Austin walked up and hip-bumped me, breaking me out of staring hypnotically at his father. I smiled as Noah winked at me just before I looked over and met Austin’s gaze.
“Hey, Len, Dad thinks he’s gonna take me in a game of basketball later. I was wondering if you wanted to help me remind him of what happened last time.” He arched a brow, and I laughed. He looked just like Noah when he gave me that quizzical stare.
“I would hate to crush his confidence, bud. I mean, he puts up a good fight, so maybe we should just pretend that last game didn’t happen.”
Before I could add anything further, Noah scooped me up and tossed me over his shoulder. I yelped as he smacked me on the ass. “That’s right, woman. That will be enough lip from you.” I tried to wiggle free, but he only laughed at my lame effort.
“A little help here,” I hollered, only to find both Trinity and Austin laughing too.
This was my family; these were my people. And my family extended to my two best friends and their families as well. The Sawyer family was now my own, and I was one lucky girl to have been given the chance to be loved by such amazing people.