He popped a grape in his mouth. “You sure she doesn’t have the same ‘bug’ Karla has?”
She sighed. “No. I’d be happy if that were the case, but she seems to have a summer cold.”
“Don’t worry, Mom. Your dream to see a bunch of grandbabies will come true sooner or later.”
Barbara smiled. A smile that said she was up to something. “Oh, I know. And it will be sooner rather than later.”
Karla sat inside her car outside of Nate’s bar. Her phone buzzed. She had two text messages. One from Kel asking if she was okay, and one from Emma begging her to tell her what was going on with the bridal shower. She grinned and answered her brother that she was fine. Then she sent Emma a smiley face sticking its tongue out with the word “no” in caps and three exclamation points.
She glanced back up at Nate
