Pregnancy & Passion - 4 Undone by her Tender Touch

Author:Maya Banks [Banks, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

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The next day, Pippa rode into the city with Devon and had him drop her off at her café.

She was getting so close to the grand-opening date, and as a result, her nerves were near to exploding.

All the paperwork was in order. Her first supplies had been delivered and her kitchen was set up with everything she could possibly need to start baking. All she had to do was…start.

She had a list of items she intended to have out on opening day. She’d already placed ads for the employees she wanted to hire. She needed at least one person to help man the front and an assistant in the kitchen as well as a delivery driver for when she began taking catering jobs.

She was finally, finally realizing her dream of opening her own business and she’d never been so scared in her life.

After making a few calls to set up inter-views, she unpacked the delivery and put 216/399

everything away. The more she thought about her grand-opening date, the more she wanted to hyperventilate into a paper bag.

But this is what she’d been working for.

Cam had certainly made it a lot easier for her, but she would have accomplished it on her own. It might have taken her a few more months, but she would have done it. He’d only facilitated the matter.

Her cell phone rang and she went completely still. Then she pulled it out of her pocket and stared at the screen for confirmation of what she already knew. Her mother had her own ringtone. It was as unmistak-able as Miranda herself.

“Boy, do you have rotten timing,” Pippa muttered.

She briefly contemplated letting it go to voice mail, but that would be cowardly of her and then she’d have to listen to Miranda complain that her daughter was avoiding her. Okay, it was absolutely true, but if Pippa 217/399

didn’t answer, Miranda would simply persist.

Better to have done with it now.

Besides, Miranda was harmless. Clueless, but utterly harmless.

With a resigned sigh, she punched the answer button and then put the phone to her ear.

“Hello, Mom.”

“Pippa, darling! Hello! Long time no talk.

How are you?”

Pippa smiled despite herself. She always felt guilty about avoiding her mom. She knew in her heart of hearts that Miranda did love her. It wasn’t her fault she was… Well, Pippa wasn’t entirely certain how to describe her mother. Harmless worked well enough because Pippa truly didn’t believe her mother ever tried to be malicious.

“I’m good, Mom. How are you? How is Paris?”

“Oh, Paris was wonderful, but we’re on to Greece now. It’s so warm and sunshiny. I’m 218/399

sure it’s much better than spring in the city.

Don’t you think?”

“How is Doug?”

Pippa held her breath, hoping that she hadn’t just stuck her foot in her mouth. Was her mother still with Doug? She’d left the country with him, but one never knew with Miranda. She was just as likely to fall in love in Paris and go off with someone else. Miranda fell in love like most people changed underwear.

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