One More Chance (The Alexanders) by M. Malone

Author:M. Malone [Malone, M.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: CrushStar Romance
Published: 2017-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

chapter four

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The next day Ridley went to visit her mother-in-law. All she really wanted to do was stay in bed and eat cookies but she’d promised to help Julia decorate for the ladies tea she was hosting the next day. She took extra time on her makeup, trying to cover the dark circles under her eyes with concealer but it was probably for nothing.

If there was anyone who could sniff out a mystery, it was Julia Alexander. The woman had radar and could tell when any of her family members needed her. Ridley definitely could use some motherly influence right about now. However when she arrived at the Alexanders’ sprawling farm, there were people running around outside and Julia was too busy to even look at Ridley directly. Julia had her normally perfectly coiffed dark hair thrown up in a messy bun and looked harried.

She sighed. At least she’d have time to get her thoughts together before Julia started asking questions. For the next hour, Ri was able to forget her own problems and just focused on helping arrange the living and dining rooms.

“Just put that vase right there in the center of the table,” Julia instructed.

Ri leaned over the table and then stopped short at the sharp pulling sensation in her abdomen. “Oh!”

That got Julia’s attention. “Are you all right, sweetheart? Here I am running you ragged and you should be off your feet!”

“No, I wanted to help. Really. It’s been fun and everything looks so pretty.” Ridley looked around at the elegantly decorated rooms. Everything was in a shade of light blue, cream or rose and the effect of the soft colors together was stunning alongside Julia’s cheerful country style.

Julia took her arm and gently led her to the couch in the living room. Ridley sat gratefully but looked up in surprise when Julia sat next to her.

“What’s wrong?”

Uh oh, Ridley thought. Busted. As much as she wished she could confide in Julia, it was just too embarrassing to talk to her husband’s mother about intimate things.

“Nothing, I just didn’t sleep well.”

“Hmm. I’d say it’s more than that. My sweet girl hasn’t had her usual sparkle lately. Which probably means my son has done something.”

Ridley opened her mouth to protest but closed it when she saw Julia’s arched eyebrow. It was silly to keep pretending when anyone who looked at her could tell she didn’t look like herself.

Julia rubbed her arm gently. “Mr. Alexander and I had a bit of a rough patch during my first pregnancy as well. Mark has a tendency to put his foot in his mouth, you know. He caught me eating a tray of cornbread one night and made a comment about it. That really got under my skin. I’ve never been a thin woman. Men don’t know how hurtful their little jokes can be sometimes. So I hope you can forgive him if he said something stupid.”

“Oh no, he hasn’t said anything about the weight I’ve gained. I just…”

“You worry that he doesn’t like it?”

“Yeah.

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