Protector by Diana Palmer

Author:Diana Palmer
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HQN
Published: 2013-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The meal was delicious. Minette was proud of the way it turned out. Cooking for the holidays was special, and she’d tried very hard to produce the sort of dishes that had been in her family for several generations. She had her great-grandmother’s cookbook with its recipes, and even a few that had been handed down from her great-great-grandmother.

Great-Aunt Sarah remembered some by heart and had taught Minette how to make them. All in all, the food was some of the best Minette had ever cooked. She loved watching the kids and Hayes wolf it down.

“This dressing is unique,” Hayes said. “I usually just get a box of it and follow the directions.” He shook his head. “As for giblet gravy, forget it. I don’t think you can even buy a can in the grocery stores.”

“Not that I’m aware of,” Minette laughed. “You have to have the giblets to do it with. A lot of people throw them away and never even cook them.”

“And the rolls,” he exclaimed, studying one. “Homemade rolls with real butter! The only place I ever even see these is at Barbara’s Café. I usually get extras to take home and put in the freezer.”

“I can make them anytime you like,” she said, pleased by the praise. “I love making bread.”

“I like turkey,” Shane said, grinning.

“Me, too!” Julie said.

Minette smiled. She wasn’t big on turkey except in sandwiches. She had a very small piece on her plate. She liked vegetables much better than meats.

“You aren’t eating much,” Hayes commented quietly.

She sighed. “After you spend so much time cooking it, you just don’t really have a lot of enthusiasm for eating it,” she chuckled.

“I see.”

She exchanged a long look with him that set her whole body tingling.

Aunt Sarah chuckled.

They averted their eyes and pretended a great interest in the food.

Minette finished a bite of sweet potato casserole. “Hayes, you really need to tell somebody about that bug you found,” she said unexpectedly.

“You found a bug? Can I see it?” Shane asked. He was fascinated with insects. Minette had purchased several picture books of them for him.

“Sweetheart, it’s not that sort of bug,” Minette said softly.

“It’s an electronic bug,” Hayes explained. “I’ll tell you all about them one day, okay?”

“Okay.”

Sarah grimaced. “They put a bug in your house?” she asked Hayes worriedly.

“Apparently,” he said heavily. “I’ll call Zack after we eat.”

“We should have invited Zack over for dinner,” Minette said sadly. “He’s all alone.”

“Barbara made a plate for Zack and took it over to him,” Hayes told her. “She thinks he needs pampering.”

“Good for her! Barbara’s such a good cook.” She frowned. “Is she going to marry her daughter-in-law’s father, you think?” she added.

He shook his head. “She likes General Cassaway very much, and he is head of the CIA, but she said no man could ever compare with the husband she lost.” He laughed. “And you’re not the only person who ended up with a notorious father—remember that Barbara’s adopted son, Rick, turned out

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