Can’t Help Falling in Love by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi

Eleven

The sun was just starting to come up and Violet was sitting out on the back deck with one-week-old baby Benjamin.

This had sort of become their routine the last few days because poor Katie wasn’t getting enough sleep. Violet would get up with the baby at five a.m., feed him from a bottle Katie prepared the night before, and they’d sit and enjoy the sunrise together. The temperature was already warm at this time of day, and still she kept him swaddled up tight so he wouldn’t get any kind of chill.

It was amazing how much she was embracing this crazy new schedule. There was something to be said about the peacefulness of the early morning and she was seriously in love with this precious baby. He had a sweet temperament and even though she’d never say it to Katie, she thought he cried less for her.

“But we’re not going to tell your mommy that, are we?” she said softly, caressing his cheek. “You and I know the truth. Aunt Violet has the magic touch, but it will be our little secret, right?”

Yeah, she even loved talking to him. They’d had more than one heart-to-heart talk during the morning bottle. She found it made her feel a little less crazy to be speaking out loud to herself when there was a baby in her arms. He had no idea what she was saying, but she kept her tone soothing, and it was helping her work through some of her…issues.

Mainly where Hunter was concerned.

Not that they really had issues, but…she was going to be heading back to Nashville soon, and it wasn’t as appealing as she once thought it would be.

Of course, there wasn’t any real rush for her to leave Magnolia Sound. Brian was coming home, and she had a feeling he and Katie would appreciate not having a houseguest, but…she didn’t have to stay with them. Last night she had gone online to look at some weekly rentals here in town. Since it was tourist season, there weren’t any available, but there was a bed-and-breakfast she found had availability for at least a week.

Ideally, she wished she could just stay with Hunter, but she didn’t want to even suggest it. Eli might only be three, but she felt weird about moving herself in–even temporarily.

So where did that leave her?

“I wish I knew, Ben,” she said, taking the bottle from his mouth and positioning him over her shoulder to rub his tiny back. “Of all the times for me to not want to pick up and go, why did it have to be now?”

Yeah, it didn’t matter how many times she said it–either out loud or in her head–Violet had never felt the pull to stay put someplace. Traveling had filled a void in her life and given her a sense of purpose while also keeping so many of her demons at bay. Picking up and moving on to the next travel destination or planning another trip gave her control of her destiny–or, in a less dramatic sense, simply gave her control over her own life.

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