I put my hands on my hips and waited for him to scoop me up in a big hug and sigh the way he always did.
“I’d ask how you’re doing,” he held me tightly, “but at the risk of sounding callous, I can see you’re rocking your mother’s death very well.” He put me back on my feet. “And in green, I might add.”
“I do miss the idea of having my mama, but the truth was she wasn’t good for me.”
Andrea excused herself, saying she had to see to the meal. She glowed at me, happy that I liked her surprise. She knew how much Wyatt being here would mean to me. I threw her a kiss as she left us.
“Look at you, being all grown up.” Wyatt draped an arm around my shoulders and went back to gawking at Vinni, who had just reappeared. “Do you have any idea what is happening?”
“Not a clue, really. I just know i
