Chapter 56

"You're condoning his behavior?" Brock asked Aurora incredulously in regards to my agreement with his earlier statement. She cleared her throat before replying. "I'm not condoning it, I'm just picking and choosing my battles." She replied to which my mother burst out laughing at. Everyone gave her a questioning look as she bent over while grasping the marble countertop for support. "What's so funny, Ma?" Brock asked, clearly as confused as the rest of us. "That is EXACTLY what I used to tell myself when your father and I had first started dating." She rasped out while wiping away the moisture that had accumulated under her eyes. I shook my head and smiled before saying a few parting words. Pulling Aurora along behind me, I made my way to the pool house where we'd be staying. "I say we christen the table, what do you think?" I whispered hotly into Aurora's ear once we stepped through the door. Pulling her against my body, I ground my h