Harlequin Special Edition: April 2022, Box Set 2 of 2 by Melissa Senate

Author:Melissa Senate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

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It was Rebekah who noticed that despite being busy taking care of the twins and working at the animal shelter with Shannon, as well as doing plenty of baking and keeping up with what was now an occasional riding lesson with Declan, Josie didn’t seem quite as happy as usual.

Part of her felt as if she shouldn’t be butting in, but then, family was family and Josie hadn’t sat on the sidelines when she’d felt that they needed her. She had volunteered her services before they’d ever asked for her help.

“Is anything wrong, Josie?” Rebekah asked her sister-in-law after putting her twins down for a nap. When Josie looked at her quizzically, Rebekah said, “You look a little down lately.”

Josie was about to shrug off the question, but then decided that she had always been honest with her brother and sister-in-law and that now wasn’t the time to suddenly shift gears.

“Well, I realized that you and Grant are getting things more under control these days, taking care of the twins and all—which is great, I’m really happy for you,” she added quickly. “But Bethany has been officially installed as the permanent shelter director, which means there’s no pressure for you to go back, so it doesn’t seem as if I’m all that necessary any more. Maybe there’s no longer any real urgent need for me to stick around town. I suppose I could always just go back to Florida,” Josie said.

The thought left her less than happy. She frowned, looking over at her sister-in-law. “But to be totally honest, the thought of leaving here does make me feel extremely sad,” Josie admitted.

Rebekah sat down next to her sister-in-law. “Grant and I were just talking about how great it was to have you so close by. You’re like our own personal guardian angel,” she told her. She leaned in closer to Josie as if the closeness emphasized her point. “You know you are more than welcome to stay in that apartment over the garage for as long as you want.

“Longer,” she emphasized the next moment. “I can’t think of anything better than to have the twins grow up having their aunt Josie around, looking after them, teaching them things, playing with them. If you want to go,” Rebekah told her, “we won’t stand in your way. But if you don’t have your heart set on leaving, we would love to have you stay here with us.”

Josie offered her sister-in-law a wide smile. “I guess I’ll stay then.”

The latter all but squealed as she hugged Josie. “Wonderful!” she exclaimed happily, honestly relieved to have her sister-in-law agreeing to remain—for so many reasons.

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