Lana and Brennan sent me a blank look like I was speaking in Latin.

"They go on to get married and have six kids." The gravelly masculine voice spoke up.

I would have strangled him if I was not so taken aback by his book knowledge.

"Tell me, Broccoli." Stone grumbled out his words, his lip curling up in amusement "Do you want me to buy us a cottage in California and we can name it Green Gables?"

He had called me Broccoli. Like the nickname Carrots in the book but instead he had used a green vegetable for my green hair.

I palmed the side of the sofa and fought the urge to launch myself at his unshakeable body and kill him.

Mrs Armstrong's arrival interrupted my glaring at the giant.

"Dinner is nearly ready and the table is set." Lana's mother sung teasingly "I will let you arrange your seats but no footsie until dessert."

Once we were all through to the dining room, the two men paused and waited for us to sit down before taking a seat.

I sat down in my normal seat and picked up the cutlery before beginning to tap it on the placemat. Lana sat down next to me, and the male guests took the hint to sit opposite us.

"Can you stop tapping?" Lana sassed while nudging me "You are acting like you are never fed."

Stone's head turned to me immediately. He eyed me across the table with an emotion that I could not decipher. His jaw clenched while his shoulders tensed.

"I'm so hungry." I faked a small whine "I feel like Hannibal Lecter in the asylum being prevented from a good meal."

"Minus the human meat?" Brennan questioned with a chuckle.

"No." I assured him quickly before pointing my dinner knife at Stone "Why do you think we let you both in?"

"Ella, please refrain from killing our guests." Mrs Armstrong interrupted my cannibal threats as she set the big dish of macaroni in the middle of the table "There we go. Dig in."

Lana filled her plate and then Brennan did the same.

Stone did not move. He looked at me then the food then back at me.

My mouth quirked up a little. I hid my hint of a smile away from him as I scooped a large spoonful of food onto my plate.

Both of Lana's parents took the last two remaining seats at either end of the table.

"It is nice to meet you both." Mr Armstrong told the boys as he offered them a jolly smile "We have heard so much about you."

"Really?" I laughed after swallowing down my macaroni "I don't remember mentioning them."

Lana kicked me in the shin which resulted in some perfectly good food getting dropped on the table.

She sent me a look of warning to be nice.

"It is nice to meet you too, Mr Armstrong." Brennan replied charmingly before motioning with his head towards his friend "I'm Brennan and this is Stone."