Fearless at Heart by Zoe York

Author:Zoe York
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zoe York

Her fever broke at ten that night, and after she had a shower, she went downstairs, suddenly famished.

Seth and Levi were sitting on the couch, watching a baseball game.

“Seth said I could stay up a little,” Levi protested, cutting off any comment she was going to make about him being up past his bedtime.

She leaned against the archway. “It’s okay. Are the Jays winning?”

Seth made a face. “No.” Then he smiled at her. “You look better.”

“I feel a bit more human.”

“Want some soup?” He got up, handing the TV changer to Levi, then pointed for her to go into the kitchen.

She sat at the table and let him reheat a bowl of the chicken and tomato soup, then crumbled some tortilla chips on top. Summer was right—it was perfect, and even more so because someone other than she had prepared it.

Seth went back to watch the game with Levi, then when it was over she sent her nephew upstairs. “You can read for a bit, but lights out soon,” she warned.

“But I’m not tired.”

“But it’s still bedtime,” she countered. “Read for a bit and you’ll discover the tired, I promise.”

Levi slid a glance at Seth, like he might test her by trying to get the other adult involved, but he thought better of it and stomped upstairs.

She took a deep breath and went back to collect her bowl from the kitchen table. Seth followed. “Do you need anything else before I go?”

She shook her head. “I feel heaps better, thank you. I’ll probably be up for a while, since I slept all day, but that’s not the worst problem to have.”

“I could stay?” He held up his hands. “No funny business, I know you’re still sick. Just to talk? If your throat can handle it?”

She gave him a half-smile. “I’d like that.”

She went upstairs to check on Summer, and give her the same read-for-a-bit suggestion as she’d given Levi, then told them she’d be back up in thirty minutes for lights out.

Back downstairs, Seth had made her a cup of hot water and lemon juice, with honey. Was this seduction at thirty-seven? No funny business and a never-ending supply of soothing beverages? When she was better, she would remember this, and reward him for it.

“Thank you,” she whispered as she settled on the couch, in the corner, with her legs curled to one side. He sprawled near her feet, leaning on the back of the sectional so he was looking at her fully.

“You get that kind of complaining at bedtime every night?”

“That was nothing. That was the one-and-done version. And they’re such good kids, they really are, and they miss their mom, but…” She trailed off and breathed in some of the hot lemon steam. “Growing up, August and I were on our own for bedtime. Which isn’t better! And I’ve lived alone for almost sixteen years. I will say, they’re better roommates than I had in university. But at my core, I’m a quiet, no-nonsense, straight-laced teacher. I like to clearly state an expectation and have it met.

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