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fast she almost bashed his nose
in. “Isn't that what you want? Your ex-wife...”
“You're not my
ex-wife.” He tugged his wedding ring from his finger and
showed her. “You're Lauren. Your name is on my ring. And
your name will be on the title deed to my house as well. It will be
on everything I own.”
She started to shake her head
but Reid pressed a finger to her lips.
“You are mine, Lauren.
Truly mine. What is mine is yours. And what is yours is mine. That
means...” he went on before she could speak. “...that
your troubles are mine as well. Those Dire Wolves had better stay
far, far away from you and Eddie,” he growled.
CHAPTER
TWENTY-SIX
Lauren pushed herself up on
her toes and gave Reid a kiss at the door. “Bye, have a good
day at work.” She smiled against his lips, and whispered,
“Love ya.”
Reid wrapped one arm around
her waist and pulled her flush against him. “Love ya, and I
miss you already,” he drawled and kissed her deep and long.
They pulled apart only when
they heard Eddie giggling. “Eww! Stop kissing!”
Lauren turned and saw Eddie
covering his eyes with his jam-smeared fingers. Reid laughed and
called out, “Bye, buddy! Take care of your Aunt Lauren while
I'm at work. I'll see you both tonight.”
The boy grinned and pounded
his chest like a caveman. “Don't worry, sir. You have a man
in the house!”
Lauren rolled her eyes at her
nephew. “Finish your milk and go wash up. You're wearing your
breakfast. You have jam all over your face and shirt.”
Reid gave her another kiss on
the cheek and said, “You know how to reach me.” He
sneaked Eddie a glance and lowered his voice. “You know the
way to…?”
“Yeah, I do. Don't
worry! We'll be fine. Go!” She made a shooing motion with
her hand.
She watched her husband drive
off and stood at the door waving with a goofy smile on her face. Her
husband. Lauren's smile widened.
She was well and truly
married. And she wasn't just a faceless mail-order bride. She was
his wife, a wife he loved and cherished. She had come to Shadow
Point expecting to enter into a loveless, passionless marriage of
convenience. Instead, she had found love.
“You look happy, Aunt
Lauren,” Eddie observed, putting down his empty glass. He was
sporting a milk mustache and had globs of jam on his cheeks.
“And you look a mess,”
she said, planting one hand on her hip. “Go wash up. And comb
your hair. We're going out.”
Eddie scrambled off his
chair. “Where are we going?”
“I want to look for a
job in town,” Lauren replied as she cleared away the plates
from the breakfast table.
Lauren knew Reid would
provide well for them, but she wanted to contribute to the family
finances. Reid worked hard and earned a decent wage, but he still
had to pay the mortgage and all their household expenses. And now,
his household had just ballooned. Instead of providing for just one
person, he now had an additional two mouths to feed.
“Did you say a job?”
Eddie appeared, with water dripping from his face and hands. “You
used to work in a shoe shop, right?”
“Yep,” Lauren
answered cheerfully as she washed up everything in the sink. “I'm
hoping that one of the shops in town will hire me.”
Eddie shrugged.
Lauren looked up and frowned.
“You didn't comb your hair.”
“I combed it with my
fingers.”
“Go comb it again with
a comb,” she ordered. “Now.”
Eddie started to grumble.
“Before we hit the
town, we'll be visiting your school.”
His grumbling ceased
instantaneously. “My school?” The boy gaped at her.
“Uh-huh. Reid said
there's a great preschool just round the corner. We'll go see the
schoolhouse and perhaps talk to some of the teachers. You have to
see if you like the school before we send you there.”
Eddie whooped, his face
glowing. “I'm going to school! For real! Yippee!” He
ran to comb his hair and change his clothes. “Hurry up, Aunt
Lauren!”
“What's the hurry?”
Lauren laughed and
in. “Isn't that what you want? Your ex-wife...”
“You're not my
ex-wife.” He tugged his wedding ring from his finger and
showed her. “You're Lauren. Your name is on my ring. And
your name will be on the title deed to my house as well. It will be
on everything I own.”
She started to shake her head
but Reid pressed a finger to her lips.
“You are mine, Lauren.
Truly mine. What is mine is yours. And what is yours is mine. That
means...” he went on before she could speak. “...that
your troubles are mine as well. Those Dire Wolves had better stay
far, far away from you and Eddie,” he growled.
CHAPTER
TWENTY-SIX
Lauren pushed herself up on
her toes and gave Reid a kiss at the door. “Bye, have a good
day at work.” She smiled against his lips, and whispered,
“Love ya.”
Reid wrapped one arm around
her waist and pulled her flush against him. “Love ya, and I
miss you already,” he drawled and kissed her deep and long.
They pulled apart only when
they heard Eddie giggling. “Eww! Stop kissing!”
Lauren turned and saw Eddie
covering his eyes with his jam-smeared fingers. Reid laughed and
called out, “Bye, buddy! Take care of your Aunt Lauren while
I'm at work. I'll see you both tonight.”
The boy grinned and pounded
his chest like a caveman. “Don't worry, sir. You have a man
in the house!”
Lauren rolled her eyes at her
nephew. “Finish your milk and go wash up. You're wearing your
breakfast. You have jam all over your face and shirt.”
Reid gave her another kiss on
the cheek and said, “You know how to reach me.” He
sneaked Eddie a glance and lowered his voice. “You know the
way to…?”
“Yeah, I do. Don't
worry! We'll be fine. Go!” She made a shooing motion with
her hand.
She watched her husband drive
off and stood at the door waving with a goofy smile on her face. Her
husband. Lauren's smile widened.
She was well and truly
married. And she wasn't just a faceless mail-order bride. She was
his wife, a wife he loved and cherished. She had come to Shadow
Point expecting to enter into a loveless, passionless marriage of
convenience. Instead, she had found love.
“You look happy, Aunt
Lauren,” Eddie observed, putting down his empty glass. He was
sporting a milk mustache and had globs of jam on his cheeks.
“And you look a mess,”
she said, planting one hand on her hip. “Go wash up. And comb
your hair. We're going out.”
Eddie scrambled off his
chair. “Where are we going?”
“I want to look for a
job in town,” Lauren replied as she cleared away the plates
from the breakfast table.
Lauren knew Reid would
provide well for them, but she wanted to contribute to the family
finances. Reid worked hard and earned a decent wage, but he still
had to pay the mortgage and all their household expenses. And now,
his household had just ballooned. Instead of providing for just one
person, he now had an additional two mouths to feed.
“Did you say a job?”
Eddie appeared, with water dripping from his face and hands. “You
used to work in a shoe shop, right?”
“Yep,” Lauren
answered cheerfully as she washed up everything in the sink. “I'm
hoping that one of the shops in town will hire me.”
Eddie shrugged.
Lauren looked up and frowned.
“You didn't comb your hair.”
“I combed it with my
fingers.”
“Go comb it again with
a comb,” she ordered. “Now.”
Eddie started to grumble.
“Before we hit the
town, we'll be visiting your school.”
His grumbling ceased
instantaneously. “My school?” The boy gaped at her.
“Uh-huh. Reid said
there's a great preschool just round the corner. We'll go see the
schoolhouse and perhaps talk to some of the teachers. You have to
see if you like the school before we send you there.”
Eddie whooped, his face
glowing. “I'm going to school! For real! Yippee!” He
ran to comb his hair and change his clothes. “Hurry up, Aunt
Lauren!”
“What's the hurry?”
Lauren laughed and
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