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fumed quietly.
So he really could turn them down to their faces.
That rat!
She hadn’t been sure he would be able to, but he did.
Ginny looked like she wasn’t surprised and glared at her father, but Brittany started to protest.
“You promised!” she said, tears filling her pretty eyes.
Richard tried again to explain, then looked at Lily pleadingly.
Now he wanted her help?
The weasel!
But it was Nick who jumped in and saved the day.
“Lily,” he said, but looked at poor Brittany. “Maybe it’s better that the girls are here this weekend. I mean, I know you wanted it to be a surprise, but it is going to be Brittany’s present, and this way, she can design it herself and even help us build it, if she wants. It’ll be fun.”
“What?” Brittany asked, eyes still watery, but perking up at the word present.
“You’re building my daughter a present?” Richard asked.
Now she was his daughter.
That was great, Lily thought. Just great.
Richard didn’t even remember what his own daughter wanted, Lily suspected, though she had told him, but Nick apparently knew.
“Yeah. We’ll make a weekend of it,” Nick said, like he couldn’t wait to get started. “We’ll need to come up with a design tonight and head to the home builder’s store for supplies, and we’ll start building first thing in the morning. What do you say, Brittany?”
“You and Jake are gonna build me a tree house?” she asked, sniffling and drying her tears.
“That’s the plan. It was going to be a surprise, but maybe its better this way. Since you’re going to be here,” Nick said, shooting a look at Richard that had him squirming, “you can tell us exactly what you want and pick out paint colors and everything.”
Lily watched as her daughter’s face went from sad and stormy to happy and excited. Ginny looked relieved, Jake extremely pleased. He must have told Nick about Brittany wanting a tree house and Lily being unsure if she trusted herself to do the project.
“I want to help,” Brittany told Nick.
“Okay. Let’s go to the backyard and see what kind of tree we have to work with.”
She put her little hand into Nick’s and followed him into the backyard, Ginny and Jake going after them.
Lily just smiled up at Richard. “Well, I guess we’ll see you…whenever.”
He looked all put out, then practically yelled, “This is my weekend with them, after all.”
“I know, but if you can’t make it, you can’t make it, Richard.”
He threw his hands up in the air. “And exactly who is that man?”
“He told you. He’s our new neighbor. Isn’t he just great?”
And then Lily turned around—leaving her ex standing there fuming—and followed the weekend tree house construction crew into her backyard.
By the time Lily made it into the backyard, Nick had the kiddie construction crew organized and heading off to follow his orders.
Brittany was headed upstairs to find a book with a picture of exactly what she wanted for her tree house. Ginny was getting a tape measure from the kitchen, and Jake was headed to his house for a ladder.
Nick stood leaning against the biggest tree in her backyard, waiting, looking a little unsure of his reception.
“You mad at me?” he asked, when Lily made it to his side.
She thought about it, then admitted, “No. Not really.”
“You sure?”
“Gee, Nick, why would I be mad?”
“Because I jumped into a situation that was none of my business,” he said. “Gave your ex the idea there was something going on between us, when there really isn’t. Made sure he had to face the girls before walking out on them this weekend, which was really not my decision to make, and then promised your daughter a tree house that you might not want her to have.”
Lily nodded. “Yeah. You did. That’s quite a list.”
“So, I’d say you have a right to be mad.” He looked a bit sheepish, as if to say he just couldn’t help himself. “I just want you to know, I would have stayed
So he really could turn them down to their faces.
That rat!
She hadn’t been sure he would be able to, but he did.
Ginny looked like she wasn’t surprised and glared at her father, but Brittany started to protest.
“You promised!” she said, tears filling her pretty eyes.
Richard tried again to explain, then looked at Lily pleadingly.
Now he wanted her help?
The weasel!
But it was Nick who jumped in and saved the day.
“Lily,” he said, but looked at poor Brittany. “Maybe it’s better that the girls are here this weekend. I mean, I know you wanted it to be a surprise, but it is going to be Brittany’s present, and this way, she can design it herself and even help us build it, if she wants. It’ll be fun.”
“What?” Brittany asked, eyes still watery, but perking up at the word present.
“You’re building my daughter a present?” Richard asked.
Now she was his daughter.
That was great, Lily thought. Just great.
Richard didn’t even remember what his own daughter wanted, Lily suspected, though she had told him, but Nick apparently knew.
“Yeah. We’ll make a weekend of it,” Nick said, like he couldn’t wait to get started. “We’ll need to come up with a design tonight and head to the home builder’s store for supplies, and we’ll start building first thing in the morning. What do you say, Brittany?”
“You and Jake are gonna build me a tree house?” she asked, sniffling and drying her tears.
“That’s the plan. It was going to be a surprise, but maybe its better this way. Since you’re going to be here,” Nick said, shooting a look at Richard that had him squirming, “you can tell us exactly what you want and pick out paint colors and everything.”
Lily watched as her daughter’s face went from sad and stormy to happy and excited. Ginny looked relieved, Jake extremely pleased. He must have told Nick about Brittany wanting a tree house and Lily being unsure if she trusted herself to do the project.
“I want to help,” Brittany told Nick.
“Okay. Let’s go to the backyard and see what kind of tree we have to work with.”
She put her little hand into Nick’s and followed him into the backyard, Ginny and Jake going after them.
Lily just smiled up at Richard. “Well, I guess we’ll see you…whenever.”
He looked all put out, then practically yelled, “This is my weekend with them, after all.”
“I know, but if you can’t make it, you can’t make it, Richard.”
He threw his hands up in the air. “And exactly who is that man?”
“He told you. He’s our new neighbor. Isn’t he just great?”
And then Lily turned around—leaving her ex standing there fuming—and followed the weekend tree house construction crew into her backyard.
By the time Lily made it into the backyard, Nick had the kiddie construction crew organized and heading off to follow his orders.
Brittany was headed upstairs to find a book with a picture of exactly what she wanted for her tree house. Ginny was getting a tape measure from the kitchen, and Jake was headed to his house for a ladder.
Nick stood leaning against the biggest tree in her backyard, waiting, looking a little unsure of his reception.
“You mad at me?” he asked, when Lily made it to his side.
She thought about it, then admitted, “No. Not really.”
“You sure?”
“Gee, Nick, why would I be mad?”
“Because I jumped into a situation that was none of my business,” he said. “Gave your ex the idea there was something going on between us, when there really isn’t. Made sure he had to face the girls before walking out on them this weekend, which was really not my decision to make, and then promised your daughter a tree house that you might not want her to have.”
Lily nodded. “Yeah. You did. That’s quite a list.”
“So, I’d say you have a right to be mad.” He looked a bit sheepish, as if to say he just couldn’t help himself. “I just want you to know, I would have stayed
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