Only In His Sweetest Dreams (Secret Dreams Book 2) by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins [Collins, Dani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dani Collins
Published: 2017-01-31T18:30:00+00:00

Friday, with help from L.C. and Zack, Mercedes shifted all her possessions and both kids from her apartment to the duplex. It smelled of paint and new carpet, yet she immediately relaxed. The extra room meant she wasn’t tripping over the kids and the location meant they could play outside without disturbing the residents.

She and L.C. hadn’t finished what they’d started, but the memory of what they’d shared was in his eyes every time he looked at her. To escape it, she asked him to watch the kids for a few minutes while she took her apartment keys to Mrs. Garvey.

Not that meeting the senior’s defensive gaze was any easier to meet than the playfulness in L.C.’s eyes, but the ice had to be broken eventually.

“I’ve booked the cleaners for tomorrow morning, then the movers will come in the afternoon,” Mercedes said when Mrs. Garvey answered her knock. “Unless you’ve changed your mind about having the bedroom painted. There’s time to arrange it, since this apartment isn’t needed for another week and a half.” Mercedes pointed at the floor of Mrs. Garvey’s near-bare apartment.

“No, no. I remembered I have another comforter, one with yellow roses, so the yellow walls are fine.” Mrs. Garvey moved from the door to her kitchen. “Would you like tea?”

“I would stay,” Mercedes said, trying to be sincere, following her in and closing the door, “but I should get back to the kids and unpacking. Thank you, though. I, um, don’t have your way with words or I would have written you a proper apology for saying what I did the other day.”

Mrs. Garvey cleared her throat and folded a tea towel into a neat square on the counter, not looking up.

“I mean, L.C. was quite...touched...that you took the time to write.” He’d been flabbergasted and had asked how he should respond. Thank you card? They still weren’t sure. “Anyway, I shouldn’t have said you were a poor example for Dayton. You’re obviously an excellent one.”

“Yes, well, I had no idea the boy was struggling in school, Mercedes. I hope you know I’m more than happy to help in any way. Would you like me to tutor him?”

“Are you serious?”

“You needn’t pay me.”

“That wasn’t what I was going to say. I mean, of course I can pay you, only, I just wanted to ask your opinion on where he’s at. The school seems to think he’s lagging and given his situation, it’s no wonder. Tutoring is a lot to ask though. I doubt he’d welcome it.”

“Of course he won’t. Few children overwhelmed by the demands of school want to take on more work. However, one-on-one attention is usually the answer and he’ll be even less cooperative at twelve. Now is the time to address it. In fact...” She trailed off as she moved into her living room.

Mercedes followed to see Mrs. Garvey lift a thick envelope from her coffee table.

“After you brought the problem to my attention, I took the liberty of gathering a few resources from my old files.

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