Fortune's Secret Child by Delacorte Shawna

Author:Delacorte, Shawna [Delacorte, Shawna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2012-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

Six

Cynthia glanced at the clock. Isabelle would be arriving any minute. She cleared away the lunch dishes as Bobby drained the last drop of milk from his glass.

“Can I go swimming now, Mommy?”

“Not right away. You know you have to rest first.” She had long ago given up trying to get the rambunctious little boy to take a nap, but she still tried to get him to spend some quiet time with a book. “If you stay quiet for an hour, you can go swimming.”

She turned toward the sound of the front door opening. “That must be Isabelle now.” She called out, “We’re in the kitchen.” But it was Shane who made an appearance a moment later.

“Am I in time for lunch?”

“I thought you were Isabelle.” She eyed him suspiciously, not sure what to make of his unexpected arrival. “What are you doing here? Yesterday you said you had a very busy schedule.”

“Yesterday I did have a busy schedule. Today, however, is another matter.” He glanced at the dirty dishes stacked on the counter. “Well, it looks like you’ve already eaten. Do you have enough left for another person?”

“I suppose so.” An edge of irritation crept into her voice. “So what happened to your usually busy schedule?”

“Today’s lunch meeting turned into a breakfast meeting for tomorrow morning. So I thought I’d come home for lunch, see if there was anything Isabelle needed.”

“I see. Then you’ll be returning to work after lunch?”

He cocked his head and stared at her for a moment, a hint of puzzlement crossing his face. “Yes. I have patients to see. Is there a problem?”

“No. Of course not. I was just surprised to see you, that’s all.” Her first thought was born of panic. Had Shane shown up thinking she was already on her way to Tucson? Was it an attempt to get close to Bobby? Her anxiety level increased dramatically. Did he suspect the truth? She reined in her runaway thoughts. She could not allow her fears to jump out of control at each and every little incident. She had to keep the situation in its proper perspective. There certainly wasn’t anything wrong with his deciding to have lunch at home when his business plans changed.

“Hi.” Isabelle’s voice floated in from the entry hall. “I’m here.” A moment later she appeared at the kitchen door.

“Shane—I was surprised to see your car in the driveway. What are you doing here?”

An amused chuckle escaped this throat. “That’s the same thing Cynthia asked me. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I wasn’t welcome in my own home.” He shot a look at Cynthia as if to ask if there was some truth to that.

A few hours later Cynthia drove through the entrance of the Saguaro Springs gated community and down the street toward Shane’s house. As soon as she pulled up to the curb, she realized Isabelle’s car wasn’t in the driveway. Had she and Bobby gone somewhere? An uncomfortable sensation pricked at her consciousness. She found the front door unlocked.

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