His E-Mail Order Wife by Kristi Gold

Author:Kristi Gold [Kristi Gold]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-03-28T07:00:00+00:00

Drew was surrounded by his close-knit family, but he could only concentrate on one member of the dinner party—Kristina.

He’d never before been so intrigued by watching someone eat. Talk. Laugh.

Kristina had done all of that, and by the attentive looks on his family’s faces, they were totally taken with her, just as he’d suspected. He could definitely relate.

“I’m afraid most of the children won’t be here tomorrow, Kristina,” Emma said with a delicate dab of her napkin on her chin. “Maura and Doug will be for certain, but everyone else seems to be busy. Tara won’t be coming. Little Brandon’s under the weather with a summer cold, so she decided to keep him in the city.” She directed her smile at Kristina. “Tara and her son live with us in town.”

“How wonderful for you,” Kristina said enthusiastically.

“It’s fine if they can’t come, Mother,” Drew replied. “Kristina will eventually meet them all.” And as far as Drew was concerned, the lack of relatives made for better odds of getting Kristina alone.

He did question whether Tara’s decision to stay in town had to do with someone following her, or if she simply didn’t want to be around the family. Since the death of her husband, she’d changed, very unlike the girl he’d grown up with, appropriately labeled Tara the Terrible. She’d been fun-loving and gregarious. Now, for the most part, she was moody and withdrawn.

He hadn’t had a chance to speak with Tara yet, and he assumed she hadn’t told the family about her concerns since neither Grant nor Emma seemed worried. At least Tara would be safe at the manor on Lake Shore. Fort Knox couldn’t hold up in comparison.

“Tobias will be joining us tomorrow,” Lilly added. “He was playing in a seniors golf tournament today. Of course, he’ll be worn to a frazzle with a sunburned head.”

“I look forward to seeing him again,” Kristina said.

Emma sat forward. “Again?”

“Yes, we met at Drew’s the first day I—” Color rose high in Kristina’s cheek, and Drew held his breath. “The day I moved my things into the house.”

“The day she came to be my mommy,” Mandy announced.

Drew was really beginning to sweat now. One slip from Mandy and the whole charade would be blown wide open. He didn’t want Kristina to learn everything in front of his family, nor did he want his family to know about the true circumstances behind how they met.

Lilly pushed back her chair and stood. “Come along, Amanda dear. I’ll help you get ready for your bath.”

Obviously Lilly was trying to cover her own role in the farce, Drew thought.

“Let me do it, Lilly,” Emma said, rising like an elegant mist from her chair. “I spend far too little time with Amanda these days.”

“Can’t Kristina come, too?” Mandy asked.

“I need to talk with Kristina, dear heart,” Lilly said. “You run along with your grandmother and get ready for bed.”

Great. That was all Drew needed, his grandmother revealing God only knew what to Kristina. But he knew better than to cross Lilly Connelly.

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