Fair Catch by Anderson Cindy Roland

Author:Anderson, Cindy Roland [Anderson, Cindy Roland]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780615838052
Publisher: Winsome Press Publishing
Published: 2013-09-17T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Nick tried to gauge Ellie’s reception of him. She looked stunned, and he wasn’t sure if it was because of the ear-piercing cry from the little red head she was holding, or if it was because he was offering to help her in the nursery.

Every muscle in his body was tense as he waited. Man, Ellie was even more beautiful than he’d remembered. The exclusive party he’d attended Friday night had been filled with super-models and actresses—but they couldn’t hold a candle to the beautiful woman standing in front of him.

Finally a slow smile flickered at the corners of her mouth. “You’re home.”

“Yeah, I got in late last night.” The welcoming tone of her voice loosened the tension around his chest and he felt like he could breathe a little easier. Now if he could just find out if Thomas was back in the picture. He looked around the room, glad her ex-husband wasn’t anywhere in the vicinity.

A gray haired gentlemen caught his eye and walked over to Nick with an outstretched hand. “I’m Stan Howard.” He pointed to a plump woman with unnaturally dark hair for someone her age. “This here is my wife Nora.”

“Nick Coulter.” He gave the man a firm handshake and offered his wife a smile. “It’s nice to meet both of you.”

Stan released his hand and patted Nick on the back. “Ever take care of kids before?”

Not unless he could count the sporadic times he’d held his niece and nephews over the past few years. “Not really.”

Mrs. Howard smiled. “You’ll do just fine.” Then she went to the corner and started a CD of soft piano music.

The nursery filled up fast, prohibiting any further dialogue. Parents seemed to be in a hurry to get to Sunday school. Shoot, most of them didn’t stick around long enough for the children to even know they’d been left alone.

One woman rushed in and thrust a whimpering little boy in Nick’s arms. “Be a good boy, Dawson.” She blew the toddler a kiss and winked at Nick. “Bye.”

The woman almost sounded as if she was leaving…the church house. Feeling panicked, he turned to Ellie. “What do I do?”

She still held the screaming red-headed child, gently patting her on the back. “Have him help you get the toys out of the cupboard. He likes to play cars.”

The next thirty minutes were pandemonium. Nick thought he would have time to talk to Ellie, but he was far too busy. Mr. and Mrs. Howard were nice, but only seemed to handle one child at a time. Ellie held Megan who would forget she was supposed to be crying and start to have fun, and then she’d remember and start wailing again.

Nick sat on the floor surrounded by half a dozen kids, playing cars with them. Dawson stood up and sat down on his lap. From the pungent smell emanating from the kid, Nick was ready to call it quits.

He turned to find Ellie watching him, her lips tipped up into a soft smile.

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