Rachel Laine (The Women of Merryton Book 3) by Peel Jennifer

Author:Peel, Jennifer [Peel, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-07-11T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

I watched Drew and Jake sleep on the four-poster bed in one of Evelyn’s guest bedrooms we were sharing. They were both tuckered out from playing in the snow with Andrew. I was dethroned in my son’s eyes tonight as the best snowman builder. Andrew easily took the cake. They built an eight-foot tall snowman, complete with button eyes and a pipe. It was his grandfather’s pipe, but Drew had no idea. All Drew knew was that Andrew was the best friend he had ever had.

They had invited me to come out and play with them, and normally I would have, but I opted to stay in with Evelyn and watch. I wanted Drew to have all the time he could with Andrew.

“He’s a natural with Drew,” I commented to Evelyn as we watched our sons.

“Oliver was the same way. When the nurse placed Andrew in his arms it was like this dad switch turned on. Does it bother you?” she asked candidly.

“Yes,” I answered with the same amount of candor, “but deep inside, I know this is how it should be. Drew deserves to have a father, and even more, one who is worthy to be his dad.”

“And do you think Andrew is deserving?”

I thought for a moment as I watched him hoist Drew up to place the eyes on their snowman. I observed their connection, the way they interacted with each other, the way they seemed to … love each other. I nodded silently to Evelyn’s question. I had a hard time admitting it out loud.

She took my hand in her elegant hand. “You know, it doesn’t take anything away from you. You’ve done an amazing job raising him.”

“Then why does it hurt so much?” I felt like a child.

She gripped my hand. “No matter how old we get, or they get, we never want to let our babies go, but this I know, their hearts belong to you in a way no one can replace. The love of a mother is powerful. It is one of the strongest forces on earth.”

As I watched Drew sleep, I delicately touched his hair and thought about Evelyn’s words of wisdom. I thought how I would move heaven and earth for him. I thought about his dad and his possible feelings for me and my feelings for him. Was he really falling for me? Did he need us? Did we need him? Did I want him? My biggest hesitation in dating had always been my worry that no man would ever love Drew like he was his son, but Andrew was my son’s father. Andrew loved him. He hadn’t said it, but I knew he did. Nothing short of love would have made Andrew react the way he did today. He was going to do anything he could to protect his son, to protect me. Even if I thought we didn’t need it.

I got up to change into some of Evelyn’s pajamas she was kind enough to lend me. Drew was sleeping in one of Andrew’s shirts.

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