Her Kind of Trouble (Harlequin Superromance) by Mayberry Sarah

Author:Mayberry, Sarah [Mayberry, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: kc
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

THE CLOCK ON Vivian’s dash showed five past eleven when she stopped in front of Seth’s on Saturday morning—and yet there was no sign of her sister’s car anywhere.

Perhaps something had come up with the kids. No doubt she would be here any minute now.

Any minute.

Vivian glanced toward the house, aware of a cowardly urge to circle the block rather than go inside where it would be just her and Seth until her sister arrived. Whenever that might be.

You signed up for it. This is the sort of thing supportive friends do, after all.

It was. And she had already decided that she would do whatever she could to help Seth and Daisy. Yet it was hard to let go of the instinct to protect herself.

The too-loud ring of her phone made her jump. Her sister’s number filled the screen, and she started talking the moment Vivian took the call.

“Sorry. I’m running late. I’ll be there in about twenty, okay? Did you bring those platters we talked about?”

“Yep. And I’ve already been past the bakery,” Vivian said, preempting what she knew would be her sister’s next question.

“You’re the best. Okay, have to go. Jason got called into work and I need to drop Max at swimming. Grrrr.”

The dial tone sounded before Vivian could say anything else. The curtains were still drawn at Seth’s so it was impossible to tell what was going on inside.

Twenty minutes. She could do twenty minutes alone with Seth without anything untoward happening. Anyway, they wouldn’t really be alone, because Daisy had come home last night. Hence today’s celebration.

She got out and retrieved the platters, then girded her loins and headed for the front door. She could hear a baby crying as she approached, which relieved her of the quandary of how loud to knock.

The door opened almost immediately after her knock, revealing Seth wearing a harried expression, Daisy cradled in one arm. He wore faded jeans and a white T-shirt and looked better than anyone had a right to with a couple of days’ worth of scruff on his jaw, and hair that had clearly not seen a brush or product in the past twenty-four hours.

“Hi. Sorry about the noisy welcome,” he said, gesturing for her to come in.

“Jodie’s running a little late,” she explained.

“No worries.”

“How did your first night go?” she asked, leaning forward to get a better look at Daisy.

Her face was screwed up as she gave vent to whatever frustration or discomfort ailed her.

“Hey, little one. Is it nice to be home?” She had to raise her voice to be heard over the screaming.

“We got about three hours sleep. On and off.”

Vivian pulled a face.

“Yeah. I’m hoping she’ll have a nap before everyone gets here,” Seth said.

“Murphy’s Law says that she’ll be out the moment everyone arrives.”

“Probably, but I’ll still call it a win if she gets some sleep in.”

“True. I’ll just dump these in the kitchen,” she said, already heading in that direction. “There’s more stuff in the car that needs to come in.

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