The Vineyard: Ch. 05 – Revelations
CHAPTER 5 – Revelations The following summer, the beach house in Zapallar welcomed its first full family gathering. The invitation had arrived on thick cream cardstock. Elegant *********** across the front read: “A Weekend of Sun and Sea, Come as You Are.” Ben and Lainey pulled up first, just before mid-morning. Ben stepped out of the SUV. He stood at average height with brown wavy hair and a light scratchy beard that looked lived-in rather than styled. He shifted Valentina onto his hip. Her dark curls were tousled from the drive and she looked petite, just like her mother. Lainey followed close behind. Her very petite frame already showed the gentle swell of her second pregnancy Beneath a loose linen cover-up that draped over her bikini. Sean and Emi met them together at the wide …