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He didn’t want you to get
attached to Carolyn if things between them didn’t work out.”
“Well, things worked out, and now I’m supposed to live with
a woman I barely know.”
“Can I remind you of something before you go and get all mad
at Carolyn?”
She batted Mark’s blue eyes in his direction. Damn the girl
was going to slay the boys someday. “She doesn’t know you either. If I had to
guess, I’d bet she’s as nervous as you are about living here with you.”
“Why would she be nervous about me? I’m just a kid.”
“After what happened tonight, I’d have to say that’s not
true.” Craig watched as her face turned three shades of red. “And there isn’t
anyone your dad loves more than you.”
“Except her.”
“No, Leah. He loves you both, but you come first. You always
have. So from where I’m sitting, I’d have to say you’ve got the advantage.”
Leah looked at him with a glint in her eye. “You really
think so?”
“I didn’t tell you that so you’d boss her around.”
“I know. You told me so I’d feel better, and I do.” She
leaned over and kissed his cheek.
He put his hand over her face and pushed her to the other
side of the couch. She giggled as she pulled the throw from the back of the
couch around her shoulders. “Are we going to watch this movie or what?”
Chapter 10
Melissa pinched Ben’s toe as she reached for the phone.
She’d finally gotten Henry down for a late afternoon nap and she couldn’t wait
another second to talk to Allie.
“I tried to call you earlier,” Melissa said when Allie
answered. “But you weren’t home. Big plans this weekend?”
“I went for a run this morning before church,” Allie
explained. “I’m glad I did since the sky opened up during the service. I’ve
been kinda holed up today being lazy.”
“It’s a good day to hole up. I had to run to the grocery
store and I got soaked.” She stretched out on the floor in the corpse pose to
the relief of her aching back. “So, how was your weekend?”
“You mean my date?” Allie asked. “I know that’s why you’re
calling.”
“Well, I waited two days to call. I thought that was plenty
of time for you to be objective about the dentist.”
“I went out with the dentist last night.”
Oh, no. How like Allie to jump in with both feet and leave
common sense at the door. She really was desperate for a date to the wedding.
“Two dates in one weekend? Did you hit the jackpot out of the gate?”
“One date. One emergency.”
“What emergency?” Melissa asked. “Is everything okay?”
“One of the girls I teach started her period.”
“Oh. Okay.” Wait, Melissa thought, her sleep deprived mommy
mind two steps behind as usual. “Why were you involved with this?”
“It was Leah, with the dysfunctional uncle who hit me in the
car. The guy is…”
Melissa held her breath. There had to be something about
this guy for Allie to obsess about him again.
“He’s totally immature,” Allie continued. “His niece gets
her period and he’s so inept, he calls her piano teacher. Thankfully, Leah was
more grateful to have a woman around than embarrassed. She’s an absolute doll.
He, on the other hand, is a Neanderthal. Not only did I have to reschedule my
date with Allen the dentist, but he got inside my head about my outfit. I swear
he may as well have come along for dinner the next night.”
Hummmm. So she was thinking of the immature uncle when on
her date with the dentist. “So the date didn’t go well?”
“It went. He’s sort of attractive, if you overlook the
thinning hair and his enormous ego. His practice is thriving. He’s just
upgraded his Mercedes. His ex-wife is a lying bitch, but he’s not bitter. Total
nightmare. And I swear the whole night he kept looking at my teeth.”
Melissa sat up and attempted to do the fire log pose with
the phone tucked between her shoulder and her chin. “You have beautiful teeth.”
“And yet it wouldn’t
attached to Carolyn if things between them didn’t work out.”
“Well, things worked out, and now I’m supposed to live with
a woman I barely know.”
“Can I remind you of something before you go and get all mad
at Carolyn?”
She batted Mark’s blue eyes in his direction. Damn the girl
was going to slay the boys someday. “She doesn’t know you either. If I had to
guess, I’d bet she’s as nervous as you are about living here with you.”
“Why would she be nervous about me? I’m just a kid.”
“After what happened tonight, I’d have to say that’s not
true.” Craig watched as her face turned three shades of red. “And there isn’t
anyone your dad loves more than you.”
“Except her.”
“No, Leah. He loves you both, but you come first. You always
have. So from where I’m sitting, I’d have to say you’ve got the advantage.”
Leah looked at him with a glint in her eye. “You really
think so?”
“I didn’t tell you that so you’d boss her around.”
“I know. You told me so I’d feel better, and I do.” She
leaned over and kissed his cheek.
He put his hand over her face and pushed her to the other
side of the couch. She giggled as she pulled the throw from the back of the
couch around her shoulders. “Are we going to watch this movie or what?”
Chapter 10
Melissa pinched Ben’s toe as she reached for the phone.
She’d finally gotten Henry down for a late afternoon nap and she couldn’t wait
another second to talk to Allie.
“I tried to call you earlier,” Melissa said when Allie
answered. “But you weren’t home. Big plans this weekend?”
“I went for a run this morning before church,” Allie
explained. “I’m glad I did since the sky opened up during the service. I’ve
been kinda holed up today being lazy.”
“It’s a good day to hole up. I had to run to the grocery
store and I got soaked.” She stretched out on the floor in the corpse pose to
the relief of her aching back. “So, how was your weekend?”
“You mean my date?” Allie asked. “I know that’s why you’re
calling.”
“Well, I waited two days to call. I thought that was plenty
of time for you to be objective about the dentist.”
“I went out with the dentist last night.”
Oh, no. How like Allie to jump in with both feet and leave
common sense at the door. She really was desperate for a date to the wedding.
“Two dates in one weekend? Did you hit the jackpot out of the gate?”
“One date. One emergency.”
“What emergency?” Melissa asked. “Is everything okay?”
“One of the girls I teach started her period.”
“Oh. Okay.” Wait, Melissa thought, her sleep deprived mommy
mind two steps behind as usual. “Why were you involved with this?”
“It was Leah, with the dysfunctional uncle who hit me in the
car. The guy is…”
Melissa held her breath. There had to be something about
this guy for Allie to obsess about him again.
“He’s totally immature,” Allie continued. “His niece gets
her period and he’s so inept, he calls her piano teacher. Thankfully, Leah was
more grateful to have a woman around than embarrassed. She’s an absolute doll.
He, on the other hand, is a Neanderthal. Not only did I have to reschedule my
date with Allen the dentist, but he got inside my head about my outfit. I swear
he may as well have come along for dinner the next night.”
Hummmm. So she was thinking of the immature uncle when on
her date with the dentist. “So the date didn’t go well?”
“It went. He’s sort of attractive, if you overlook the
thinning hair and his enormous ego. His practice is thriving. He’s just
upgraded his Mercedes. His ex-wife is a lying bitch, but he’s not bitter. Total
nightmare. And I swear the whole night he kept looking at my teeth.”
Melissa sat up and attempted to do the fire log pose with
the phone tucked between her shoulder and her chin. “You have beautiful teeth.”
“And yet it wouldn’t
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