Christmas to the Max: A Return to Welcome Novel by Bonnie Edwards

Author:Bonnie Edwards [Edwards, Bonnie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Edwards
Published: 2020-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

“ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT us there?” Kaylin asked Max. He’d called and invited her and the twins to his place to meet their new dog. He sounded so excited. Breathless about it. Brody and Taylor had come home from their sleepover weekend at Max’s full of stories and giggles about Lily and Willow, but Kaylin hadn’t met them yet. She wasn’t sure that she wanted to or that she should.

She’d been content with things being strictly professional with Max.

Mostly. Unless he was doing something like stretching, or lifting heavy objects, or exposing his forearms, or smiling, or making a joke, or carrying one of her boys.

Or breathing.

She sighed and ignored her thoughts, tucking them away under a rock in the basement of her mind.

“It would be best for the boys to meet Jackson when I’m here,” Max said. “Do they have experience with big dogs?”

“No.” Another thing she hadn’t exposed them to, she mentally conceded. Her mom’s dog had passed before her mother had and Kaylin hadn’t had the time or the money to get a dog, although she loved them. “I love dogs,” she admitted. “But I haven’t met your daughters. Do you think that’s wise?”

It was a broad hint that things were moving out of the professional realm and into the personal. She held her breath as the phone went silent.

After a moment, Max replied. “I figure we’re both new to town and we’ve both got kids who need friends. We do, too. We can be friends, so our kids have each other. It won’t be for long because my girls will age out of wanting to entertain young kids, but I don’t see how it can hurt any of them. Or us.”

“Or us,” she repeated, liking the sound of his plan. “Friends, then. We’ll be over in half an hour.”

She’d had a hard but satisfying work week and she was proud of the work done on Max’s kitchen. Hoping his daughters liked the end result, she mentally rearranged her plans for the day. She’d hit the Good Value Foods after they met the dog. Then she’d get fuel for her truck and take a big load of laundry to the Wash ‘n’ Suds because her landlord had installed a lock on the utility room door.

Fine. At first, she’d been angry about his childish response. But now it was proof she needed to move ASAP. She’d start looking for a new place to live today. By the time she had the boys dressed she was wearing a smile. She hoped her dungeon of an apartment took months to rent after she moved out and her landlord got rotten tenants next time.

She’d wanted to put those moments at the home supply store and in the park with Max out of her mind, but since then when they’d shared a laugh or admired what they’d accomplished together in the kitchen she’d experienced warm and friendly thoughts. Friendly.

She needed to focus on being friends with Max so Taylor and Brody could have Lily and Willow in their lives for a while.

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