Chapter 47

JESSIE As I sit at the large table in the dining room that we rarely use, I look around at Liam, Mikey and Conor as we all wait for Shane. “Any idea why he’s called this meeting?” Liam asks me. “Me? None at all.” I shake my head. “I thought one of you might?” Shane spent the night with me, but he got up early this morning, although he at least kissed me this time before he snuck out of bed. “Not a clue,” Conor frowns. The sound of the door opening makes us all look up. Shane strides into the room with a serious expression on his face. I share a quick side glance with his brothers and wonder which one of us is in trouble now. “What’s going on, bro?” Mikey asks as Shane sits down at the table. He rubs a hand over his jaw and frowns, and then he looks at me. “Jessie here has decided that she’d like to stay. Isn’t that right?” “Yes,” I swallow as I glance around the room nervously. “Oh, I didn’t realize we were doing this now?” Liam says as he grins at me and Conor and Mikey mumble as thou