Christmas On Main Street by Leeanna Morgan

Author:Leeanna Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rogan Press

Chapter 11

By Sunday afternoon, Emma was a little less confused about what Mark wanted. They’d talked last night, caught up on all the things they couldn’t say in front of their children.

This morning, Emma’s lawyer replied to her email. While Dylan and Molly were playing outside, Mark and Emma had discussed some custody options and set boundaries for any future contact Mark would have with them. They’d tried to make the transition from not having their dad in their lives to Mark suddenly being there easier for Molly and Dylan.

At this stage, moving to Sapphire Bay wasn’t an option he wanted to consider. And for that, Emma was extremely grateful.

If she could have imagined the best outcome for this weekend, this would be it. Mark had slotted into their lives as if he’d always been there. They’d enjoyed each other’s company, even shared a few jokes. But she couldn’t help feeling that something wasn’t quite right. That, if she took one step out of place, the whole weekend would end in disaster.

In ninety minutes, her ex-husband would be sitting on a plane, flying back to Colorado. But, before he left, they had one last place to visit.

Molly had convinced them they needed to take Mark to the animal shelter. She said she wanted to show her dad her favorite place to go, but Emma knew she had an ulterior motive.

Emma had promised Molly that one day they would adopt a kitten. In her daughter’s mind, the more kittens they saw, the sooner one would arrive.

As soon as they were in the shelter, Molly wrapped her arms around a pure white kitten. “She’s so cute,” she whispered. “Can we take her home?”

Emma rubbed its paw. “She’s lovely, but we’ve only come to look at the animals.”

“But she needs a home. If we come back another day, she might be gone.”

Dylan stroked the little kitten between her ears. “I thought you wanted a black cat.”

“I changed my mind. I want this kitten because she’s soft and cuddly.”

As if sensing that her fate depended on what happened in the next few seconds, the kitten rubbed her face against Molly’s. She purred so loudly that Emma would have been able to hear her from the other side of the room.

“Aww, look.” Molly sighed. “She loves me.”

Dylan wandered across the room. Getting down on his hands and knees, he peered inside a round tube. “Look at this kitten. He’s just like the quilt Grandma has on her bed.”

Molly held the white kitten close to her chest and walked across to her brother. “He won’t be as cute as my kitten.”

With infinite patience, Dylan coaxed the shy kitten close to the edge of his hideaway. His black, white, and ginger coat was gorgeous. “Look. He wants to come home with us.”

Emma glanced at Mark and sighed. This was the worst part of coming to the shelter. If Emma could, she would give a home to all the stray animals. But looking after a houseful of animals wouldn’t stop the constant arrival of more stray cats and dogs.

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