Chapter 259: First Impressions, Part 2

Sitting around the dining room table with Trent and Isach was weird, and it was a situation I never thought I'd be in. But here I was.

Trent was engrossed in a conversation with Uncle Dean about cars. I didn't know Trent was such a gear head; then again, I didn't know a lot about him. I kept swearing I'd rectify that, but I was always distracted by other things when I was with him.

Aunt Beth asked Abby and Isach a million questions about the paper they were working on. Abby replied with one word answers, clearly annoyed by her mother's interrogation, but Isach talked at length, as if he were truly enthralled by the conversation.

Trent reached under the table and put his hand on my leg. "Would it be all right if I took Chloe out this weekend?" His question silenced the table. "I'd like to pick her up Saturday morning, if that's okay. We'll spend the day in town, and I'll have her home in time for dinner."