Gwen stepped into a completely new skin as she walked through the door. She’d seen Olympia do it several times, and she believed she could charm his mother and his sister too.
“You must be Beverly.” She took both of Teagan’s mother’s hands in her own and gave her kiss on each cheek. “I’m Gwen Heartwood.”
“Oh,” she said, letting Gwen lead the way. She glanced at Teagan, who smiled at his mother. Gwen could see the strain around his eyes, but he moved into his mother and gave her a hug as a pair of blonde girls came around the corner.
“Uncle Teagan,” one of them said, and Gwen stayed with his mother as he moved over to his nieces.
“Are you Jill or Jenny?” he teased. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll just call you JJ.” He hugged them both at the same time, laughter coming from his throat as he lif
