It's a Boy! by Victoria Pade

Author:Victoria Pade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“What does the zoo have to do with cheesecakes?” Clair asked.

Heddy’s cousin had dropped in on Friday to find Heddy on her way out. After not seeing or hearing from Lang on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, he had called that morning. It was one of April’s perfect spring days and he’d decided to leave work at two o’clock to take Carter to the zoo. He said that he thought Heddy deserved a break, too, and he’d invited her to meet them at his house to go with them.

Eager to see him again after three days of thinking almost nonstop about him, Heddy had ignored all the reasons why she should decline and had agreed.

But now Clair had dropped in. And while Clair was supportive of taking the grant from the Camdens and selling cheesecakes through Camden Superstores— especially since Clark had given the legal go-ahead—she was clearly leery of Heddy spending an afternoon at the zoo with Lang Camden.

And Heddy hadn’t even told her cousin about the kissing. She was still struggling with guilt over it and couldn’t bring herself to talk about it.

“The zoo doesn’t have anything to do with cheesecakes,” she said in answer to Clair’s question. “It’s just a beautiful day and Lang thought I might like to go. No big deal.”

“Unless it is...” Clair said ominously. “I saw him, remember? He’s the kind of man women leave their husbands for. He’s a gorgeous hunk of rich, charming masculinity, and if he’s trying to sweep you off your feet—”

Was he?

“No. I don’t think he’s trying to sweep me off my feet by asking me to go to the zoo.”

“I wouldn’t want you to fall into the same trap your mom fell into.”

They were standing in Heddy’s kitchen while Heddy checked her purse to make sure she had her wallet, her keys and everything she might need for a two-and-a-half-year-old at the zoo in case Lang didn’t think ahead.

But when she zipped up her well-stocked purse she didn’t sling the strap over her shoulder to leave. Instead she leaned back against the edge of the counter behind her, looked at Clair and thought about what her cousin had said.

Was she falling into the same trap her mother had?

“It doesn’t seem like Lang is setting any kind of trap,” she said.

“But you’re falling anyway?” Clair observed with alarm in her voice.

“No, I’m not falling for him,” Heddy insisted. “But something has happened....”

“Something like what?”

Heddy tried to describe what had happened to her on Monday night. She didn’t tell her cousin about the kissing. She only told her about the realizations she’d come to about finding it easier to be around Carter now, and how therapeutic it had been to tell Lang about Daniel and Tina.

“I mean, sure, Carter is a cute kid and maybe that helped reboot me a little when it comes to kids. I guess that isn’t so hard to figure out. But the other...”

She shook her head, still perplexed by what had come over her.

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