Harlequin Love Inspired September 2016--Box Set 2 of 2 by Arlene James
Author:Arlene James
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488023019
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TEN
âCar-o-lineâ¦?â
She clutched the cell phone to her ear. âIzzie, whatâs wrong?â
âDaddy burned the c-cookiesâ¦â Sobbing hard, Izzie hiccuped.
âIâm sure it was an accident. He didnât meanââ
âYou donât understand,â Izzie wailed. âNow I donât have anything to bring. Church ladies are s-supposed to bring something to the baby shower.â
A fresh round of sobbing. âIâm a church lady, too.â Further crying commenced.
âIzzie?â No response. âIsabelle.â Caroline used her sternest professorial voice. âLet me talk to your daddy.â
More hiccuping. âH-he canât come to the phone right now. Heâs running up and down the stairs in the lighthouse.â
âWhy in the world is he doing that?â
âBecause heâs mad at himself, he said.â Izzie hiccuped. âAnd so he wonât cuss.â
Caroline held the phone away from her mouth so she could laugh.
âIzzâ?â She regained control of herself. âYou listen to me. You tell your daddy to bring you to the cabin. Weâll whip up something before the party starts. Howâs that?â
The waterworks ceased as abruptly as the wind in the eerie calm in the eye of a hurricane.
âReally?â Izzieâs voice quivered.
âYouâd be doing me a favor. Iâd completely forgotten about bringing hors dâoeuvres to the baby shower.â
âWe donât have to bring those oar-things. Just food.â
Caroline smiled into the receiver. âGood to know, Ladybug. Youâve saved me from a Southern faux pas.â
Izzie sighed. âI donât know exactly what that is, but I think Daddy made me try it once, and I didnât like it.â
Tears of merriment rolled down Carolineâs cheeks in her effort to preserve Izzieâs dignity.
âI think youâre absolutely right, Ladybug. No faux pas for us. But I have a great recipe we can make together. Iâll text your dad the ingredients if you guys can stop at the grocery store on the way.â
âRoger that, Caroline.â
Caroline imagined the redheaded little girl saluting her in the smoky haze of the cottage kitchen. âSee you soon.â
âThanks, Turtle Lady.â
As Izzie clicked off, Caroline laid her forehead on the countertop, free to give in to her mirth.
Thirty minutes later at the sound of knocking, she opened the cabin door to father and daughter on the porch. Izzie waved. A grocery bag in each hand, Weston just looked sheepish. And endearing.
Caroline ushered them inside. Izzieâbeing Izzieâstrode toward the kitchen like she owned the place.
âIs that a new cologne youâre sporting, Weston?â Caroline sniffed the fabric of his shirt as he lumbered past. âIâve got to say itâs certainly a new scent for you.â
She cocked her head and tapped her finger on her chin. âSmoky with hints of spice and overtones ofâ¦â She made a show of enlarging her pupils. âOatmeal?â
âHa-ha.â But a smile played at the edges of his lips.
âRecipe gone wrong? Donât worry. It could happen to anyone.â She stopped in her tracks for dramatic effect. âOh, wait. This only seems to happen to you, doesnât it, Commander Clark?â
He moved so quickly she found herself pressed against the wall of the entryway, rimmed in on either side by grocery bags and his arms. A nervous giggle escaped from her throat.
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