Chapter 177: Jewel

Her two weeks in California had flown by. She wasn't happy with the bank account, but enjoyed ordering and buying things for the guys. She did it subtly so they couldn't object, and she also set up a monthly donation to the Standing Stone Woman's Organization, which helped teen and single mothers get on their feet. She went to fundraisers with Angela and promised to help organize a small one to get her feet wet.

She loved the guys in the band and they treated her like family. She gave them an open invitation to visit, but after the band's drummer, Lefty, interrupted an intimate play session in the gazebo, she decided to make a change. She baked three dozen muffins and waited for everyone to arrive on Sunday morning. They were barbequing that afternoon at Krispin and Angela's home next door, but the guys didn't miss her weekend morning treats.

She left the room when they all sat at the table smothering her blueberry muffins with butter and drinking coffee. She returned with a large ye