When they finally arrived, Emily was surprised how quickly the time had passed as they laughed and talked about random things. Justin's sense of humor was actually really similar to hers. How had she never noticed that before?
She supposed she should have guessed after he teased her with that Pepe le Pew shirt last Christmas. That kind of gift could only come from someone with an odd sense of humor.
"My mom can be a little exuberant," he warned as they got out of the car. "Don't let her scare you."
Scare her? It would take a lot to scare her. She was about to say so when the door swung open and a petite redheaded woman grabbed Justin, who was almost two full heads taller than her, and practically lifted him off the ground in a hug.
"Oh, my baby! It's so good to see you! Are you eating okay? You look so thin!"
Emily stifled a laugh when she heard Justin referred to as 'baby' and saw how completely mortified he looked. A little exuberant indeed.
