Gift of a Family by Sarah Morgan

Author:Sarah Morgan [Morgan, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460375471
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Josh followed Archie and Kat into the sea at a safe distance, making a mental note to have a stern word with Louisa when Kat wasn’t around. The girl was up to her tricks again. Not that he’d objected to the idea of a swim, but he liked to be in control of his own love life and he certainly didn’t want Louisa’s help, no matter how sweet and well meaning she was. From the moment Louisa had innocently suggested a swim he’d known what she was up to. Fortunately Kat seemed oblivious but, then, she didn’t know Louisa as well as he did, he thought grimly.

And Kat was right, of course.

How could any relationship between them ever work? He never dated single mothers and, apart from his patients in A and E, he’d never spent any time with a child in his life.

Josh dragged a hand through his hair and squinted into the sun, watching from the water’s edge as they plunged into the water, gasping and shrieking as the cold waves closed around their legs for the first time.

Why did she have to be so beautiful?

But he knew it was so much more than that. Kat was clever and sharp and she challenged his mind.

But she had Archie, he reminded himself firmly. And that made all the difference. Josh cursed softly. He was nobody’s idea of a father figure, that was for sure. He didn’t want that responsibility.

Not that the boy wasn’t sweet, because actually he was. Josh’s eyes narrowed as he watched the boy dive fearlessly into the water, his skinny arms and legs moving smoothly as he swam. Before he’d met Archie it had never crossed his mind that a child could be good company. But Archie was good company. And funny.

Josh gave himself a mental shake. Since when had he had anything at all in common with a six-year-old?

‘Josh!’ Archie’s shout cut through his thoughts. ‘Come in and swim.’

Unable to find a reason not to, Josh waded in, wincing slightly at the cold. ‘This is bracing,’ he muttered to Kat, and she laughed, not quite meeting his eyes.

He’d already sensed that she wasn’t used to flirting with men. Had there been no one in her life since Archie’s father?

Suddenly he wanted to ask, wanted to know everything about her. He, who preferred to keep his relationships light-hearted and superficial.

What the hell was happening to him?

‘English sea, Josh.’ She looked at him then, her eyes challenging as she dipped her shoulders under the surface. She rose, gasping, her hair falling sleek and wet past her shoulders. ‘Oh, my goodness—that is truly freezing.’ She laughed and he found himself captivated.

She looked like a mermaid. An extremely beautiful mermaid. And those amazing green eyes were enough to bewitch a man into doing something stupid. Like forgetting that he didn’t date single mothers.

He swallowed and decided that cold water could only be a good thing in the circumstances. He dived under the water and surfaced next to a thoroughly overexcited Archie.

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