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spin him around to face her, recognizing the pain on his face. “Come on, Robbie Robot; tell me what’s up.”
“Don’t call me that. You know I hate it when you use that name.”
“Well, then tell me what the problem is; maybe I can help.” Now that the siblings were both upset, she was glad their parents had taken Sky to the mall.
Robbie looked at her with sorrow in his eyes, “No one can help. I’ve got to work through this on my own.”
“Dammit, Robbie; you’re not leaving this kitchen until you tell me. I can’t stand seeing you like this. I know it’s gotta be something big. Just tell me,” she implored.
“I can’t tell you now. Maybe later.” Yanking himself free from her grasp, he slammed the door on his way out, ignoring or maybe not seeing the look of confusion on Ragan’s face.
Chapter 16
Ragan pulled into a parking spot on the square, nervous about introducing Skylar to James. She worried that if Logan were there, he would see the truth in her eyes. She had to make sure no one learned the whole truth; not her family, not Logan or Cassie, and especially not Adam. Squaring her shoulders, she picked up her son and marched into the sheriff’s office.
Maureen glanced up from her desk at the sound of the door opening, “About time you came by, Ragan Newlin. Come here and let me see that handsome young man.”
Ragan smiled, “Skylar, this is Aunt Mo.” She put her mouth up to his ear and whispered, “She keeps the best cookies in her desk. If you ask nicely, she might give you one.”
Skylar grinned. “Have cookies?”
“Yes, I do,” Maureen replied as she reached into her bottom drawer and pulled out a bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies.
“Pweese?”
“Of course,” she replied as she handed one to him with a huge satiated grin.
“Did I hear somebody say cookies?” James asked as he strode over to Maureen’s desk while eyeing the toddler. “No wonder Robbie figured it out. Hard to mistake those blue eyes.” James reached over and held his hands out to Skylar, grinning when he practically jumped out of Maureen’s arms into his. “I miss Olivia being this age. Everything is so simple to them.”
Ragan smiled as she opened a package of wet wipes to clean the chocolate off Skylar’s face. While she applied the damp cloth, he reached for something behind her, almost throwing himself out of James’ arms. She turned and found Logan standing there, his frown exposing deep wrinkles across his forehead.
James put Skylar down and he ran to Logan, stopping and staring up at him. When he giggled, Logan smiled, unable to resist.
“Skylar, this is your…” she looked over at Logan, waiting for his reaction.
“Uncle Logan,” the deputy finished for her as he swung the child up into his arms and situated him up on his shoulders. “Have you talked to Adam yet?”
“No. That’s my next stop,” she admitted as she shoved her hands in her pockets to hide their shaking.
“He’s working in the studio at the pub this morning. He’ll be there all day.” Logan galloped around the room, holding Skylar’s hands tight and making the boy giggle in delight.
“More, Unca Logan, more.”
After allowing a couple of trips around the office, Ragan reached for Skylar, knowing she couldn’t put off talking to Adam any longer. “I guess I’d better get over there. Come on, big boy; we need to go.”
As she turned to leave, she looked back and saw the frown again on Logan’s face. She hated having to lie to everyone, but it was her only option. Taking Skylar’s hand, she trudged to the door, knowing she had to face Adam and tell another lie about her reasons for leaving.
They meandered down the sidewalk toward the club, looking in all the windows along the way. She tried to put off the inevitable, until she stood in front of the door to the pub. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly to settle her nerves, hoping she could hold it together until this part was
“Don’t call me that. You know I hate it when you use that name.”
“Well, then tell me what the problem is; maybe I can help.” Now that the siblings were both upset, she was glad their parents had taken Sky to the mall.
Robbie looked at her with sorrow in his eyes, “No one can help. I’ve got to work through this on my own.”
“Dammit, Robbie; you’re not leaving this kitchen until you tell me. I can’t stand seeing you like this. I know it’s gotta be something big. Just tell me,” she implored.
“I can’t tell you now. Maybe later.” Yanking himself free from her grasp, he slammed the door on his way out, ignoring or maybe not seeing the look of confusion on Ragan’s face.
Chapter 16
Ragan pulled into a parking spot on the square, nervous about introducing Skylar to James. She worried that if Logan were there, he would see the truth in her eyes. She had to make sure no one learned the whole truth; not her family, not Logan or Cassie, and especially not Adam. Squaring her shoulders, she picked up her son and marched into the sheriff’s office.
Maureen glanced up from her desk at the sound of the door opening, “About time you came by, Ragan Newlin. Come here and let me see that handsome young man.”
Ragan smiled, “Skylar, this is Aunt Mo.” She put her mouth up to his ear and whispered, “She keeps the best cookies in her desk. If you ask nicely, she might give you one.”
Skylar grinned. “Have cookies?”
“Yes, I do,” Maureen replied as she reached into her bottom drawer and pulled out a bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies.
“Pweese?”
“Of course,” she replied as she handed one to him with a huge satiated grin.
“Did I hear somebody say cookies?” James asked as he strode over to Maureen’s desk while eyeing the toddler. “No wonder Robbie figured it out. Hard to mistake those blue eyes.” James reached over and held his hands out to Skylar, grinning when he practically jumped out of Maureen’s arms into his. “I miss Olivia being this age. Everything is so simple to them.”
Ragan smiled as she opened a package of wet wipes to clean the chocolate off Skylar’s face. While she applied the damp cloth, he reached for something behind her, almost throwing himself out of James’ arms. She turned and found Logan standing there, his frown exposing deep wrinkles across his forehead.
James put Skylar down and he ran to Logan, stopping and staring up at him. When he giggled, Logan smiled, unable to resist.
“Skylar, this is your…” she looked over at Logan, waiting for his reaction.
“Uncle Logan,” the deputy finished for her as he swung the child up into his arms and situated him up on his shoulders. “Have you talked to Adam yet?”
“No. That’s my next stop,” she admitted as she shoved her hands in her pockets to hide their shaking.
“He’s working in the studio at the pub this morning. He’ll be there all day.” Logan galloped around the room, holding Skylar’s hands tight and making the boy giggle in delight.
“More, Unca Logan, more.”
After allowing a couple of trips around the office, Ragan reached for Skylar, knowing she couldn’t put off talking to Adam any longer. “I guess I’d better get over there. Come on, big boy; we need to go.”
As she turned to leave, she looked back and saw the frown again on Logan’s face. She hated having to lie to everyone, but it was her only option. Taking Skylar’s hand, she trudged to the door, knowing she had to face Adam and tell another lie about her reasons for leaving.
They meandered down the sidewalk toward the club, looking in all the windows along the way. She tried to put off the inevitable, until she stood in front of the door to the pub. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly to settle her nerves, hoping she could hold it together until this part was
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