New Beginnings by Iris Blobel

Author:Iris Blobel [Blobel, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Iris Blobel
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“Why on earth would Mr. Schuster’s ex-wife leave us her house?”

Mark helped Mia with her homework and reading again as he watched Sophie cleaning up the dishes. She seemed in her own little world, still frustrated by the lack of answers and questions piling up.

He shrugged. He didn’t know either.

“Are you sure he’s happy with us keeping the house?”

He gestured a yes, although he knew she didn’t see him as she still stared out into the garden, out into the distance.

“You need to call him,” she said suddenly turning towards him.

He raised his eyes to find her watching him, with pleading eyes full of misery. For a brief moment he asked himself if it would’ve been better to just leave it be. With the help from Kristen, he’d found out about the chocolate factory. For days, he’d been torn between telling and not telling her, preferring the latter option. Not to tell her and to let her settle.

But it was the wrong option, because he knew going there would be trouble in a very selfish way. Being so close and not able to touch her almost killed him.

“Call who?” Mia piped up unexpectedly.

Ruffling her hair playfully, he replied, “Just someone your sister knows in Sydney.”

“Father Mahoney?”

He cocked a brow.

“He’s our friend, and Sophie calls him quite often.” Then she leaned closer to him and whispered into his ear. “Especially when she’s sad.”

“He must be a good friend then,” he whispered back, but loud enough for Sophie to hear.

The little head bopped up and down, and his mouth curved into a smile.

“How about I tuck you into bed?” Sophie said.

Mia’s facial expression changed instantly to gloom. “Do I have to?”

“C’mon, little princess. I’ll read you a story,” Mark said as he picked her up and carried her to her bedroom. As Sophie rushed her into the bathroom to get her into her PJs, he looked around to find a book to read. The mess in the room hadn’t improved, and he assumed that they still weren’t using any of the other rooms. He made a mental note to ask Sophie about it. It couldn’t have been the reason that she was worried about it all being a mistake. There had to be a way to convince her that the house was indeed her.

In the far corner on the top of a chest of drawer, he located a small pile of books and rummaged through them. Enid Blyton’s Famous Five would do the trick. He picked up the book and sat down on the bed, his long legs stretched out before him. The door opened, and the little girl literally flew into bed.

“What are we reading?” she asked as she hopped underneath the blankets.

“Famous Five — Five go off in a caravan.”

He started reading, but didn’t even get to page two when the little girl was already fast asleep. He chuckled and didn’t even bother placing a bookmark into the book.

As he walked down the hall, his mobile rang. The ID told him it was his mother.

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