Hana’s face was unimpressed and she blinked extra slowly and looked like an insolent teenager. “Every man for himself,” she said and launched herself out of the vehicle. Tama swore and followed her. Nothing good ever came of Hana’s sleuthing and usually he got the blame from Logan for not taking care of her.
“Kia ora!” the old man grinned on the front porch, flashing pink gums and crinkling eyes. “What a lovely surprise. Come in Tama, good to see you.” The kaumatua pulled Tama into him, pressing his nose to the young man’s and holding him there. Then he turned to Hana. “Ah, two for the price of one!” He indicated her blossoming pregnancy and she felt as though she had been stripped naked and lumpy for the entire room to view. Tama read her awkwardness and snorted. Hana cringed inwardly an
