He pointed at James. "That's my brother-my little brother-in-law."

Everyone just stared in silence.

Ava blinked, a little lost. "Brother-in-law?" she mouthed quietly.

Then Leo pulled Anya over. "And this is my girlfriend. The guy in the car? That's her actual brother."

The neighbor looked taken aback, and so did Anya.

Leo kept it light. "Don't get the wrong idea. We all live around here, so we're bound to bump into each other at the store. No need for weird rumors. Besides, my girlfriend's still in school, not even graduated yet. She's young-no kids or anything."

Anya nodded fast. "Yep, that's right."

The neighbor blushed, apologetic. "I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding."

Another shopper chimed in, embarrassed. "Whoops, that's on me. I shouldn't have said anything."

Leo and Anya could tell it was all harmless, so they just cleared things up and let it go.

shop assistant opened a pack of mini sausages and handed one each to the three kids. "You kids are

little Henry in his

lips still sticky from

been working, she probably would have scooped Henry up for

kids were too little to manage a "thank you," so Leo thanked her for them, then grabbed the cart and started steering everyone

even need to explain? Nobody here knows us

shrugged. "Maybe

met

town, and you're good-looking. They'll remember

the fridge as soon

run, the two of them struggled to herd the three kids back to the house. The

worry flickering across his face. "I hope

Ring, Mia was just coming off the stage. Molly rushed to her, fretting. "Are

"Of course

built like a tank. I punched him and I swear I heard something crack

an arm around her and sat her down. "Well, pain or not, you

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