“They expanded the kitchen, dining room, and living room a few years ago, when my oldest sister got married.” Missy watched the rain lash against her window, and she focused on the individual droplets as she contemplated what the scene would be like at her parents’ house.
Chaos. It would be complete chaos. And for someone who had a total of three people in his immediate family . . . A sick feeling settled in Missy’s stomach, and she wished she’d brought along a bottle of water to try to wash it away.
“We should just go to dinner somewhere else,” she blurted as the idea occurred to her. “It will be super crazy at my house, and—” She bit down on the rest of her sentence, not wanting to admit she felt strange about taking Tucker home only one day after meeting him.
“I don’t mind, Missy,” h
