A Mail-Order Escape by Janelle Daniels

Author:Janelle Daniels [Daniels, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dream Cache Publishing
Published: 2018-02-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Later that day, Sadie and her son returned home, where Sadie managed to avoid answering the other women’s questions for as long as possible, but once they were both changed and settled in, she finally ran out of distractions. The other women had been as patient as possible, but it looked like that was over and Sadie’s luck had run out. Luckily, Jack was upstairs napping during the interrogation.

“So what you’re saying, is that besides getting trapped there overnight from the rain, nothing else happened? You ate dinner, then fell asleep before coming home?” Violet asked, with a raised brow.

“Well…” Sadie shifted on the sofa and glanced at Violet, Willow, and Juliette, who all wore the same expressions of disbelief. “We read and played chess before bed.”

Willow leaned forward. “And?”

Willow was just as bad as Violet. She’d always been blunt, but it seemed she’d become even more so lately. “Well, we went to sleep—separately. Owen set up a crib in one of the spare rooms, and we all went to bed—separately—and everything was fine until Jack got a stomachache after a feeding.”

“And Jack’s crying woke up Owen?” Juliette prompted gently.

Sadie appreciate Juliette’s gentle prying over Willow and Violet’s more direct, and not-so-gentle, interrogations. “Yes. I couldn’t get him to calm down, even after pacing around for ten minutes.”

“So did Owen get mad?” Violet folded her arms. “He got mad because a baby wasn’t feeling well, didn’t he? Did he give you a hard time over it?”

The three women looked as if they were ready to tear Owen apart, and Sadie snorted in amusement. She loved these women as much as they apparently loved her, if they were willing to come to her and Jack’s defense so quickly.

A knock sounded on the door, and though Violet appeared annoyed at the intrusion, she quickly left the room to answer it. A minute later, she was back and grumbling.

Olivia, one of Ivan’s other brides, who’d found love last year and was now married, followed her into the room. “What’s going on?” she asked gently, once she saw the intense expressions on each of their faces.

Olivia was quiet, gentle, and kind, regardless of what trials she was forced to endure. Sadie always thought it amazing that Olivia’s personality reflected her outward appearance. Willowy, blond, and delicate. Not all people were how they appeared, so Sadie appreciated that.

Willow cocked a hip. “Sadie was just telling us how Owen got angry over the baby crying last night.”

“Last night? Did he spend the night because of the storm?” Olivia looked confused.

Juliette explained, “Sadie and Jack went over to Owen’s house for dinner and got stuck there, so they had to spend the night with him.”

“Oh dear.” Olivia looked back to Sadie. “Are you all right?”

Violet slapped the back of the chair. “No, she’s not all right. Owen was a beast to her!”

Sadie couldn’t help it and began laughing, which only further frustrated Willow and Violet, and left Juliette and Olivia perplexed.

Sadie lifted her hand in apology. “I’m sorry.

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