Harlequin Romantic Suspense October 2020 Box Set by Deborah Fletcher Mello
Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 3
Since the Ice Creamery was just a block away, Leon left his car at the daycare center and they walked. Frankie, once he had been assured that his twin was okay, became jealous of the attention his brother was getting from this interesting new acquaintance. He was determined to make up for lost time. As a result, Leon had a twin clamped to each hand.
âCall me later and let me know how he is.â Flora had thought Daisyâs pale face and worried manner had been out of proportion to the incident.
âHeâs really fine. Look at him.â Flora had attempted to reassure her as theyâd left.
âJust call me. Please?â
âIâm surprised at the way it affected her. Little kids have accidents all the time,â Flora commented to Leon as they walked along the sidewalk.
âThey do, and Daisy usually deals with them calmly. She may be worrying about repercussions, even a possible lawsuit.â
âReally?â She gave the matter some thought. âIt was just a typical kid thing. No one was to blame.â
âSince we both commented on the effort Stevie must have put into getting stuck, I expect Daisy will be relieved to hear you say that.â They reached the ice-cream parlor and Flora held the door open so Leon could walk through sideways without letting go of the twins. âSome parents might suggest there was a supervision issue.â
That aspect hadnât occurred to her but, now Leon had raised it, the prospect bothered her more than she liked. She handed her boys, her most precious parts of herself, over each day, trusting they would be safe in the care of Daisy and her staff. Was it possible Stevie hadnât been watched carefully enough?
She was conscious of Leonâs gaze on her profile. âDaisy has been doing that job a long time. Almost ten years. Iâve never heard of a problem at the center.â His voice was reassuring.
Flora relaxed a little. âStevie is like a whirlwind. They both are. I guess all it takes is for the adult in charge to look away at the wrong moment.â Even so, she would double-check with Daisy about supervision when she next spoke to her.
They found a booth and sat down, the twins causing a distraction from more serious matters with their insistence that they both needed to sit next to Dr. Leon. It was a strange sensation. Normally Flora was the person they fought over. Now she was a spectator as, one on each side of him, they vied for Leonâs attention. He handled it well, with a combination of gentleness and firm good humor.
âDo you have children?â The words slipped out before she stopped to consider whether they were intrusive.
The question brought an abrupt end to his smiles. As he looked up from the twinsâ chatter, she thought his eyes were the most intense she had ever seen them. They were dark green, reminding her of lake water in the early evening light. In that instant, their depths appeared to hold a world of pain and secrets.
âNo.â
That curt negative was clearly all the response she was going to get.
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