Maid for Love (A Romantic Comedy) by Caroline Mickelson

Author:Caroline Mickelson [Mickelson, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bon Accord Press
Published: 2015-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

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Michael watched as his niece and nephew ran down toward the water. The late afternoon sun still held a trace of warmth but the breeze coming in off the Atlantic brought with it a bit of cool relief from the summer warmth. Seagulls soared over-head although their cries did little to drown out the sound of Kathryn’s laughter as the cold water lapped against her ankles. He smiled and leaned against the deck railing. They were great kids. His sister and brother-in-law were lucky. He loved being an uncle and didn’t doubt that he’d love being a father. An image of a smiling Zoe with a baby on her hip popped into his mind. His smile faded. Zoe couldn’t even bear to acknowledge that she’d met him before.

Yet she hadn’t refused to spend time with him, not outright. Granted, she’d turned down the invitation to join them at the beach house, but that was a case of too much too soon. Not to mention that it had come on the heels of an evening gone wrong. But still, he had to take heart that Zoe had at least agreed to have dinner with him in the first place. In fact, when they’d run into Kendra, Zoe had been the one to suggest they all get together for a meal.

But as much as he might try to convince himself that there was hope, he couldn’t buy into it. Bottom line, if Zoe didn’t want to admit that they’d had a past, he was a fool for even daydreaming about a future with her. Now he just needed to get his mind to stop replaying their kiss the other night. If he’d had any doubt that he was still in love with Zoe, kissing her had removed it. In the brief moment she’d been in his arms, he’d fallen in love with her all over again.

He sank down on to the weathered wooden steps. Reconnecting with Zoe had done nothing but wreak havoc on his emotions. The car ride from Connecticut to Massachusetts had seemed interminable with Josh and Kathryn’s endless questions about her. He’d done his best to dodge them but he needed to face the fact that no good was going to come of wishing for more. A happy ending was out of the question.

“Any room there on that step for me?”

At the sound of her voice behind him, Michael shot to his feet and whirled around. “Zoe?” She wore a bright madras plaid skirt, a white polo shirt and sneakers. Her eyes were hidden behind her sunglasses but her tentative smile pierced his heart. “What are you doing here?”

“Hoping that the invitation to join you guys for the weekend was still open?”

He struggled to find the right thing to say. ‘First tell me what on earth you’re doing here’ seemed a bit brusque but ‘stay forever’ went too far in the opposite direction. He nodded. “Sure.”

Her smile faded. She slid her sunglasses to rest on top of her head. “You don’t sound sure.

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