Anders clenched his jaw, furious. I sighed as I uncrossed my arms.
"Look, there's more if you'll just listen," I said. "I don't want to abandon my family. I want to get to know you all. I want to be part of it, but I also want to be a part of Kieran's family. And right now, we are Pierce's only family."
"So what are you suggesting?" Uncle Mal asked.
"Well, I thought that maybe we could all get together for holidays and summer vacations and stuff," I replied bashfully. "Mix our families together. Get along for the sake of good memories and building new relationships. Like one big happy family."
Anders let out a hollow laugh.
"You want to mix... the Akselsens and the Kinahans?" He asked incredulously.
"Along with the Van Rensselaers," Mal added.
"Face it, we're already mixed up," I sa
