Fringe Benefits by Sandy James

Author:Sandy James [James, Sandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Women
Publisher: Forever Yours
Published: 2015-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

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Dani let Nate take her suitcase at the top of the stairs. She followed him as he headed downstairs and out to the garage.

He shoved her suitcase into the trunk of her car before slamming the lid. “I’m amazed everything fit. We’re only going for a week. You didn’t need to pack the kitchen sink.”

“I just want to be prepared,” she said.

After taking her hand, he rubbed his thumb over her palm. “I know you’re nervous…”

“A little.”

“I’m really sorry that you didn’t get to go to Chicago.”

So was Dani. She’d been so disappointed when the call came. “Beth couldn’t help getting sick. I just hope she gets to feeling better soon. I still wonder if I should stay to help her. Poor thing can’t stop throwing up.”

“It’s up to you, but Robert swears she’s going to be fine. You sure don’t want to catch that kind of stomach bug.” He tugged on her hand, pulling her into his embrace. “We’ll have a great time in Indiana. There’s no reason to get this worked up about my mom.”

A week. A whole week with Nate’s mom and stepdad. Once the Ladies’ Chicago excursion had been canceled, he’d suggested they stay a lot longer than their planned three days. Now Dani was wondering if she should have agreed so readily.

“I want her to like me,” she said.

Nate rubbed his chin against her temple. “She will. No doubt at all. Once she gets to know you, she’ll realize how special you are. And you’ll learn to like her, too.”

“Let me check things one more time and grab my purse. Then we can get on the road. Thanks for taking my car.”

“Not a tough choice,” he said with a grin. “Yours isn’t nearly as likely as my beater is to leave us sitting on the side of the highway, waiting for a tow truck. Are you going to let me drive your car, or do I resign myself to shotgun?”

“Drive my baby?” Dani stepped back and blew a raspberry. “No way, José.”

“Shotgun it is. At least I can catch a nap part of the trip.”

Although she took another fifteen minutes to give the house one more go-through, she made up the lost time and then some by speeding most of the way to Indiana.

Nate’s parents had a condo in Indianapolis, which wasn’t far from Patrick’s house. No doubt she and Nate would visit there as well, but the plans had called for the two of them to bunk with Jackie and Mark. Nate’s stepsister Carly was supposed to be there later in the week—another person Dani would have to try to win over.

As she pulled along the curb and parked the car, she had a thought that made her stomach twist into a painful knot. “Exactly how much does your mom know about us? You did tell her we were dating, right?”

Looking a bit sleepy, Nate shook his head. “I haven’t told her much of anything yet. Figured we’d surprise her and tell her about us in person.

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