of the r
