Chapter 18
Lifting her face to the balmy breeze off the water at the Starfish Café, Ivy sipped the champagne that Josh had ordered to celebrate their new home. She was enjoying the respite from Sunny’s sour attitude.
Her daughter had been curt and dismissive, but more than that, Ivy was genuinely worried about her lack of direction and treatment of Bennett, which was unwarranted. She understood that Sunny resented him because he threatened to take a place in her mother’s heart, but this wasn’t a competition.
To his credit, Bennett wasn’t forcing the issue. Stretching her fingers toward his, she touched his hand. This small gesture did not go unnoticed by Megan, who suppressed a slight grin.
“I can hardly believe that we’ll be living here soon,” Megan said. She clinked Ivy’s flute with
