Cinderella for a Night by Susan Mallery - Cinderella for a Night

Author:Susan Mallery - Cinderella for a Night [Mallery, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373270996
Google: DueCosvMdWgC
Amazon: 0373270992
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2000-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Sunday morning Jonathan sat in the dining room, reading the paper. Betsy and her children had left about ten the previous evening, after watching a movie in the media room. Surprisingly he’d enjoyed having them over for the evening and he’d been sorry to see them go.

“Have you recovered from the invasion?”

He looked up and saw Cynthia standing in the doorway of the dining room, holding Colton in her arms. She wore a long-sleeved robe that came to her ankles and her hair was loose.

In her shapeless outfit, clutching an infant, she was nothing like the women who usually made up his world. He could easily provide a list of all the things they didn’t have in common and all the reasons a relationship with her wouldn’t work. But that didn’t stop the heat from slamming into him as he stared at her with hungry appreciation.

“I was just thinking that I enjoyed last night,” he said, knowing that she was unlikely to read the need in his eyes. At times her innocence was a blessing. It kept her from figuring out what he was thinking, and acted as a reason for him to keep his distance.

“And now you can tell Brett and Brad apart.” She smiled. “Very few people have figured that out.”

Brett did most of the talking for the twins, but Brad was the quiet rebel. He had a small scar by his left eyebrow. The result of a close encounter with a coffee table when he’d been a toddler and both boys had been jumping on the sofa.

“Today is Lucinda’s day off,” she began.

“I’m aware of that.”

“Good.”

She walked forward and handed him Colton. The action was so unexpected that he found himself taking the baby and holding him awkwardly against his chest.

“I want to take a shower,” she announced. “So you need to watch Colton for me until I’m done. I’ll be back in about twenty minutes.”

He stiffened and held the baby out at arm’s length in front of him. “I can’t do that. What if he needs something?”

Colton began to fuss, which made Jonathan sweat.

“Don’t hold him like that,” Cynthia said, reaching over and drawing the baby close to his chest. “Cuddle him. Pretend he’s that big stuffed bear you brought me in the hospital.”

“Not likely. I don’t think you’d appreciate me leaving him propped up in the closet.”

She pressed her lips together. “You know exactly what I mean. Now he’s been fed and changed, so he’s not going to need anything specific in the next half hour. Just get to know him.”

She gave him a quick wave of her fingers, and then she was gone.

Jonathan stared down at the small child he held. Blue eyes so much like his own stared back at him.

“Now what?” he asked.

Colton didn’t answer. Instead he waved a plump hand in the air and made a cooing sound.

“I don’t suppose you’re going to let me read the paper, are you?” he asked conversationally.

Colton surprised him by smiling. Involuntarily Jonathan smiled back, then shifted the baby so that he nestled in the crook of his left arm.

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