Along Came Mr. Right by Gerri Russell

Author:Gerri Russell [Russell, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503950689
Publisher: Montlake Romance, Seattle
Published: 2016-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Olivia drove Paige home from school, wondering the whole time what Max wanted to talk to her about. She knew it involved Annalise. She didn’t know what was going on, but he’d shown her only resistance or doubts about being engaged. Could he be having second thoughts about their marriage? They’d talk Wednesday. If he came clean, she’d know for certain what it was all about.

After parking at the curb, Olivia followed Paige out of the car. For now she needed to keep her thoughts on Paige and whatever it was Eugenia wanted to discuss with her. She hoped and prayed for Paige’s sake it wasn’t one of those conversations that would lead to Paige’s removal from the house. The Millers had been good for the girl. She was finally starting to show signs of attachment. That very fact would be what would help Paige the most with her schooling and her success there. She had to care about someone and something.

“I’m pretty sure Mrs. M. is back in the kitchen as usual,” Paige said, leading her down the hallway to the back of the house. The entire hallway was lined with frames large and small, containing the faces of all the children the Millers had fostered over the past sixteen years.

“Paige, is that you?” Eugenia called from the kitchen.

“Olivia is with me,” Paige replied, stepping into the bright light of the most used room in the old Victorian house. That the teenager had responded in that way told Olivia the girl had no idea her foster parents had asked to talk with Olivia today.

Eugenia and Henry were seated at the large wooden table in the center of the room. “Grab a snack, Paige—then get on to your homework.”

The teen rolled her eyes, but she went to the counter and picked up an apple. She tossed it in the air a few times before palming it and taking a bite. “I’ll be in my room studying.”

“Good girl,” Eugenia said with a bright smile. “With how disciplined you’ve been about your schoolwork lately, I just know you’ll pass those tests Wednesday.”

When Paige left, Henry asked, “Can we get you a cup of tea?”

Olivia sat beside him, pressing a comforting hand on his arm. “No, thank you. I came to see how you all are doing, not to be entertained. What did you want to discuss with me?”

A sympathetic look passed between the two of them before Eugenia spoke. “Henry is having a few medical issues as of late. It’s nothing serious, but we think maybe it’s best if we don’t take any more foster kids for a while.”

Olivia folded her hands on the tabletop. “Oh. Okay. No problem. Is Henry okay?”

Eugenia smiled at her husband. “He’s got a blockage in his arteries that we need to resolve. The surgery is routine, but he’ll need some time to recover.”

Olivia nodded. “Are you okay with the five children you have now? Do we need to find new placements for them, or can

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