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Authors: Helen Scott Taylor
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Medical, Military, Genre Fiction, Inspirational, Holidays
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swinging around to park in front of a large country house.
"Home," Radley said, a
smile in his voice. He jumped out and strode towards the front door. A tall,
elegant woman with long dark hair stepped out carrying a baby girl. He enclosed
them in his arms and kissed the woman and baby, then they exchanged a few words
and both looked at the car.
Alice dropped her gaze,
embarrassed to be caught watching them so closely. Radley seemed to be much
like Cameron—a kind man, one who cared about his family.
The car door opened, and Cameron
unclipped Sami from the baby seat and lifted him out. Alice climbed out too and
stretched as Cameron stopped beside her. "I expect you'd like to carry the
little guy in." He passed the sleepy baby across, careful to make sure she
had a secure hold on him with her good arm before letting go. "I'll get
the bags."
Before he could move to the
trunk, a little boy dashed out of the front door. "Uncle Cam, Uncle
Cam."
Cameron whooped, picked up the
child, and swung him around, a grin on his face. "How's my favorite
boy?"
"All right. Have you brought
me a present?"
"That's not very polite,
George." Radley's wife frowned and strode over to them with an embarrassed
shake of her head. "Presents tomorrow, young man." She leaned in and
kissed Cameron's cheek while he hugged her son.
"Hi, Livi. This rascal
keeping you on your toes?"
She rolled her eyes but it was
plain she adored her little boy.
Cameron kissed the soft dark
curls on top of the baby girl's hair and tweaked her pink hair clip.
"How's my pretty little niece?"
"Emma's fine, aren't you,
sweetie." Olivia hefted the girl higher to see Cameron, but she buried her
face in her mother's neck. "Just a little shy, as you can see."
Cameron stepped over to Alice,
George hanging on his hand. "Olivia, this is Alice, my wife."
Olivia's eyes opened like
saucers, and she choked on her greeting. She pressed a hand over her mouth, her
startled gaze fixed on Alice. "I had no idea you were married."
After a few awkward seconds she
seemed to recover. A genuine smile of pleasure replaced the shock. She leaned
in and kissed Alice's cheek. "Wow. It's lovely to meet the woman who has
finally made Cameron commit. I didn't think it would ever happen."
Olivia beamed at her as though
she had won the lottery. A flush swept over Alice. She hated deceiving
Cameron's relatives.
Alice pushed aside her guilt and
composed herself. "It's nice to meet you. Thank you for putting me up. I
really appreciate it."
Tall and elegant in tailored
cream pants and a floral blouse, her long hair thick and shiny, Olivia was
slightly intimidating. She looked like a model. In comparison, Alice resembled
something the cat had dragged in and left on the mat.
Olivia angled her head to see
Sami's face. "This little man is obviously the baby you rescued. He's very
young to have flown so far. How'd he handle the trip?"
"No problem at all. Although
I think he's ready for a bottle. He woke up at the airport, but the car ride
sent him to sleep again."
Olivia glanced over her shoulder
to where Radley had joined in the roughhousing with Cameron and George.
"Remember, George is only five," she said to the men.
"I'm six tomorrow,
Mummy," the boy shouted.
"Nearly grown up then."
Cameron tossed the squealing boy in the air and caught him.
"Come on," Olivia said,
grabbing the baby bag from the trunk. "Let's leave the boys to play."
The two women walked side by side
towards the house, both cuddling their babies. Alice followed Olivia through
the front door. A vase of lilies sat on a hall table and their fragrance filled
the room.
A wide staircase rose in the
center of the hall. Olivia started up it. "Radley mentioned that you want
to adopt Sami in the UK. I'm a lawyer and have worked on similar cases. It's
actually against the law to bring a foreign child into the UK for adoption if
you haven't been approved by an adoption agency, but I think Cameron's father
has already smoothed that out."
"Home," Radley said, a
smile in his voice. He jumped out and strode towards the front door. A tall,
elegant woman with long dark hair stepped out carrying a baby girl. He enclosed
them in his arms and kissed the woman and baby, then they exchanged a few words
and both looked at the car.
Alice dropped her gaze,
embarrassed to be caught watching them so closely. Radley seemed to be much
like Cameron—a kind man, one who cared about his family.
The car door opened, and Cameron
unclipped Sami from the baby seat and lifted him out. Alice climbed out too and
stretched as Cameron stopped beside her. "I expect you'd like to carry the
little guy in." He passed the sleepy baby across, careful to make sure she
had a secure hold on him with her good arm before letting go. "I'll get
the bags."
Before he could move to the
trunk, a little boy dashed out of the front door. "Uncle Cam, Uncle
Cam."
Cameron whooped, picked up the
child, and swung him around, a grin on his face. "How's my favorite
boy?"
"All right. Have you brought
me a present?"
"That's not very polite,
George." Radley's wife frowned and strode over to them with an embarrassed
shake of her head. "Presents tomorrow, young man." She leaned in and
kissed Cameron's cheek while he hugged her son.
"Hi, Livi. This rascal
keeping you on your toes?"
She rolled her eyes but it was
plain she adored her little boy.
Cameron kissed the soft dark
curls on top of the baby girl's hair and tweaked her pink hair clip.
"How's my pretty little niece?"
"Emma's fine, aren't you,
sweetie." Olivia hefted the girl higher to see Cameron, but she buried her
face in her mother's neck. "Just a little shy, as you can see."
Cameron stepped over to Alice,
George hanging on his hand. "Olivia, this is Alice, my wife."
Olivia's eyes opened like
saucers, and she choked on her greeting. She pressed a hand over her mouth, her
startled gaze fixed on Alice. "I had no idea you were married."
After a few awkward seconds she
seemed to recover. A genuine smile of pleasure replaced the shock. She leaned
in and kissed Alice's cheek. "Wow. It's lovely to meet the woman who has
finally made Cameron commit. I didn't think it would ever happen."
Olivia beamed at her as though
she had won the lottery. A flush swept over Alice. She hated deceiving
Cameron's relatives.
Alice pushed aside her guilt and
composed herself. "It's nice to meet you. Thank you for putting me up. I
really appreciate it."
Tall and elegant in tailored
cream pants and a floral blouse, her long hair thick and shiny, Olivia was
slightly intimidating. She looked like a model. In comparison, Alice resembled
something the cat had dragged in and left on the mat.
Olivia angled her head to see
Sami's face. "This little man is obviously the baby you rescued. He's very
young to have flown so far. How'd he handle the trip?"
"No problem at all. Although
I think he's ready for a bottle. He woke up at the airport, but the car ride
sent him to sleep again."
Olivia glanced over her shoulder
to where Radley had joined in the roughhousing with Cameron and George.
"Remember, George is only five," she said to the men.
"I'm six tomorrow,
Mummy," the boy shouted.
"Nearly grown up then."
Cameron tossed the squealing boy in the air and caught him.
"Come on," Olivia said,
grabbing the baby bag from the trunk. "Let's leave the boys to play."
The two women walked side by side
towards the house, both cuddling their babies. Alice followed Olivia through
the front door. A vase of lilies sat on a hall table and their fragrance filled
the room.
A wide staircase rose in the
center of the hall. Olivia started up it. "Radley mentioned that you want
to adopt Sami in the UK. I'm a lawyer and have worked on similar cases. It's
actually against the law to bring a foreign child into the UK for adoption if
you haven't been approved by an adoption agency, but I think Cameron's father
has already smoothed that out."
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