Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris

Author:Charlaine Harris [Harris, Charlaine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi, pdf
Tags: sf
Published: 2011-05-26T08:32:28+00:00

Chapter Seven

Robin was sitting on the side of the bed, pulling the sleeves of his shirt back through the right way when I opened my eyes. I reached over and trailed my fingers down his long, bare back, making him shiver.

"Morning," I said, my voice still hazy with sleep.

He turned and bent to kiss me.

"Morning, Roe."

His hair looked like a haystack. He hadn't put on his glasses yet, and his eyes were blue and soft. He looked good enough to eat.

"Are you in a particular hurry?" I asked.

"Just wanted to get out of the way before your company wakes up," he said.

Oh hell. I'd forgotten all about Phillip's presence in my house, to say nothing of the Wynns. I gave a big, windy sigh.

"I'll come get him about eleven-thirty, after I've worked a few hours, and take Phillip to lunch." Robin stroked my hair back from my face. "You know, tomorrow's Thanksgiving."

"You're going to eat here, right?"

"We planned that, didn't we? Remember, my mother's flying in this afternoon?"

I pulled a pillow over my head. I didn't want to think about meeting Robin's mother for the first time on a national holiday, when food was the main focus of the day. I wasn't that confident of my cooking.

I'd just have to suck it up and act like a woman.

"She wasn't planning on flying in and cooking, I hope?" I asked, just to make sure, not wanting to start out beholden to the woman.

"No, I told her I had made plans for us." Robin looked hopeful. "What can I bring?"

I laughed and pulled the pillow away. "Oh, okay, I guess I'm up to it. Let me think. I picked up a turkey breast at the store the other day, thank God. I thought a whole turkey would be too much for just us. So that leaves sweet potatoes, peas, rolls, and cranberry sauce. And dessert."

"I can get rolls and the peas," Robin offered helpfully. "And I can bring some wine."

"That's good. Okay, I'll get the sweet potatoes and fix them, and the cranberries, and I'll make a pie or two. That'll work out."

"What about your mother and her family?"

"I don't know what on earth they're going to do. I think Melissa and Avery are going to Melissa's parents, and I guess they'll take their kids and the baby with them. John David will probably go to my mother's, whatever she's up to doing. They have enough food there to last them through the winter, I think." When I'd been at the house this afternoon, the refrigerator had been full to overflowing.

"You'd better check. Maybe your folks could come over here for a glass of wine after dinner?"

"You want my mother to meet your mother," I said, suddenly getting his drift.

"Yes."

I couldn't think of a thing to say. "Oh. Okay." I looked anywhere but at Robin. "Um, how long is your mom staying?"

"Until Monday," he said. "I'll bet by then she'll be ready to leave. In fact, she'll be anxious."

"I'm glad she's got other children besides you," I said, laughing.

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