Chapter Nineteen

"Luke?" Mrs. Shelton asked surprised when he walked in the door. "What are you doing here honey?" she asked when he gave her a frown.

"I dropped Becca off at the airport," her son answered, not understanding why she was surprised.

"We thought you'd end up going with her and we'd maybe see you after Christmas," Leanne explained now, surprised to see him looking miserable like this. "What did she say when you told her you loved her?" she asked, figuring it could only be something to do with that. Luke looked at his family confused; how did they know that's what he'd been planning on doing?

"Oh, come on darling, it's obvious you do," his mother answered the question on his face.

"Yeah well, Derek showed up just as I was about to," he told them, flopping himself down on the sofa, feeling sorry for himself.

"So?" Mrs. Shelton said.