Angel Unaware by Elizabeth Sinclair

Author:Elizabeth Sinclair [Sinclair, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781933836317
Amazon: 1933836318
Publisher: Medallion Press
Published: 2008-11-01T22:00:00+00:00

Sunday morning dawned with a blanket of brand-new, sparkling white snow covering the ground. Dora took it as a sign things were going to get better, that she would find the way to prove to Tony that love didn’t always hurt and to Penny that her uncle cherished her above all things.

By the time she’d made it downstairs, Tony had coffee made and was reading the paper while enjoying a cup at the kitchen table.

He glanced over the top of the paper. Morning.”

“Good morning. Is Penny up yet?” Dora asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee, then slid into a chair opposite Tony.

“Not yet.” He kept the newspaper up, blocking her view of his face.

She sipped the hot brew and stared absently at an ad for steel-belted snow tires on the back of the paper.

Was he still feeling uncomfortable about what had happened in the kitchen the other night? Well, even though it would be a hard subject to broach, if she was going to make any headway at all with this mission she’d have to try. “Uh, Tony? About the other night—”

He dropped the paper to the table, then leaned his forearms on it and stared her straight in the eye. “Don’t tell me it didn’t mean anything, because I won’t believe you. And don’t tell me it won’t happen again, because we both know it will. And don’t tell me you’re going to quit because of it, because I won’t let you. Penny and I will find you and bring you back here.” He picked up the newspaper and began reading again.

Dora sat openmouthed, unable to think of a retort. Behind the paper, Tony waited for Dora to argue. When she didn’t, he breathed a sigh of relief. He’d thought about their kiss, and in his heart, he knew it had not been only he who found it earth-shattering. Dora had been with him for every intense, sizzling moment and if that damned dog hadn’t interrupted …

No. He wasn’t going there. He already had enough to think about with what was happening between them. Hope that Jack’s owner would claim him had vanished day by day. It appeared as though Jack would be a permanent fixture in the Falcone house. If he wanted to live here, however—

He stopped short. He refused to think about that furry intruder and add gasoline to an already-raging fire.

Besides, he was tired of walking on eggshells around Dora. It was time he took Jake’s advice and see where it went.

“Uncle Tony!”

Tony dropped the paper. Penny raced into the kitchen fully dressed, her face glowing.

“It’s snowing outside,” she announced to everyone. He nodded. “I know. We saw it.”

“Can we build a snowman?” Penny looked from him to Dora, her face eager.

He glanced at Dora, who shrugged. “Well, I don’t know—”

“Please. We got all the stuff we need, Uncle Tony,” Penny said. “I’ll show you.”

She hurried off into the laundry room, where they could hear her rummaging around in the cabinets. A few minutes later, she emerged with a soiled, white card-board box and plunked it down in front of Tony.

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