Ethan by Chris Keniston

Author:Chris Keniston [Keniston, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Indie House Publishing
Published: 2017-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

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After playing nicely with no distraction other than her aunt's long fingers and occasional interactions, Brittany let out the first signs of a fussy nature. "Uh oh," Allison stood and looked to Ethan. "Diaper, hungry or tired?"

Ethan grabbed his crutches and stood as well. "Could be hungry or wet. Even tired she doesn't really fuss, she just rubs her eyes or tugs at her ear and settles in for a nap wherever she is."

"Okay. Then should we start with the diaper or a bottle?"

"I'd go with bottle. She does seem to have a pretty healthy appetite for a baby. Diaper bag is in the kitchen." Ethan led the way back into the house.

"You get around pretty good on those."

He unzipped the bag on the counter and pulled out a premade bottle. "I'd rather be walking." His gaze darted over to the microwave. "Would you mind?"

"Not at all." Accepting the bottle, she crossed the room. "How long?"

"Twenty seconds is enough."

"It has to be frustrating." Baby in one arm, she waited for the timer to ding.

"I don't care about the crutches. I've got plenty of upper body strength. A few weeks on these is a piece of cake compared to regular PT. It's not being able to walk with her, push her in a stroller, carry the bottle to the microwave."

"How's diaper duty?"

"Not bad if it's only wet, otherwise my fine motor skills need improvement."

She chuckled and retrieved the bottle. "I can see that. Shall we head to the living room with the more comfortable chairs?"

Ethan nodded at her and even on crutches with an injured hand he still beat her into the other room.

"You really are good on those."

He shrugged.

"Something tells me you're good at a lot of things." She hadn't meant anything untoward by the statement, but the way the corner of his lips tipped up and his eyes twinkled, she had the feeling that was exactly where his mind had gone. Having spent most of her life studying or working rather than socializing, her faux-pas filter didn't always work, and damned if she didn't feel the embarrassed flush rushing to her cheeks.

"You're awfully cute when you blush."

"Oh Lord." She wanted to crawl under the nearest rock. Thirty-one years old and the nicest thing a good looking man can say is she's cute. And why? Because she still blushed with the ease of a virtuous teenager? "I'm not a virgin."

Ethan's eyes widened in surprise and then twinkled with amusement. "Um, no, I, uh, wouldn't guess you were."

Now she seriously wanted to hide in a corner. Why the hell did she say that out loud? And what else was he supposed to say now. "Do you want to feed her or shall I?"

He smiled sweetly at her lame attempt to avoid the dumb bomb she'd dropped. "Would you like to?"

"Yes. Yes, I would." Besides needing the distraction, something to do with her hands and someplace else to look besides into those gorgeous twinkling green eyes, she really did want to connect with her little niece more than she'd realized.

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