33 NoraNora waved a scolding finger at Hunter.
“Those weren’t horny men at my birthday party. They were my honorary uncles.”
Hunter laughed. “Your dad wasn’t there?”
“Nope. Mama only invited my uncles. All two dozen. And I didn’t have to share my cupcake with them. Like I said, I only remember bits and pieces. Before I turned five, Patty-Jean left to have you.”
“You can’t blame me for that,” Hunter pointed out.
“I don’t. It’s all on Patty-Jean. At the time, Daddy was on a bender. He couldn’t take me in. I ended up with Grandma on her ranchette on the edge of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.”
“And I ended up with Mother and Father in a fancy house in Sweet Home.”
“I met your mother. I think you got lucky with Rosamund. She cares about you.”
“I agree. I love her and she loves me. Unf
