McKenzie Cousins Box Set 1

“They are,” Paige answers. “All our parents have that too, which means we’re going to have it.”

“Not while you’re still twenty-one, you’re not,” Dylan, my cousin, Sebastian and Carla’s son, interrupts, causing everyone to go silent because it wasn’t said in a pleasant tone.

He’s at the same school as our cousins, Paige, Rachel, and Jaxon, and something tells me there’s a lot going on there.

Paige glares at our cousin, narrows her eyes, moves to get right in his face. “You have to stop this. It’s none of your business.” She turns and slowly moves away.

Madison, his sister, asks, “What was that about?”

“Nothing.”

“It doesn’t look like nothing,” she mumbles beside him.

“Leave it.” Dylan moves away from us.

“Well, that has me even more curious,” Olivia states and turns to Rachel.

“Hey, don’t look at me.” Rachel waves her arms around. “That has nothing to do with me, either.”

“You know though,” Olivia pushes.

Rachel sighs. “Yeah, but I’m not going to say.” She shakes her head. “It’s like having lots of brothers and sisters instead of just cousins.”

“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Joshua drawls.

I smile at my brother, relieved that he’s finally arrived.

My arm tightens around Brooke, as Joshua looks her over, which takes longer than usual so I narrow my eyes.

He eventually laughs. “Don’t worry, I’m well aware she’s yours.” He lets his gaze travel across the garden to where Ryan is talking to his father.

I curse under my breath when Joshua meets my gaze and all I see is mirth. “He didn’t?”

Brooke looks at me. “Who didn’t what?”

“I’ll kill him,” I growl.

Joshua laughs as I hear Brooke groan into my chest. “Please tell me everyone doesn’t know?” she moans.

“Knows what? What are we missing?” Olivia asks, frowning.

“Michael put a dint of sorts into Ryan’s baby,” Joshua adds, smirking as he wraps Brooke up into a hug, pulling her away from me. He holds my gaze but whispers something to my woman before passing her back. “She feels good,” he comments trying to get a rise out of me. It so isn’t going to work today.

“Tell me,” Brooke starts, “do you carry handcuffs?’

I smirk with Joshua caught off guard but his smile soon returns and he replies, “Why, you want me to show you them?”

“In your dreams.” I punch him in the arm.

He backs out of reach while laughing.

“No, but Michael would like to borrow them,” Brooke comments.

Olivia b

ursts out laughing, Rachel and Madison joining her. “So funny,” she cries. “The look on Joshua’s face.”

“What’s G-Man up to?” Ryan asks, slinging his arm around Joshua.