He Didn’t Kidnap Me. Not Exactly novel Chapter 286

Josette appeared on the screen, her face lighting up with pure joy. “Oh Lord, you two are together?”

“Yes, Aunt Kaitlyn came all the way to see me,” Rebecca replied happily, feeling like a kid again in front of

them.

“Kaitlyn, take a look,” Josette urged. “How is Becky doing there? Has she lost weight? She keeps telling me she’s fine, but I think she’s fibbing.”

Kaitlyn had already studied her. Even with the leg issue and thinner frame, Rebecca radiated energy.

“Don’t worry,” Kaitlyn reassured her mother. “The kid is doing great. If you think she’s too skinny, wait till she comes to school in a month. By then, you’ll join me, and we’ll fatten her up.”

“That will do,” Josette laughed. “Once I’m there, I’ll probably end up raising two little pigs!”

Kaitlyn laughed along. “Mom, I’m in my fifties, and you’re still calling me a pig.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Josette smiled. “No matter how old you get, you’re still my baby.”

“Exactly,” Rebecca chimed in. “Even when you’re 80, you’ll still be her baby.”

Josette cracked up. “Then the pressure is on me. I’d better live to 120.”

“You will,” Rebecca and Kaitlyn said in perfect unison, making Josette laugh until she had to wipe her

eyes.

The three of them talked, dreaming about their future. In a month, Rebecca would bring Josette to Kaitlyn’s city, and they’d reunite as a family.

Josette had been nervous about moving across the country at her age, but now she was buzzing with

excitement.

The troupe had three days of shows in this city. Rebecca stayed four days total, and Kaitlyn never left her

side.

On the last night, they were about to part. Rebecca was heading to the next stop, and Kaitlyn was going

home.

Rebecca asked Lauren for permission to stay in Kaitlyn’s room, never expecting to meet a man there.

It was Kaitlyn’s son, Gabriel Perry. He was nothing like Emmett.

Rebecca had always known she had a cousin, but since they’d never met, she’d never let herself hope for

Even her parents weren’t so close to her, so what could she expect from a cousin she had never met

before?

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Yet Gabriel wasn’t like anyone else. He wore gold–rimmed glasses and business suits even in the summer heat. His voice was soft, and his eyes were gentle.

She suddenly felt shy, like a kid meeting an elder, she was more nervous than she’d been with Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn reminded him. “Son, put away that seriousness. You’re freaking her out.”

He cleared his throat awkwardly. “Well, I’ve never had a sibling, so I kind of don’t know how to act. “Just be yourself.” She patted his shoulder. “You act older than me, giving me goosebumps.”

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