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seat, her face serious. "It’s not that we don’t want you to adopt us but maybe not right now. Mom and Dad haven’t been...gone that long. Could we wait a while?"
Jared looked at Kate, an uncertain look on his face. Kate reached across the table and covered Amelia’s hand. "That’s fine, sweetheart. We don’t want you to feel uncomfortable about this so why don’t you guys decide when it feels right and then tell us. No matter what, your uncle and I will be here for you and we’ll still be a family. Okay?"
There were nods from the three older children whose faces also showed great relief. Within minutes they were off to play in the large structure that had been set up for the kids.
"Guess I didn’t see that one coming," Jared commented when it was just them and Dani.
Kate nodded. "Me either. But it’s understandable. We’ll just have to be patient for a while. At least we all have the same last name so the connection will be there."
It was late by the time they arrived back home and got the kids settled into bed. It had been a long exciting day for them all. Disappointment filled Kate when Jared disappeared into the library and closed the door. She'd hoped to share the excitement of the day with him.
She hung around the kitchen straightening things but after half an hour, Kate gave up waiting. She turned off the lights in the kitchen and headed upstairs.
At the top of the stairs she paused, looking towards her bedroom and then the master suite. This was the first night she’d gone to bed before Jared. Should she go to her old room where all her stuff still was or go ahead to the master bedroom?
In the end she went to her bedroom to get her pajamas and then went to master suite. They were married now and married people slept in the same bed, especially newlyweds. Kate would just have to trust Jared to let her know if he wanted things differently.
After taking off her clothes, Kate once again paused. Nightgown or sweats? She went to the door and opened it a crack to see if she could hear any movement. Nothing. She went back to the bed and pulled on her sweats. She left her hair braided from earlier and crawled under the covers. She turned her light off , but left the lamp on Jared’s side on.
The room was slightly chilly so Kate burrowed under the blankets, wishing for Jared’s warmth next to her. These early days of spring were hard to adjust to. The days could be warm enough to have all the windows open , but the nights still dropped into the cool range.
Kate thought she might try and stay awake until Jared came upstairs , but in the end she couldn’t keep her eyes open any longer.
*****
Jared tapped the end of the pen on the desk, impatiently waiting for the phone to ring. He’d called over half an hour ago. Surely Garth Davis checked that phone line or at least had an alert forwarded to him when a call came in. He hadn’t met with Garth at the end of this mission. His former supervisor had gotten a promotion and a new guy had stepped into the role to debrief him after everything was done. The switch had happened while he was in the field, so it had been the first time he’d met Keith Donovan.
Because he’d made contact in January as planned, there was no alarm sounded when the helicopter accident occurred. As far as Keith Donovan had been concerned, Jared was still on the job carrying out the mission directive. He’d been shocked to hear of what had transpired in the final two months before Jared had come in. Which left him with one question…who had phoned Kate and told her he was dead? She couldn’t recall a name and certainly, with the way this looked, the person wouldn’t have given a real one regardless.
Well, ok, he had one other question…who wanted him dead? More and more it appeared that the helicopter crash had been planned specifically to get rid of him.
While waiting, Jared switched on his laptop. Once it was up and connected to the internet, he checked out the email
Jared looked at Kate, an uncertain look on his face. Kate reached across the table and covered Amelia’s hand. "That’s fine, sweetheart. We don’t want you to feel uncomfortable about this so why don’t you guys decide when it feels right and then tell us. No matter what, your uncle and I will be here for you and we’ll still be a family. Okay?"
There were nods from the three older children whose faces also showed great relief. Within minutes they were off to play in the large structure that had been set up for the kids.
"Guess I didn’t see that one coming," Jared commented when it was just them and Dani.
Kate nodded. "Me either. But it’s understandable. We’ll just have to be patient for a while. At least we all have the same last name so the connection will be there."
It was late by the time they arrived back home and got the kids settled into bed. It had been a long exciting day for them all. Disappointment filled Kate when Jared disappeared into the library and closed the door. She'd hoped to share the excitement of the day with him.
She hung around the kitchen straightening things but after half an hour, Kate gave up waiting. She turned off the lights in the kitchen and headed upstairs.
At the top of the stairs she paused, looking towards her bedroom and then the master suite. This was the first night she’d gone to bed before Jared. Should she go to her old room where all her stuff still was or go ahead to the master bedroom?
In the end she went to her bedroom to get her pajamas and then went to master suite. They were married now and married people slept in the same bed, especially newlyweds. Kate would just have to trust Jared to let her know if he wanted things differently.
After taking off her clothes, Kate once again paused. Nightgown or sweats? She went to the door and opened it a crack to see if she could hear any movement. Nothing. She went back to the bed and pulled on her sweats. She left her hair braided from earlier and crawled under the covers. She turned her light off , but left the lamp on Jared’s side on.
The room was slightly chilly so Kate burrowed under the blankets, wishing for Jared’s warmth next to her. These early days of spring were hard to adjust to. The days could be warm enough to have all the windows open , but the nights still dropped into the cool range.
Kate thought she might try and stay awake until Jared came upstairs , but in the end she couldn’t keep her eyes open any longer.
*****
Jared tapped the end of the pen on the desk, impatiently waiting for the phone to ring. He’d called over half an hour ago. Surely Garth Davis checked that phone line or at least had an alert forwarded to him when a call came in. He hadn’t met with Garth at the end of this mission. His former supervisor had gotten a promotion and a new guy had stepped into the role to debrief him after everything was done. The switch had happened while he was in the field, so it had been the first time he’d met Keith Donovan.
Because he’d made contact in January as planned, there was no alarm sounded when the helicopter accident occurred. As far as Keith Donovan had been concerned, Jared was still on the job carrying out the mission directive. He’d been shocked to hear of what had transpired in the final two months before Jared had come in. Which left him with one question…who had phoned Kate and told her he was dead? She couldn’t recall a name and certainly, with the way this looked, the person wouldn’t have given a real one regardless.
Well, ok, he had one other question…who wanted him dead? More and more it appeared that the helicopter crash had been planned specifically to get rid of him.
While waiting, Jared switched on his laptop. Once it was up and connected to the internet, he checked out the email
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