A Baby for Mommy by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Author:Cathy Gillen Thacker [Thacker, Cathy Gillen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin American Romance
Published: 2009-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

EMILY HIT THE LIGHTS, then turned to see the amazed look on Dan’s face. Obviously he’d expected an empty home.

“Tex bought the place furnished.”

Dan continued to look around. “I see why you wanted to buy it,” he said, as impressed as she had been when she’d first laid eyes on the house again.

“It’s perfect for a small family.”

Emily showed him through the living room with its wide-plank oak floors, steeply angled ceiling and whitewashed paneling. Built-in bookshelves flanked the white-stone fireplace. An overstuffed chintz sofa and chairs formed a conversation area in front of the fire, and floor-length draperies matched the upholstery. Behind the living room was a country kitchen, with wood floor, white cabinets, large farmhouse-style sink, stainless-steel appliances and marble countertops. An oak table accommodated four ladder-back chairs.

On the opposite side of the hall that ran front to back was a master bedroom with a four-poster bed and updated bath, complete with claw-foot tub and shower stall. A small nursery, decorated with a unisex pastel alphabet theme, was at the rear.

The place, which even had plantation shutters covering every window, was absolutely gorgeous and move-in ready. All she had needed to bring for her weekend stay were clothes and food. Everything else, down to the linens and dishes, was already here.

Dan continued to look around as they made their way past the laundry closet and into the kitchen. He shook his head, baffled. “It’s hard to reconcile this with the condition of the rest of the property,” he said.

Emily nodded, unable to mask her disappointment about that. “They really let the orchards and barn go.”

“You had planned to live here.”

Emily nodded. “I’d hoped to close on the property and be living here in my childhood home by Christmas.” Sadness swept through her. “But it didn’t work out…” She corralled her emotions with effort and moved past Dan, avoiding his assessing gaze. “Would you like some tea? I’m really…cold…for some reason.”

“The temperature is dropping outside.”

Emily paused in the act of reaching for the kettle. “Maybe I should build a fire first.” She’d had one the night before and it had really warmed the house through and through, just as it had when she was a child.

Dan held up a staying hand. “Why don’t you let me handle that,” he said with a comforting smile that made her very glad he was here. He was, she decided as she set about completing the task, exactly the distraction she needed.

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