Reserved

by Tracy Ewens

  “Good job, My Travis. I was scared when she started to cry, but you did it.”

  “I did. We did it. The lunch box was a great idea.”

  Paige nodded and kissed Makenna on the cheek. “See, now I don’t have to sneak My Travis. He’ll just be here, living with us. Cookies all the time. Sierra better watch out.”

  They all laughed. Makenna met Travis’s eyes and everything fell into place. It was different, but so right. She supposed it was just like her father had told her on the tractor that day. Things might get a little crazy, but it would be an adventure and eventually everyone would find a seat.

  Acknowledgements

  I would like to thank:

  Katie McCoach, my editor, for keeping me sane. Relatively speaking.

  The cities of Los Angeles and Pasadena for providing endless corners of discovery.

  My family for putting up with my closed door, imaginary friends, and often absent mind.

  My mom, and all moms who make time to play burrito, even when they are tired or doing it all on their own.

  Tracy Ewens shares a beautiful piece of the desert with her husband and three children in New River, Arizona. She is a recovered theatre major that blogs from the laundry room.

  Reserved is her fifth novel, and the fourth in her A Love Story series.

  Tracy is a horrible cook, wishes she could speak Italian, and bakes a mean Snickerdoodle.