Anything for You by Sarah Mayberry

Author:Sarah Mayberry [Mayberry, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373792825
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-12-31T13:00:00+00:00

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“But I want to help. I know I’ve been a shit lately, and I know this is really important to you. It’s the least I can do.”

She had no more words. She simply stared at him. Perhaps he saw the pain in her eyes because he reached for her hand. Stroking her fingers absently, he held her eyes steadily.

“I love you more than anything in the world, and if you want a family, you’re going to get one,” he said, deeply sincere. “You deserve the best, Laney. A husband who adores you, kids for you to nurture. I know you’ll make a great mom. And I’ve been thinking—these kids of yours are going to need an uncle to teach them how to do stuff. Skate and surf, whatever. So I’m signing up in advance, Uncle Sam, ready to go.”

Delaney pulled her hand free from his and stood. She couldn’t look at him, she was so angry. How dare he stand there and offer her half a loaf? He was so thick! She wanted to hit him on the side of the head with something large and heavy.

Deep inside, she knew it wasn’t his fault. She was the one changing the rules after all these years. But she was aching so much, and he was standing there, rubbing salt into her wounds.

“I’m only going to say this once—I can find my own husband,” she said coolly.

Sam’s eyebrows shot up toward his hairline. “What’s wrong now, for Pete’s sake? I’m trying to be nice here!”

“I’m not a bloody charity case, Sam. Men do find me attractive without having to be corralled into a date by my best friend.”

“I’m not saying that! Did I say that? I just want to help!”

“Well, you can’t. This is between me and my future husband. Ever heard the saying three’s a crowd?”

Sam puffed his cheeks out as though he wanted to say something extremely rude but was restraining himself through sheer dint of will.

“Fine. I was just trying to be a good guy. More fool me,” he said, stalking toward the door.

Delaney beat him to it, swinging it open to speed him on his way.

“You want to spend your time thinking about someone’s personal life, why don’t you concentrate on your own?” she said.

This surprised Sam so much that he froze on the threshold.

“You’re not getting any younger yourself, you know, Sam,” Delaney said, pleased to see the look of consternation creasing his face. “Can’t be an overgrown kid all your life.”

With that she pushed the door shut, forcing Sam to skip forward or risk barking his heels.

Guilt kicked in about twenty seconds later. She was such abitch! The only thing Sam had done wrong was not return her feelings. Which he didn’t even know she had! Offering to help her find a life partner Page 73

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wasn’t a deliberate, malicious act on his behalf. She had no doubt that if she told him how she felt, he’d bend over backward to try to feel the same way.

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