A Wedding for Christmas by Rachelle Ayala

Author:Rachelle Ayala [Ayala, Rachelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amiga Books
Published: 2016-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

18

~ Kelly ~

“What’s going on here?” I hold onto Bree’s hand as I watch Tyler back away from Zulu. I’m pretty sure I saw them kissing. “Bree, do you want to go play with Brownie?”

I turn her away from the kitchen, but she doesn’t move. Instead, Brownie pads around us and goes to Tyler’s side.

“It’s not what it looks like,” Tyler says. He takes Arman from me and bounces him in his arms. “Zulu agreed to go to counseling and therapy, and I’m taking her to Sawyer’s place. She kind of got carried away.”

My gaze shifts to Zulu, who’s covering her mouth and looking at the floor. Her eye is swollen, and she has bruises on her face. Something must have happened to her, and she came to Tyler for help.

I don’t want to make a big deal out of this, but I’m about to marry Tyler. If he still has feelings for another woman, I need to know about it.

But at the same time, I need to keep my composure in front of Zulu. I turn to address her.

“Zulu, I’m glad you’re going to get help. I want to be your friend, but I’m not sure what I walked in on.”

“It’s nothing. I should be going.” She shuffles past the dog and tries to get around me to leave.

“Wait,” Tyler says, striding after her. “I’ll drop you off at Sawyer’s place. Kelly, can she borrow a coat or jacket? She got robbed and beat up.”

“Maybe she should go to the doctor.” I head for the coat closet and pull out a barn coat and a ski parka. “Which one?”

She takes the barn coat. “Thanks, and I really didn’t mean anything. I was so thankful Tyler found me a place to live.”

I give her a stern glare and nod, letting her know I’m not fooled. She could be happy and hug him, and even kiss him on the cheek, but the lips is beyond friendship.

“Tyler’s a good man and I’m marrying him on Christmas Day. We’d like you to attend the wedding. Would you like to come?”

She looks away from me as she puts on my coat. “You’re too kind. I’ll let you know how I feel.”

Tyler hands Arman back to me. “I’m stopping by the drugstore to get Zulu some supplies. Is there anything you need?”

Part of me doesn’t want to let him go off with Zulu to set up her household at Sawyer’s place, but they both assured me the kiss was nothing, and I can’t be jealous of a homeless woman with bruises all over her face.

“We may be low on diaper wipes,” I reply. “If Zulu needs to borrow anything else, let me know.”

“She can buy what she needs,” Tyler says. “We’ll talk later, okay?”

He seems to want to get away fast, and if my intuition is any good, he looks guilty. But I’m not the type to fly off the handle, so I let it go—for now.

“Sure. Let me get the kids to bed. Bree had a good time at the mall.

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