Quinlan: Foster’s Pride – Lion Shapeshifter Romance (Foster's Pride Book 3) Kathi Barton (early reader chapter books TXT) 📖

Quin handed him the envelope with the deed in it already turned over in Roger and Lexi’s name. When Roger read it over, he laid it down and started crying. Quin was all right in handling the tears of women, but men, not so much. He waited until the older man was able to regain control of himself.

“I don’t know what to say.” He told him to say thank you and move on. “Your mother, your entire family, has been a Godsend to my family. If not for you and yours, I don’t know where I’d be right now. Certainly not being able to visit with my daughters and grandchildren.”

“I’m glad to hear you say that. I thought for sure I was going to have to call my mom here and have her knock you around a little.” Roger laughed, saying he thought she’d do more than that. “You should also know that there are workers ready to start on the house as soon as you wish. There is no hurry, of course, but I wanted to let you know that.”

“Thank you. That seems so lame, but I sincerely mean it.” They talked about the house, as well as anything else that came to their minds. He liked Roger. Lexi too. They were a good couple, and they were having a great deal of fun being around all the kids. “The other day, Gabe asked Lexi if he could call her Grandma. I thought she was going to cry for a week. But after that, they all started calling both of us grandparents. I have to tell you, there is no sweeter word than being called that. I never thought it would happen for me.”

“You’re a lucky man, Roger. We both are.” When the women joined them in the kitchen, Lexi was with them. They’d been crying again, and he could only hope they got over this soon. It tore at his heart when they did that. “Roger and I were just talking about dinner plans. Do you ladies have any? Because we were thinking we’d like to take the most beautiful women in this house out.”

“Good save.” He grinned at Rogue. “We were just talking about that as well. While having dinner with you guys seems like a fun night, we were thinking it’s been a while since all of us hit up a restaurant. I’ve already contacted the rest of the family, and they’re going to meet us there at six. Even your mom is going to cut out early from the barn she’s been working with and meet us there.”

“I forgot they were putting up walls today. Brook said she’d been able to save a great deal of the wood, as well as some of the bricks that were used around it. I can’t wait until it’s ready to use.” Rogue told him it was supposed to be done by the fall. “I wonder if Mom would like to have something for the grand opening, like perhaps a huge Thanksgiving feast, and invite the townspeople.”

They talked about that all the way through the time to leave. Even on the way to the place, he and Rogue spoke about the things that had been found in the foundation, as well as how it had been a hoot to have seen the old bathrooms that had been in the thing. As they were pulling into the parking lot, he could see where the building was being worked on, and since they were early, they headed in that direction.

Not only were the walls all up but the inside of it was nearly finished being drywalled. They were leaving enough of the posts up, so it retained its natural look. But as Mom had wanted to be able to use it year-round, the walls had been insulated, and not just a furnace, but air had been put in as well. The large kitchen was nearly finished except for the stock being put on the shelves, and Quin loved that there were enough ovens and stovetops that even an army could be fed in there.

“There is going to be a gaming room too. Not for adults, but for kids. There will be beds and a fridge put in for the little ones.” His mom joined him in the room and showed them around what was going in and what yet had to be installed. “I’ve never had so much fun spending money for a good cause in my life.”

“It looks done for the most part. I can’t believe how much you’ve gotten done in a month.” Neither did his mom, apparently. “I guess when you have money, as you said, it’s nice to be able to spread it around a little.”

“The pool is going to surprise everyone, I think. Of course, it won’t be filled up this year, but next year it will be a nice place for families to hang out. There is going to be a snack bar too.” Mom thanked Rogue for suggesting it. “The idea came in that kids should be able to work in the place in the summer months for a tab when they come here. I love that it’s going to be a community thing.”

Mom wasn’t keen on charging people for the pool, but Cass pointed out that insurance and maintenance were going to be expensive. He also said if they charged even a little, it would be more of a treat than just something to do when they wanted to come over. Quin could tell she was still on the fence about it, but he knew Cas was right. There was no point in making things too easy on the town.

Quin spoke to his mom about Thanksgiving, and she was all for it. Her suggestion was that they cooked all the food and let each family bring their own place setting. It would save them on washing everything to be put away again. Even though there were two dishwashers