Noah by Cristin Harber

Author:Cristin Harber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Noah 7 Brides for 7 Soldiers, small town romance, Navy SEAL romance, Titan series, Delta series
ISBN: 9781942236788
Publisher: Mill Creek Press
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Teagan glanced up from the papers strewn across her desk. The office secretary, Alexis, hovered by the doorjamb as though she had far more in mind than teacher-lounge gossip or carpool chitchat. With a small checkmark on her to-do list and a sticky note where she was leaving off in her pile of work, Teagan eased back in her chair.

“So…” Alexis slinked around the open door and leaned back, her arms crossed to make her long, brilliantly colored sweater cocoon around her.

“Hey, what’s going on?” Teagan twirled a pen between her fingers.

Alexis fanned herself. “So…”

The pen froze mid-bobble. “Yes?”

“There is a very thick, very rugged man sitting in the waiting room and making a few teachers thirsty.”

Teagan blushed but offered nothing more than an “Oh” at what had to be Noah’s unexpected visit.

“He’s asked to see you.”

This was going to make Hildie’s afternoon gossip report if Teagan didn’t stop blushing. “Did he mention who his child—”

“He said nothing about a student and referenced a personal matter.” Alexis wriggled her eyebrows. “You’re not even asking who he is. I’m going to need the details.”

Well played, Alexis. “We’ll talk later, and I’ll be out in a minute.” Teagan reached for her purse in the bottom drawer. It didn’t take long to throw on a fresh application of pale lipstick, run a brush through her hair, and tuck the bag away before she stood to nervously smooth her shirt and her skirt over her hips.

Freshening her face was silly. The butterflies somersaulting in her stomach were equally as ridiculous. Still, with every step forward, her anticipation grew. By the time she was ready to head around the corner to the waiting area, the easy walk made her feel breathless.

Noah sat on a bench in the main office, where Teagan had met thousands of parents before. A thousand fathers before. This was the first time her steps slowed when the man looked up.

Noah stood, and his greeting was warm yet reserved. His tense shoulders remained stiff as his jawline. “Sorry to drop in on you. I called, but you didn’t answer.”

Teagan flipped her hand nervously. “Sorry, I only check my phone on breaks and lunch. Is everything okay?” Alexis would have notified her if a parent had requested an emergency meeting.

“Can we…?” He glanced about the open area where anyone could walk through.

“Sure. Come back to my office, and we’ll chat.” She retraced her steps with Noah following, and the excited bundle of nerves she felt on the way out had been replaced with unease. Had she been wrong to reach out to him, hoping that it was Noah in her backyard?

She could see why that might feel like a needy attempt for attention. Embarrassed warmth hit her cheeks at the thought that he might suspect a professional woman in her thirties of playing silly games. “This is my office.”

He followed her in and took a seat as she rounded the desk. A grim cast came over his handsome features, and she knew this conversation would be uncomfortable.

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