alone in the kitchen with Eden Quinn? Sure beat listening to city folk moan and groan about cow poo on the highway!
“What can I bring? Dessert? Garlic bread?”
“Just your appetite.”
He could hear the smile in her voice, and it brightened his gloomy mood. “See you tomorrow, then. If this storm doesn’t wash out the road.”
“It wouldn’t dare,” she said before hanging up.
Nate stared at his phone for a second or two before hitting End. A few days had passed since he’d offered to help her out financially. More than enough time for her to look into other options. He wondered if sometime between dessert and drying the last spaghetti plate she’d tell him how many hoops she’d jumped through to solve the housing problem on her own. He checked his watch. By his estimate, he didn’t have much time to figure out how to convince her it was a no-strings offer. He’d known her just long enough to understand that Eden was a proud, independent woman who’d do just about anything for those kids. Truth was, he wouldn’t mind a few strings, provided they kept her close by, at least until he got to know her better. She might have more baggage than an airport carousel, and common sense warned him to keep a safe distance, at least until he found out why, every now and then, her big gray eyes clouded with an emotion he couldn’t define.
* * *
EVEN BEFORE HE climbed out of his pickup, Nate felt calm. He took note of flowers planted on both sides of the brick path that made the short walk to the front porch of Latimer House colorful and welcoming. He rang the bell, and while waiting for someone to answer, he took in the row of mismatched rocking chairs lining the white clapboard facade. Nate counted six before the wide wooden door opened.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.
