Meagan's Marine (Halos & Horns) by Lori Leger

Author:Lori Leger [Leger, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: CajunFlair Publishing
Published: 2013-10-03T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

The New Normal

Niki met them at the door, trying to console a still sniffling Buck. “We’ve had an incident.”

Meagan’s stiffened posture at her friend’s comment had Mitch wondering if she’d used some kind of code for something serious.

She lifted her son carefully from Niki’s arms. “Hey buddy. What happened?”

“My plane is bwoken, Mom.” Buck wiped his tear-streaked cheeks, before burying his face in his mother’s neck.

Mitch smiled, at once sad for the boy but happy that he thought so much of his gift. “Aw Buckaroo, don’t cry. I’ll get you another plane. Toys break when kids play with them. It’s no big deal.”

Meagan shot him an appreciative glance before heading inside with her son. “You see? Don’t cry, little man,” she crooned softly as she rubbed his back in slow comforting circles.

Buck’s head popped up unexpectedly. “I didn’t bwake it, Mitch. I put it in the hangah just like you said. But when I woke up, it was all messed up.”

Mitch patted the boy’s head comfortingly. “How about if I take a look at it for you, okay? I bet I can fix it.” With the kid’s hopeful gaze fixed on him, he was determined not to fail him. Several seconds later, he realized that no amount of glue or tape…not even man’s most versatile friend, duct tape, could repair the damage to the toy plane.

“Can you fix it?”

Mitch smiled at the small face lined with worry, more determined than ever not to disappoint him.

“Sure I can. I’ll have to take it home, but I can fix it right up for you.”

Buck scooted down Meagan’s torso to run over and throw his arms around Mitchell’s legs. “Thanks Mitch! You’re my best fwend!”

Mitch cradled the boy’s head in one hand and met Meagan’s wide-eyed gaze just as a blast of cold air hit him in the face. “Glad to do it, Buck. That’s what buddies do. Now you go on with Niki while your mom and I have a talk.” He practically pushed Buck out the door so he could close it behind him.

“He’s here, isn’t he?”

Meagan nodded and answered, her words accompanying a puff of icy vaporized air. “Yes.”

Mitch walked to the center of the room to face off with the spirit of Meagan’s dead fiancé. “Let’s talk man to man, Chris…or if you prefer, Marine to Marine.”

“Mitch, no—”

His hand shot out to stop Meagan’s protest. “It’s okay, Megs. I can see where he’s coming from. He’s lost everything in the world that’s important to him and if he wasn’t dead already, that in itself would be enough to kill a good man. Chris was a very good man, but let’s face reality, Megs. Even good men get angry, especially when they feel helpless…right, Marine?”

Mitchell threw his arm protectively around Meagan as she gasped at the resounding crack of PFC Christopher Martin’s portrait smashing into the opposite wall.

“Meagan, you need to leave the room. PFC Martin and I need to exchange some info.” He opened the door and pushed her gently out, closing it on her hesitant protests.

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