More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry

Author:Sarah Mayberry
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-12T04:00:00+00:00

Stop being such a coward. Wash your hands and go out there and get to know the people who are going to become your child’s family.

Charlie didn’t budge from her perch on the toilet lid. She hadn’t really needed to go to the bathroom—she’d needed a moment alone to get a grip on her nerves.

Rhys had filled her in on his family, but nothing could have prepared her for stepping into a roomful of tall, good-looking, confident Walkers, all of whom had started dissecting her with their eyes the moment she came through the door. If she’d thought about it, she might have anticipated that Rhys’s family would be like him—dark haired and brown eyed, very attractive, with more than their fair share of charisma—but she hadn’t. She’d been too busy being amused by his very obvious nervousness because it had made her feel that much better about her own nerves.

They’re just people. No different from you.

It was true, but it was also a lie. She might be able to fake a reasonable facsimile of social ease, but she would never have the natural, bone-deep confidence that the Walkers all seemed to have been born with. Maybe it was genetic. Or maybe it was something their parents had instilled in them in their formative years. It didn’t really matter, either way. She simply needed to get over this sense of intimidation and get her ass back to the kitchen where it belonged.

Hands on her knees, she pushed herself to her feet and crossed to the vanity. She washed her hands and tidied her ponytail before straightening her shirt unnecessarily.

Stop stalling, you big chicken.

She left the bathroom and walked the few steps to the kitchen door. Rhys was standing just inside the room, a frown on his face as he watched his brothers and sisters. His gaze swung toward her as he heard her footsteps and the frown faded from his face. He stepped closer and touched her arm as she entered the room.

“How’re you coping? Need me to napalm the curtains yet?” he asked quietly.

His hand felt very warm on her arm, even through the fabric of her shirt. She looked into his deep brown eyes and was warmed in a different way by the very real concern she saw there.

“I’m fine.”

He gave her a reassuring squeeze before dropping his hand to his side. She resumed her seat at the table and allowed herself to be drawn into a discussion about the pros and cons of the high Australian dollar between Tim, Rhys’s oldest brother, and Meg, his sister-in-law. It wasn’t long before more opinions were being offered and soon there were at least three competing conversations on the same topic swirling around her. Somehow she managed to follow all three. Rhys’s siblings had strong opinions and weren’t afraid to offer them up and stand their ground. They also weren’t afraid to take shots at each other’s logic or politics, and she found herself both shocked and amused by their take-no-prisoners verbal warfare.

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