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not, Logan would definitely protect Tanner.
With the baby nestled into her arms, she walked to the door. Mia resisted stopping by the dresser mirror to check her appearance. For reasons she didn’t want to explore, it was best that she looked her worst when she was around her “host."
Mia found Logan in the kitchen. He had the phone sandwiched between his ear and shoulder and he was making breakfast. Scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. The toast popped up the moment he turned in her direction.
Mia took a deep breath.
She’d braced herself for his possible reaction to her less-than-stellar appearance, but she hadn’t braced herself for his appearance. No black suit this morning. He was barefooted and wore faded jeans and a plain white cotton tee that seemed to accentuate every muscle in his body.
He wasn’t bulky like a bodybuilder, but it was obvious he spent time working out.
It was also obvious that her body responded to that mouthwatering physique in a basic, female kind of way. Fortunately, her common sense calmed that reaction.
However, a different kind of feeling returned when she spotted the laptop on the counter.
Logan had apparently been surfing the net for baby information. The page on the screen was titled Your Baby’s First Six Months.
That riled her. How could she stop Logan from wanting to be part of Tanner’s life? But Mia already knew the answer to that.
She couldn’t.
Logan said goodbye to the caller, slipped his phone into his pocket and tipped his head to Tanner. "Is he awake?"
Mia glanced down to confirm what she already knew."Not quite. He’s still in that newborn stage, which you probably know means he sleeps a lot."
“Yeah" He glanced at the computer screen and then back at her as if trying go gauge her reaction. "I read that. Lots of sleep. Nursing every three to four hours."
“That means lots of diaper changes, too. And he’s out of them. I could use a change of clothes, as well."
“They’re on the way. One of my team collected some things from your house and is bringing them over."
“Oh. Good." Though it made her uncomfortable to know that someone had gone through her house.
“Is that okay with you?" He proceeded to dish up two plates of food.
Mia shrugged. "I’m a private person."
“So I gathered," He deposited the plates on the table, along with some silverware and glasses of orange juice. "Is that because of what happened to your parents?"
She sat at the table when he did, “I suppose," She changed the subject. "How’s Collena doing this morning?" Mia preferred that subject to anything personal about Tanner or her.
“Better." He glanced at Tanner when the baby made a small sound."I still have guards at the hospital and they’ll stay there until I’m sure she’s safe."
“How long will that be?"
“Hopefully not long, I have team members who’ll have a chat with Genevieve and her lawyer, Royce Foreman. Oh, and the police managed to pick up Donnie Bishop."
Mia certainly hadn’t expected that to happen so soon."Really? They found him?" That helped her stomach settle down a bit.
“Yep. Near the hospital. They cuffed him and put him in lockup, but so far he’s refused to say anything. He did make one phone calk though. Not to his lawyer, either. To Genevieve."
“They’re friends?" Mia asked, surprised.
“More like acquaintances."
“So, maybe she called a lawyer for him." Mia nibbled at the piece of buttered toast."And maybe Donnie was after Collena, because she’s the one who could uncover evidence to send him to prison. He could have been the gunman in the car."
Logan sipped his juice and made a sound of agreement. And just like that, that particular conversation seemed to be tapped out. The room went silent.
Uncomfortably silent.
Mia suddenly became aware of how intimate it felt to be sitting in Logan’s pj’s, in his kitchen, eating breakfast that he’d prepared. She also noticed Logan glancing at Tanner again. Her
With the baby nestled into her arms, she walked to the door. Mia resisted stopping by the dresser mirror to check her appearance. For reasons she didn’t want to explore, it was best that she looked her worst when she was around her “host."
Mia found Logan in the kitchen. He had the phone sandwiched between his ear and shoulder and he was making breakfast. Scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. The toast popped up the moment he turned in her direction.
Mia took a deep breath.
She’d braced herself for his possible reaction to her less-than-stellar appearance, but she hadn’t braced herself for his appearance. No black suit this morning. He was barefooted and wore faded jeans and a plain white cotton tee that seemed to accentuate every muscle in his body.
He wasn’t bulky like a bodybuilder, but it was obvious he spent time working out.
It was also obvious that her body responded to that mouthwatering physique in a basic, female kind of way. Fortunately, her common sense calmed that reaction.
However, a different kind of feeling returned when she spotted the laptop on the counter.
Logan had apparently been surfing the net for baby information. The page on the screen was titled Your Baby’s First Six Months.
That riled her. How could she stop Logan from wanting to be part of Tanner’s life? But Mia already knew the answer to that.
She couldn’t.
Logan said goodbye to the caller, slipped his phone into his pocket and tipped his head to Tanner. "Is he awake?"
Mia glanced down to confirm what she already knew."Not quite. He’s still in that newborn stage, which you probably know means he sleeps a lot."
“Yeah" He glanced at the computer screen and then back at her as if trying go gauge her reaction. "I read that. Lots of sleep. Nursing every three to four hours."
“That means lots of diaper changes, too. And he’s out of them. I could use a change of clothes, as well."
“They’re on the way. One of my team collected some things from your house and is bringing them over."
“Oh. Good." Though it made her uncomfortable to know that someone had gone through her house.
“Is that okay with you?" He proceeded to dish up two plates of food.
Mia shrugged. "I’m a private person."
“So I gathered," He deposited the plates on the table, along with some silverware and glasses of orange juice. "Is that because of what happened to your parents?"
She sat at the table when he did, “I suppose," She changed the subject. "How’s Collena doing this morning?" Mia preferred that subject to anything personal about Tanner or her.
“Better." He glanced at Tanner when the baby made a small sound."I still have guards at the hospital and they’ll stay there until I’m sure she’s safe."
“How long will that be?"
“Hopefully not long, I have team members who’ll have a chat with Genevieve and her lawyer, Royce Foreman. Oh, and the police managed to pick up Donnie Bishop."
Mia certainly hadn’t expected that to happen so soon."Really? They found him?" That helped her stomach settle down a bit.
“Yep. Near the hospital. They cuffed him and put him in lockup, but so far he’s refused to say anything. He did make one phone calk though. Not to his lawyer, either. To Genevieve."
“They’re friends?" Mia asked, surprised.
“More like acquaintances."
“So, maybe she called a lawyer for him." Mia nibbled at the piece of buttered toast."And maybe Donnie was after Collena, because she’s the one who could uncover evidence to send him to prison. He could have been the gunman in the car."
Logan sipped his juice and made a sound of agreement. And just like that, that particular conversation seemed to be tapped out. The room went silent.
Uncomfortably silent.
Mia suddenly became aware of how intimate it felt to be sitting in Logan’s pj’s, in his kitchen, eating breakfast that he’d prepared. She also noticed Logan glancing at Tanner again. Her
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