crib.”
Her husband was trying to manage all of their bags and the car seat and bottles on his own, but Rebecca could see what a difficult time he was having, especially considering half of the bags weren’t quite zipped all the way and a diaper was about to fall out.
She was incredibly glad for a reason to move away from Sean. “Don’t worry about a thing. Your room was in the corner and I’m sure no one heard her crying. If it would help, I’d love to hold her for a moment while you get your things packed up and into the car.”
“Oh, that would be wonderful,” the woman said, fortunately not at all reticent about handing the sweet baby girl over.
Rebecca’s heart squeezed as she looked down at bigblue eyes and a sweet little mouth. “Hey there, pretty girl. I hear you’re quite the traveler.”
The little girl started to fuss and the mother frowned and said, “I can take her back.”
“I took care of three little sisters. I miss holding a baby. I miss making them laugh.” As she spoke, she was quick to reposition Janie and get her giggling with funny faces.
The young couple were kneeling over their bags trying to do a quick reorganization while neither of them had their hands full when the phone behind the counter started ringing. Rebecca automatically shifted the baby to the crook of her right arm and picked up the line.
“Oh, yes,” she said a moment later. “We’d love to be a part of your wedding plans in July. I’m a little bit tied up now, could I call you back in a few—” She paused, listened. “Oh, I see. You need to do it right this second?”
Sean was standing a handful of feet away, watching her on the phone with narrowed eyes. Feeling as if he was judging her performance—now that he was her surprise boss, and all—a devil landed on her shoulder.
Before she could stop herself she said, “I’d be more than happy to book it all with you right now. Could I put you on hold for ten seconds and then we’ll get started?”
When they agreed, she put the phone down, walked over at to Sean, and handed him the baby.
“Could you take her back to her parents?” She looked over the couple, who had half of their things spread out across the rug and looked exhausted. “On second thought, I’m sure they’d be much happier if you could just keep her entertained for a few minutes.”
Sean looked utterly, supremely uncomfortable. But,amazingly, the little girl was snuggling in closer to him, her soft blond hair falling across his upper arms as she gave him an adoring coo.
Rebecca almost snorted at how quickly he had the baby caught up under his spell. Although, in some ways it did make her feel a bit better to know it wasn’t just her. In any case, she didn’t have time to wait for his answer before getting back on the phone and burying herself in wedding planning.
By the time she got off the phone, the couple and baby were gone. But Sean remained.
She’d never pushed at a boss like that, never deliberately gone and done something she knew would get her in trouble. But, for some crazy reason, he’d brought that out in her. A little bit of daredevil. It hadn’t been on any kind of grand scale, but frankly, she was more than a little surprised to realize it was there at all.
And, even crazier, instead of apologizing for it and trying to start over on a better foot, another devil jumped onto her other shoulder and had her saying, “So, when do you want to start?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Start what?”
She didn’t bother holding back her smile. “Your training.”
Sean didn’t like cute. He never had.
He wanted the people he worked with—men and women both—to be direct. To the point. But never teasing. And never, ever cute.
So then why was he constantly wanting to grin around this woman? Especially when he should have been focusing on the fact that she was keeping things from him.
Distrust had always been his fallback. Now was no time to change his MO, not when the
Her husband was trying to manage all of their bags and the car seat and bottles on his own, but Rebecca could see what a difficult time he was having, especially considering half of the bags weren’t quite zipped all the way and a diaper was about to fall out.
She was incredibly glad for a reason to move away from Sean. “Don’t worry about a thing. Your room was in the corner and I’m sure no one heard her crying. If it would help, I’d love to hold her for a moment while you get your things packed up and into the car.”
“Oh, that would be wonderful,” the woman said, fortunately not at all reticent about handing the sweet baby girl over.
Rebecca’s heart squeezed as she looked down at bigblue eyes and a sweet little mouth. “Hey there, pretty girl. I hear you’re quite the traveler.”
The little girl started to fuss and the mother frowned and said, “I can take her back.”
“I took care of three little sisters. I miss holding a baby. I miss making them laugh.” As she spoke, she was quick to reposition Janie and get her giggling with funny faces.
The young couple were kneeling over their bags trying to do a quick reorganization while neither of them had their hands full when the phone behind the counter started ringing. Rebecca automatically shifted the baby to the crook of her right arm and picked up the line.
“Oh, yes,” she said a moment later. “We’d love to be a part of your wedding plans in July. I’m a little bit tied up now, could I call you back in a few—” She paused, listened. “Oh, I see. You need to do it right this second?”
Sean was standing a handful of feet away, watching her on the phone with narrowed eyes. Feeling as if he was judging her performance—now that he was her surprise boss, and all—a devil landed on her shoulder.
Before she could stop herself she said, “I’d be more than happy to book it all with you right now. Could I put you on hold for ten seconds and then we’ll get started?”
When they agreed, she put the phone down, walked over at to Sean, and handed him the baby.
“Could you take her back to her parents?” She looked over the couple, who had half of their things spread out across the rug and looked exhausted. “On second thought, I’m sure they’d be much happier if you could just keep her entertained for a few minutes.”
Sean looked utterly, supremely uncomfortable. But,amazingly, the little girl was snuggling in closer to him, her soft blond hair falling across his upper arms as she gave him an adoring coo.
Rebecca almost snorted at how quickly he had the baby caught up under his spell. Although, in some ways it did make her feel a bit better to know it wasn’t just her. In any case, she didn’t have time to wait for his answer before getting back on the phone and burying herself in wedding planning.
By the time she got off the phone, the couple and baby were gone. But Sean remained.
She’d never pushed at a boss like that, never deliberately gone and done something she knew would get her in trouble. But, for some crazy reason, he’d brought that out in her. A little bit of daredevil. It hadn’t been on any kind of grand scale, but frankly, she was more than a little surprised to realize it was there at all.
And, even crazier, instead of apologizing for it and trying to start over on a better foot, another devil jumped onto her other shoulder and had her saying, “So, when do you want to start?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Start what?”
She didn’t bother holding back her smile. “Your training.”
Sean didn’t like cute. He never had.
He wanted the people he worked with—men and women both—to be direct. To the point. But never teasing. And never, ever cute.
So then why was he constantly wanting to grin around this woman? Especially when he should have been focusing on the fact that she was keeping things from him.
Distrust had always been his fallback. Now was no time to change his MO, not when the
Similar Books
