backwards, her bare feet skidding on the polished floor. Glancing over her shoulder she saw Dylan rapidly approaching and she just managed to duck behind the eldest Savage before Dylan stormed into the room. She was set to take off again when Chris caught her arm and pulled her from behind him to stand along side Dylan.
Giving them both a stern look, Chris spoke for their ears only, “Have y'all gone crazy? There are visitors in this house. Stop behaving like brats and mind yourselves.” Taking a handkerchief from his pocket, he handed the white cotton square to Dylan and motioned for him to clean the blood from his forehead. Taking in Carolina's wild-woman appearance, he shook his head in disbelief knowing his pockets contained nothing that could even begin to smooth out her rough edges. Giving them one last look of warning Chris stepped aside ordering, “Now greet your guests.”
With her head filled with imaginings of Dylan lying atop Liz, rutting wildly, telling the stale tart that he loved and prized her above all women, Carolina silently fumed. However, feeling duty bound she spoke with great sincerity to the large group, “First of all I'd like to thank Vega, Chris and all of the Savages for making me and my boys feel we are family. My heart fills and my spirits brighten every time I think of the motherly affection August has shown me and my children especially over the last few days as the stress surrounding the wedding plans has really begun to take its toll on a few of us. I'm of a mind to say that I almost don't want to marry Dylan for fear of ever loosing him or any of you as I did with the majority of my own kin. But I know we must move forward and no matter in what direction we travel, be it on the same or different paths, I know wholeheartedly now as it will always be, that I'm more than I'd ever imagined thanks to being nurtured at the bosom of the extended Savage Clan.” She inched away from Dylan. “Next, I'd like to thank everyone for taking the time to come out and help us celebrate our pending nuptials. I look forward to becoming better acquainted with you all and hope to grow into the type of person you'd look forward to considering as a close and trusted friend.” Moving further from him, she swatted at Dylan's hand when his fingers tried to grip her wrist. “Enjoy yourselves and if I'm unable to tell each of you personally tonight, I say now, with the utmost sincerity, that your being here means the world to me,” and with that she
Giving them both a stern look, Chris spoke for their ears only, “Have y'all gone crazy? There are visitors in this house. Stop behaving like brats and mind yourselves.” Taking a handkerchief from his pocket, he handed the white cotton square to Dylan and motioned for him to clean the blood from his forehead. Taking in Carolina's wild-woman appearance, he shook his head in disbelief knowing his pockets contained nothing that could even begin to smooth out her rough edges. Giving them one last look of warning Chris stepped aside ordering, “Now greet your guests.”
With her head filled with imaginings of Dylan lying atop Liz, rutting wildly, telling the stale tart that he loved and prized her above all women, Carolina silently fumed. However, feeling duty bound she spoke with great sincerity to the large group, “First of all I'd like to thank Vega, Chris and all of the Savages for making me and my boys feel we are family. My heart fills and my spirits brighten every time I think of the motherly affection August has shown me and my children especially over the last few days as the stress surrounding the wedding plans has really begun to take its toll on a few of us. I'm of a mind to say that I almost don't want to marry Dylan for fear of ever loosing him or any of you as I did with the majority of my own kin. But I know we must move forward and no matter in what direction we travel, be it on the same or different paths, I know wholeheartedly now as it will always be, that I'm more than I'd ever imagined thanks to being nurtured at the bosom of the extended Savage Clan.” She inched away from Dylan. “Next, I'd like to thank everyone for taking the time to come out and help us celebrate our pending nuptials. I look forward to becoming better acquainted with you all and hope to grow into the type of person you'd look forward to considering as a close and trusted friend.” Moving further from him, she swatted at Dylan's hand when his fingers tried to grip her wrist. “Enjoy yourselves and if I'm unable to tell each of you personally tonight, I say now, with the utmost sincerity, that your being here means the world to me,” and with that she