Daddy by Surprise by Debra Salonen

Author:Debra Salonen [Salonen, Debra]
Format: epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Romance: Modern, Contemporary, General, Romance, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Man-woman relationships, Historical, Adult, Dentists, Motorcycles, divorce, Transportation
ISBN: 9780373782857
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-01-13T03:28:46.234000+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

“ARE YOU SURE about this? I could probably buy camping gear and set up a tent.”

He was helping her change the sheets on her son’s bed half an hour or so after the ball that he’d inadvertently set in motion took off like a rocket. Those book-club women really got things done, he silently acknowledged.

“It’s fine,” Kat mumbled, giving the top sheet a crisp snap. Jack inhaled fresh air and sunshine, not the artificial perfume of a dryer sheet. “I fold and tuck the corners,” she told him.

He knew how to make a bed, but he didn’t argue. Instead, he did as asked, and continued to look around the room. It felt on the small side and was definitely decorated in the eclectic clutter of a young boy, but he couldn’t spot a speck of dust on the shelves above the desk, and there was no lingering odor of sweat socks that he remembered from being in an all-male dorm in college.

“Didn’t I hear you tell Tag that you never went camping?” She was already done with her side and waited with the lightweight cotton blanket balled against her chest. Her eyes had that challenging twinkle he’d noticed the night they met.

“That’s true, but there’s a first time for everything, right? And I’d give it a try if this was too uncomfortable for you.”

Something in her expression changed. Softened. She gave him the same indulgent smile she’d used with her son that afternoon of the tattoo. He got the impression she’d forgive his shortcomings as long as he was honest about them. Why? Because the men in her life were never truthful? Or were they just never up-front about their flaws?

“I appreciate the gesture, but this probably isn’t the best venue to try out a new skill. I can tell you from experience that the campgrounds are wall-to-wall tents and bodies. And if you don’t have the right equipment, the mosquitoes will eat you alive.”

She plumped a pillow, then picked up a matching blue-and-white-stripe pillowcase. Wedging one end under her chin, she added, “By the way, how are your tattoos?”

He yanked the collar of his recently laundered T-shirt down and to the left, exposing the slightly withered-looking outline of his favorite tattoo. “Almost gone. Truthfully, I’m really sorry I didn’t listen to you in the first place. I remember those pictures you showed me of how henna slowly fades. I would have preferred that. Plus, we might have skipped a trip to the emergency room.”

The pillow plunked to the bed. The pillowcase hung limply in her hand. Her mouth was open wide enough for him to see four fillings in her molars. Other than those, her teeth were perfect. “Wait a minute. Did you just admit that you were wrong and I was right?”

He nodded slowly. Was that a trick question? “Yes. I should have listened to you. You’re the expert. I was paying for your expertise. I tell people that all the time in my business. But some

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