Harlequin Love Inspired May 2016--Box Set 2 of 2 by Deb Kastner

Author:Deb Kastner
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460398173
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Megan stood in front of the mirror, putting on her dangly earrings. The ones that matched her blue beaded evening gown. She ran her hands over the long, silky skirt, happy that she could still fit in this dress. It’d been a long time since she’d put it on, and she barely recognized herself. She seemed like another person, her dress so different from the blue jeans, shirts and tennis shoes she normally wore every day.

She’d applied an extra bit of mascara and eye shadow, a pinch of color to her cheeks, and topped her makeup off with a hint of glossy color on her lips. She’d pinned her hair up on one side, leaving the reddish-blond curls to pour over her left shoulder. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d dressed up for a fancy date.

Correction. Not a date. A favor. She was just helping out a friend. Saving Jared from all the matchmakers who would be milling around the forest supervisor’s retirement party. She kept reminding herself of that fact.

So why did it feel like a date?

“You look nice, Mommy.” June sat on the edge of the bed in Megan’s room.

“Thanks, honey.” Megan spritzed a bit of perfume on her neck. Not too much but just enough. Although this wasn’t a real date, she still felt pretty and feminine. Which was refreshing, since she usually felt harried and dowdy.

“Are you gonna dance at the party?” June asked, adjusting her position so that she lay on her stomach, her elbows bent so she could rest her chin in her hands.

“Possibly.”

“With Jared?”

Megan froze. Turning, she looked at her daughter. A troubled frown tugged at the girl’s high forehead. Megan realized she hadn’t thought this through. Nor had she fully considered how it might impact her children.

“I probably won’t dance,” she said as she sat on one corner of the bed and rubbed June’s back.

“You should,” June said. “Jared likes you, Mom.”

Megan took a settling breath. “That’s because we’re friends.”

“Is he gonna be my new daddy?” June asked.

Whoa! How had she gone from doing a favor to marrying the guy? Megan was stunned that her daughter would even suggest it. But it was an indicator of why June had held such animosity toward Jared. She felt threatened and thought he was trying to take her father’s place.

“No, honey. We’re just friends. And even if I do eventually remarry, no one will ever take your father’s place. Your daddy will always be ours, until the end of time.”

“Yeah, that’s what Jared said, too.”

Megan inclined her head, surprised by this news. “He did? When?”

“A while back when he had dinner at the restaurant with Caleb and me.”

A warm feeling blanketed Megan, yet she didn’t want to discuss the topic. She knew Jared must mean well. That he was trying to be considerate of their feelings. But it surprised her that he’d discussed her husband with her kids. “We’re friends and nothing more.”

“So you don’t want to marry Jared?” June asked.

Megan shook her head.

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