“She brought me donuts this morning.”

My friend’s brows shoot up in surprise. “And you didn’t save me any, did you, you selfish bastard?”

“Hell, no. Your girl bakes, get your own donuts.”

“I see how this is going to be,” Kane says, but there’s laughter in his eyes. “It’s happy I am that you’re after my sister. She’s a good lass, and you both deserve happiness.”

“I’m not marrying her.”

They all raise their eyebrows, and I can’t help but laugh.

“Not yet, at least. She’s not ready for that.”

“Are you?” Shawn asks.

“I’d marry her tomorrow. But she’s still wary. We’re going to take it slow.”

“That’s the right way to go,” Maeve says and then looks around when everyone laughs. “What?”

“You didn’t take your time with Hunter,” Kane says.

“None of you took it slow,” I remind them, but then look at Shawn. “Well, you might have been a little slow on the uptake, now that I think about it.”

“I got there in the end,” he says with a shrug. “It’ll go at the pace that works for the both of you.”

“If it’s our blessing you were looking for, I’d say you have it,” Keegan says.

“Yeah, I guess that’s what I wanted. Thanks.”

“Where are you taking her on Thursday?” Maeve wants to know.

“Seattle. We’re getting off this island for a few hours to be anonymous and have a good time.”

“Good for you,” Kane says. “You know, you didn’t have to come to us about this. We wouldn’t have said no.”

“Yeah, I did. Like I said, you’re my family, and Maggie’s been through it. I needed to make sure that you’re okay with me seeing her. Because I won’t get started with her and then give her up. I know I can’t do that.”

“We’ve watched you change your life around this past year,” Shawn says. “And we all suspected it was for Maggie. Love is written all over your face when you look at her.”

“It’s really sappy,” Keegan adds, giving me a hard time. “So go after the girl already.”

Chapter 3

~Maggie~

Lighting? Check. Phone in the holder thing? Yes.

“Let’s get this done in one take today, okay?” I pace the room and blow raspberries through my lips, loosening up. No one in the family knows that I do this. It’s just a little side thing that’s fun. Different.

I love to sing.

And I’ve found a social media outlet for said singing.

Not to mention, three million viewers seem to enjoy the songs.