Slushpile RomancesChapter 4 The In Laws
Their greeting out at the Crown home was decidedly mixed. Vera threw her arms around the both of them in quick succession. Her hug for Gene was as hard as he had ever felt from a woman. Thomas Crown turned an impassive face toward Gene while hugging his daughter. After they were inside, Cora told Bates the butler to take all the luggage up to her room. Mr. Tolliver was NOT going to be sleeping in a guest room, she firmly established. Then Vera claimed her and swept her off to the living...