Enticing the Weary Warrior by Tammy Jo Burns

Author:Tammy Jo Burns [Burns, Tammy Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Regency; War of 1812; Napoleonic Wars; Peninsular Wars; Spies; Horse Racing; Ireland; Scotland; King George III; Prince Regent; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Amazon: B00YVF3LAG
Goodreads: 25665362
Publisher: Tammy Jo Burns' Books
Published: 2015-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Megan was already in bed by the time Liam made his way to the room.

“Did you get Paddy situated?”

“Aye. He really likes you,” Megan observed.

“I like him.”

“I didn’t think you’d be joining me.”

“I said I would,” he said shortly.

“You don’t have to snap at me.”

“I’m— I’m sorry. You’re right.”

“It was Paddy’s comment about the brother or sister. I worried you would react badly to what he asked. You have to remember he’s still just a little boy. Barely five.”

“I know, Meg. I’m not dense when it comes to children. I know they speak from the heart and they often aren’t shy about what they say.”

“That’s true. How are you so familiar with how children behave?”

“I’m observant, that’s all.”

“Hmmm. I’ve been thinking about what he said and I’ve come up with a solution.”

“What?” he asked warily.

“I think we should give him what he wants.”

“Meg, it’s a miracle I’m even able to make love to you,” he said gruffly. “Having children is something I don’t dare hope for.”

“I agree. It would be just setting ourselves up for unneeded heartache. I think we should adopt orphans of soldiers,” she saw the look on his face and laughed. She sat up and reclined against the stack of pillows behind her. She kept the sheet tucked around her body, keeping her assets hidden from his view. “We cannot adopt all of them,” she clarified.

“You had me worried for a moment.”

“Oh, Liam, I know there is no way we can take care of all of them, but we can give some of them a good home. What do you think? Would you like to be a Papa to more than just one lonely little boy?”

“You certainly have a way of making it difficult to say no,” he said.

“Is that a yes?”

“It’s a let’s get used to being a family of three. We were barely a family of two and had difficulty making that work. We need to take this one step at a time.”

“I agree. I also need to apologize.”

“For?”

Megan held up a piece of paper between her fingers.

“You found the note,” relief filled his voice.

“It had fallen beneath the bed. It would’ve helped if I’d known about it. It wouldn’t have kept me from worrying, but it would’ve been better.”

“That’s what your mother said.”

“My mother? When did you see her?”

“Paddy and I stayed with them in London while I worked on the adoption.”

“Ah.” She worried her lower lip for a moment, then asked coyly, “Are you going to stand there all night fully dressed, or are you going to join me?”

“We’re going to talk about the fire and that fresh scrape on your cheek first,” he said.

“I knew you were going to say that. I don’t want to talk about either one.”

“We’re going to discuss it. I saw someone running from the stable. Did you see anyone?”

“Yes, but he was covered head-to-toe.”

“You couldn’t identify him?”

“No.”

“What did you see?”

“I saw something come swinging at my head and when I ducked I lost my balance and

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