She probably should have moved out of the family home a long time ago. With both her sisters gone, her father in Washington most of the year, Rafe doing his own thing and Justin busy with school and work, she felt like a fish out of water rambling around in the big house. So, she could have not been more surprised when she walked into the kitchen and found both of her sisters seated at the island counter chatting like they’d done as teenagers. “Oh, my goodness!” She dropped her bag on the table and ran to her sisters. The trio kissed and hugged and giggled in delight. “What are ya’ll doing here?” She glanced from one to the other in amazement as they took seats around the counter. “This is a big legislative week on Capital Hill. Preston is working almost twenty-four hours a day. I told him I was going home for the weekend and he nodded and waved,” Lee Ann said, laughing. “I still don’t think he realizes I’m gone.” “And what about you, Mrs. Hampton? You’re still a newly, newlywed, girl.
