“Let me just say again how sorry I am she shanghaied you into family dinner.” Miranda bustled around the kitchen, gathering plates and utensils so she didn’t quite have to look at Ethan. Of course, of course, her family couldn’t let her bring him around in her own time. Of course, they bypassed her entirely. “I love my family. I really do, but there’s a reason I haven’t introduced anybody to them in years. It’s one of the perils of dating in the same small town where you grew up. I have an enormous family, and they all really like to meddle. I mean, I really shouldn’t say anything. I meddled all over the place with Cam and Norah, but I totally had ulterior motives.”
Before she could grab the tamales, Ethan stepped into her path, tipping her chin up so he could look into her eyes. “I don’t
