Backward Glance by Robyn Carr

Author:Robyn Carr [Carr, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 1991-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

It was lunch break for the crew, and Leigh sat up on the redwood deck with a cup of decaf and a book. The landscaping and building was nearly done; most of the guys had gone to get some fast food, but John had stayed behind to play a little catch with the boys. He had also stayed because Jess had offered him a bowl of her famous vegetable soup and a garden salad. And because he was planning to make a life with Leigh and the boys, if it was possible. At the moment, it looked more than possible.

“Are you playing matchmaker?” Leigh had asked her mother the week before.

“Well, yes, I suppose I am. My grandsons need a man in their lives. Bring me someone you like better and I’ll stop working on John.”

“Just stop,” Leigh had said.

And Jess had replied, “No.”

Since Leigh knew there was no one in the universe better than John, she let her mother’s interference go. But she didn’t dare encourage her. Jess already talked about John more than Leigh did. Leigh was in complete agreement, but she didn’t want to scare him away. And they had decided not to rush for one reason only—it was ridiculous to get married after being together for a little under two months. She wasn’t entirely sure why it was ridiculous, but it certainly seemed that way.

The boys weren’t very good ball players yet, but they sure loved it when John gave them any attention. They had begun climbing all over him whenever they saw him. When his truck pulled up, they ran to him. It took a very stern mother to see to it that he was left alone long enough to get a little work done during the day.

Spring was at its lushest, and Leigh had been home for two months plus a few days. The gazebo was half constructed, the flagstone garden paths coming along nicely, and the barbecue pit would support a few burgers and steaks in another week. Because the lot was huge and abundant with brush, trees and plants, it didn’t really appear to be under construction. When the mess was cleared away, it would be stunning. Leigh was so glad to be here; she felt such a sense of renewal. She believed in her future in a way she never had before.

Each moment with John seemed to improve on the one before it. The interest he showed in the boys, seemingly both entertained and fascinated by them, was something she had only dared dream of. Since she hadn’t really expected it to go even half so well, she was very pleased with herself.

Leigh remembered when a book had held her interest more than John did. It had frustrated him terribly, back when he didn’t understand how she had learned to escape her feelings—and the feelings she had around John were enormous. Now, with her renewed sensitivity to what she felt, the book that could draw her attention away from John for a minute had not yet been written.

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