Alias: Daddy by Lee Adrianne

Author:Lee, Adrianne [Lee, Adrianne]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-03T22:51:30+00:00

“WE NEED SOME SLEEP,” Kerrie told her mother, placing the last of the dirty coffee cups into the dishwasher. Daylight was an hour away, dusting the kitchen window a soft gray. Everyone had left ten minutes earlier, everyone except the patrol cars parked out front and in back, everyone except Roman, who had insisted he’d sit in his car until dawn.

Glynna lifted her right leg and scratched her heel. “Yes, the girls will be up soon.”

They walked down the hall together, stopping at Kerrie’s bedroom. The door stood open. One look at the rumpled bed brought all the images of the wild lovemaking that had occurred there only an hour ago rushing into Kerrie’s mind. She could still feel Roman’s hands on her, his heat inside her, still smell his scent on her sweater.

A blush warmed her cheeks, her blood. They’d been as rash as first-time lovers, as reckless as teenagers, as irresponsible as they’d been on the afternoon she’d conceived the twins. The thought staggered her. No, it couldn’t happen twice in a lifetime. The chances were too slim. The odds phenomenal.

Kerrie bit her lip. She didn’t regret any of the passionate moments she’d shared with Roman. Nor would she punish herself longing for a future with him that was never going to happen. It was time she accepted that. Sweet memories would have to suffice, would have to warm her heart on cold lonely nights.

“Did you and Roman work out your differences?” Glynna asked softly.

“No.” The small word clogged Kerrie’s throat.

“But you were alone a long time and when you rejoined us, I could tell something important had passed between the two of you.”

Important? Kerrie wanted to laugh. “Nothing that resolved anything.” Indeed it had only complicated everything.

“You should try to work out something with Roman. He’s a good man.”

“I’m glad you think so.”

“You think so, too.”

“So, what if I do?” She was too vulnerable, too touchy on this subject to discuss it. She lurched across the threshold and caught the doorknob. “I need a shower and some sleep.”

Glynna took a deep breath. Her soft green eyes were heated with an intensity Kerrie hadn’t seen since before her father died. “You know, Kerrie Carleen, yours isn’t the only life involved here.”

“I know.” Kerrie sighed and shifted from one foot to the other. She had heard this argument too many times in the past thirty-six hours. “My daughters—”

“Of course, Maureen and Gabby are to be considered.” Her mother cut her off. “But, for once, I was talking about myself.”

Surprise darted through Kerrie. “Oh?”

Glynna nodded. “I guess you just thought I’d be here forever to help you raise the girls. Guess I thought that, too. But the past few days have made me realize I also have a life. One I’ve put on hold for over three years now. Not that I haven’t done it willingly, gladly. Nevertheless.”

Kerrie felt stunned, numbed. Was her mother saying she was leaving them? Until this very moment, until it was pointed out to her,

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