Merry, Merry Mischief by Lisa Plumley

Author:Lisa Plumley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, christmas, baby, babysitting
Publisher: Lisa Plumley

Alone in the dark, Katie finished shedding her jeans and sweater. She cast them aside. Pulled her pink nightshirt over her head. And sighed. Two conflicting thoughts assailed her:

Whew! That was close.

I wish Jack hadn't gone.

Not that his leaving wasn't what she'd intended, all along. It was. After all, being alone with him would only make her want him more. It would only make her wish for more, only make her hope that Christmas contained enough magic to overcome their differences. And that was ridiculous, wasn't it?

All Jack was interested in was work. Work, work, work. Not her, not life, not fun. When she'd entered his home office to get the snowflake paper earlier, Katie had realized immediately his workaholic ways hadn't changed a bit. Architectural plans still littered every available surface, interspersed with drawing tools and cardboard carrying tubes. Design awards lined the walls, evidence of his dedication.

Signs of anything non work-related had been nonexistent, and not just in Jack's office. His whole house seemed a testament to how little time he spent there—bare walls, spotless functional furniture, no embellishments save framed family photos and a few houseplants. Probably, Katie thought as she turned over in her solitary sofa-turned-bed, he'd hired a service to keep the greenery thriving.

He'd been amazing with Belle, though; she had to admit it. Caring, thoughtful, funny. With his tiny cousin, Jack had cut loose ("You're a foul one, Mr. Griiiinch!"). He'd worked to figure out what the baby needed. He'd made time to be with her.

To Katie's surprise, Jack had even arranged time off from the office for both of them, lasting until Christmas, if necessary. Listening to him make those arrangements with Gil Brennan over a crackling international phone line tonight, she'd hardly been able to believe her ears. Honestly, Jack taking time off was like...like Charlie Brown scoring the biggest, fanciest Christmas tree on the lot: highly unlikely.

She and Jack were so different from each other. So why, Katie wondered, did she still want him back?

You love him, her heart whispered. You do.

So? Smacking her pillow, Katie turned over again. So what? So what if without Jack, she felt like a Christmas ornament with no bough to rest on, like a festive wreath with no door to hold onto? That didn't mean she was just going to cave in.

Their breakup had hurt. Losing him had hurt. And losing him all over again would be even worse. Until she found some evidence he'd do more this time than squeeze her into his life between design meetings and drawings, Katie intended to do all she could to resist Jack, and all his charms.

Piece of fruitcake, she assured herself. After all...how irresistible could one man possibly be?

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