Little Boys Blue by Susan Kearney

Author:Susan Kearney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Faces smeared with wedding cake, the exhausted twins slept in Cameron and Alexa’s arms as the newlyweds carried them upstairs to their beds. While Cam tucked the boys in, Alexa dampened a washcloth with warm water and gently wiped their faces.

“They were good little boys today, don’t you think?” Alexa asked Cameron.

“If you don’t count the pizza they threw into the goldfish fountain.”

“They thought the fish were hungry.”

“And if you don’t count their looking up their great-grandmother’s dress.”

“They only wanted to see if she had a rod up her spine.” Alexa grinned. “They must have overheard some adults talking.”

Cam threaded his fingers through his hair and escorted Alexa into the hallway. “How about a drink?”

“Sure.” She turned toward her room. “I’m going to slip into something more comfortable—and don’t take that the wrong way. As much as I adore four-inch heels, after dancing all day, my feet hurt.”

Ten minutes later, Alexa, wearing slacks and a casual shirt, joined Cameron downstairs. He’d stoked the fireplace with logs, and the kindling blazed, crackled and snapped. He’d dimmed the lights and soft music played on the stereo.

But the scene was casual, not set for seduction. Leo and Julie worked quietly in the kitchen, putting leftovers into the almost new refrigerator—a temporary gift from the Senator until the new one he’d ordered could be delivered. And two security guards hired by Cameron patrolled outside.

Cam spread a blanket over the rug before the fireplace and patted the spot next to him. With a sigh, Alexa accepted the glass of white wine he handed her, the same wine she’d been drinking all day. She wriggled her bare toes and winced.

Cam noticed and took her foot into his warm hands. “Let me see.”

He rubbed the arch and she started to pull back. “I don’t think—”

“Yes?”

“—that you should stop that for at least another hour.” She plumped a pillow behind her head, sipped her wine and sighed as his fingers did magical things to her tortured arches. “Your family’s wonderful.”

“Mm?”

“Whenever one of the townspeople asked you a medical question, your brothers and father saw to it that I wasn’t left alone for a second.”

“My family’s one of the reasons I brought the boys back here.”

“And the other reasons?”

“I needed to get away. But I thought the boys would feel more normal out here.”

Julie and Leo finished up in the kitchen and headed for the front door. Julie’s gaze lingered on Cameron just a moment too long, as if she wanted to say something and then changed her mind. Leo waved, his arm around Julie’s waist. “See you tomorrow, Doc. Have a good night.”

“It was a wonderful wedding,” Julie added.

“Thanks for helping out,” Cameron told them as the young pair left.

Alexa thought they seemed anxious to be alone together. At least Leo did. His crush on Julie was so obvious Alexa couldn’t understand how the baby-sitter seemed so oblivious to him. But perhaps she preferred Cody. Or Cameron. Well, if the girl had a crush on her employer, she’d just have to get over it.

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