Page 22 of Summer in Kentbury
Lavender: I thought you were Irish.
Sin: So?
Lavender: Why use an Italian name on him?
Sin: Why are you named after a plant? Are your parents plants instead of humans?
Lavender: :eyeroll: emoji
Lavender: Ugh . . . Mom is pretty earthbound. It sounds better than saying, “she’s a total hippie.” My brother Jasper at least can call himself Jay and he always says he’s J. Wilde.
Sin: Lavender is a pretty name.
Lavender: I grew into it.
Sin: I’d love to stick around and chat longer, but I have to head out for a run so I can get to work on time. Make sure to text me your lawyer’s information and let them know Raffa McFolley will be reaching out to them.
Lavender: I will, thank you.
Chapter Twelve
Sin: Dad has threatened to sue us.
Lavender: Because you’re saving his employees.
Sin: He says that working for him while running my own company was highly illegal.
Lavender: I hope he isn’t trying to run for father of the year.
Sin: I doubt he will, but I’m sure he won’t, but he’ll try to steal the prize.
Lavender: What kind of relationship doyou have with him?
Sin: That’s something I’ve been asking myself the past few days. I just obeyed him because it seemed like something I had to do. Now, I understand why Paul just packed up and left without giving two shits. And it was later when Raffa, Barnaby, and I finally realized that we were pretending to be the dutiful sons while having our own companies.
Lavender: So did you three get along well?
Sin: Nope. Dad made us believe that we were each other’s competition. We cared enough about each other but would still stab the other in the back if we had to.
Lavender: Very Survivor-like.
Sin: Something like that. When Paul moved away because he didn’t like the way we treated McKay—the baby of the house—we began to see things from a different perspective.
Lavender: When did you start rebuilding the bridge between you guys?
Sin: Months ago. Around the time when Paul brought to our attention that Lou needed us. We didn’t have to do much, since Henrik, her now fiancé, had everything under control. But that’s when we started to realize that we weren’t enemies, but brothers raised by a sociopath.
Lavender: I’m glad you three are now learning to be a family. Are they moving to Kentbury too?
Sin: Doubtful. I guess the first step would be to get them to take a day off from their workaholic ways and finally visit.
Lavender: Maybe you should get out of yours a little more often.
Sin: How’s the camp going?
Lavender: Nice deflection. Also, I’m not part of the organization, just an employee who’s making sure that the grounds are ready for the day campers.
Sin: Wait, it’s not anovernight thing?
