FIFTY
Audra's jaw dropped. Jean wanted to meet her family? Why? This could only end badly. Then again, that might be a good thing. The way he'd mumbled and repeated himself made him sound like a shy teenager trying to work up the courage to ask her out. Instead of a married man who should know better than to do any such thing.
Audra wet her lips. "My family isn't particularly wealthy, and my father lost his job when the mining boom ended. You're probably better off having dinner at one of the seafood restaurants here."
Jean shrugged. "My family's not rich. I'd rather have dinner with you than eat lobster alone." His eyes widened. "Or do you mean they won't have enough food for all of us? I could buy something and bring it along."
He was so close to the mark, but Audra didn't want to a
