A Family for Christmas by Mary Eason

Author:Mary Eason
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: True Romance
Published: 2012-11-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It was a long time before Rachel could bring herself to face Jack again. She had no idea what he was expecting from this relationship of theirs, beyond being with Sammy. For that matter, she didn’t know what she wanted from it either.

She took her time dressing. Over the years, especially once Sam had passed away, she’d gotten used to wearing jeans and sweaters most of the time. She rarely wore makeup, because it was usually just the two of them. But today, Rachel was conscious of the shadows beneath her eyes and the pale complexion that was the result of far too many sleepless nights spent worrying over Sammy and then Jack.

“Momma, we’re going to Denver,” Sammy shouted with glee when she walked into the great room again more than half an hour later.

“We are?” Her gaze slid to Jack. All the obvious questions there.

“Yes, we are. It’s almost Christmas. This will be a special year for all of us and I want us celebrate.”

Her heart did a little somersault, even though she knew Jack was referring to finding out about Sammy.

The drive into Denver was normally a good hour’s journey from the farm. Today it felt twice as long.

Rachel sat next to Jack with Sammy happily chattering away in the back seat and pointing out different places along the way, oblivious to the tension between the two adults.

“Relax,” Jack whispered so that only she could hear. “Everything will be okay.”

“Momma, are we going to live here or can we move in with Gran?” Sammy had clearly been considering all their options and it was easy to see which one was his favorite.

She closed her eyes. She didn’t want to have this discussion now. Not when she was sitting far too close to the man of her dreams. Jack smiled sympathetically before answering Sammy.

“I was thinking maybe you and your mom could come to live at my place in Austin. I have a big house that will be just perfect for the three of us. And it’s not that far from your grandmother or Uncle Mike. You can see them any time you want.”

“Yippee!”

“I take it Sammy likes the idea of living in Austin?” Jack tried to break the tension reverberating between them, but for Rachel, trusting Jack again didn’t come so easily.

Reluctantly, she nodded. “You could say that. It’s all he’s talked about for days. He didn’t want to leave—” She stopped when she remembered all the reasons why she’d left Austin in such a hurry.

“Then I think you should listen to our son. He’s pretty smart, I’d say.”

“Momma, should I call him Daddy?”

Sammy might be eager to accept Jack as his father, but he was still finding some things a little awkward.

Jack answered the question for her. “Do you want to call me Daddy?”

“Um, yes.”

“Then that’s what you should call me. It’s okay, son. I know this is hard. We’ll get used to each other soon enough. Now why don’t you tell me what you’ve asked

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