Keeping the Beat: An Adrenaline Novel by Morgan O'Hara Read Free Book Online Page B

if he had known about Jared and Garret before his uncle's announcement. While we were on the road Simon spent a lot of time with Garret. It wouldn't surprise me if my intuitive nephew had known something was up.
                  “Is he allowed to do that?” Simon looked at Jace, his blue eyes going round in his head.
                  Jace covered a smile with the back of his hand as he glanced over at his nephew. There were only a few people on this earth capable of making Jace smile and Simon was one of them. I used to be too, but we couldn't go back to the way that things had been before. I wouldn't.
                  “He most certainly is not Simon.” Mrs. Cooper’s tone frosted over as she slowly approached her son where he sat at the kitchen table. “Wyatt Elliot Cooper I invited a guest into our home for dinner tonight and you will treat her as such or else. Are we clear?”
                  Wyatt’s whole body twitched like he was thinking about making a run for it before he forced himself to relax in his seat. He tilted his chin in acknowledgement before he began to pout. “Yes ma’am.”
                  Reece gave his hand an encouraging pat as Declan laughed outright. “So Jared and Emma are on their way over here right now?” Both Garret and Wyatt turned narrowed eyes on my brother making his smile grow wider. “This is going to be an awesome Sunday dinner.”
     
    Jace
                  Jared and Emma arrived with Aunt Lorraine’s favorite wine in tow. As soon as Jared walked in the kitchen, my aunt moved forward to hug him and welcome him into her home.
                  “Thank you for having me.” Jared glanced at Garret with a knowing smile. My cousin’s lips tilted before he looked at the kitchen floor. I was surprised by Garret’s announcement tonight. When I gave myself time to think about it, I realized my blind jealousy of his relationship with Kenzie had made me overlook a few things in the past.
    Jared looked around the room and met all of our gazes equally. “Nice to see you all again.”
                  “Really?” Reece stood slowly from the table and blew her hair out of her face staring her cousin down before something to her right caught her attention. “Emma, hi.”
                  Emma smiled and gave a little wave. Before our tour had ended, I hadn't seen Emma for more than ten years. Last I’d heard she’d moved away for awhile, gone to some school overseas for cooking before returning home to take care of her father about a year ago.
    Emma had always been a nice girl, I was glad to know she was doing okay. After she and Wyatt had a falling out, Emma hadn't wanted any reminders of him which included the rest of us. Adrenaline had left on our first tour not long after our high school graduation. As far as I knew, Wyatt and Emma hadn't been in contact since then.
                  “Hi everyone. Mrs. Cooper thank you for the invitation,” Emma returned my aunt’s embrace and reached into her oversized purse to pull out a Tupperware container. “Double fudge chocolate chip brownies.” 
                  “You’re an angel,” Aunt Lorraine clapped her hands in delight. I thought I heard Wyatt mutter something under his breath but couldn't quite make it out. “Emma these look just as delicious as I remember.”
                  “Yeah they do,” Kenzie said as she hopped off of the counter to stand at my aunt’s side. She pushed her glasses up her nose before scratching her temple. “How come the one’s I make never look like that even though I use the recipe you gave me?”
                  “Maybe we can have you work in the kitchen too and I can teach you some things,” Emma smiled over at Kenzie adjusting her purse on her shoulder. “Speaking of which I was thinking we could start your bartender training tomorrow