Rise: Contemporary Romance (Creamy's Bakery Book 2) by Aspen Drake

Author:Aspen Drake [Drake, Aspen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Surrendered Press
Published: 2016-07-08T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Beth

“Oh my god, Bethy! I want to hear everything.” Amy has been chattering non-stop since I told her about having Mason come over because of my paranoia.

“He insisted on staying until you returned today. I hope that’s okay.” My eyes flicker to her, but she just grins in return.

“Of course it’s okay. We’re not at Mom’s house. You’re welcome to have male company over,” she says with a laugh.

“You should have seen him outside playing with Isla yesterday. He’s so good with her.”

“I told you he was a good guy. When’s he coming back over? We need to throw something together. How about tonight?”

“Amy, you and Nate just got back from your trip. I’m sure Nate doesn’t want company over.”

Amy waggles her eyebrows. “You must not realize who’s really in charge here.”

A loud chortle escapes my lips as I move in closer to my sister and wrap my arms around her. “I love you, honey. You know that, right?”

“I love you too, Beth.”

“Okay. I’ll let you plan something, but next weekend, okay?”

Amy sticks out her lip in a pout, which is soon replaced by a yawn. I point a finger at her and give her an “I told you so” look as she nods her head in agreement.

“Okay, okay. Maybe I am a bit tired. Ugh, who decided camping was a vacation option anyway? My idea of camping is going to a nice hotel where someone makes your bed.”

“But isn’t it Nate who makes your bed now?”

“You know what I mean.” Amy waves her hand through the air, giggling.

“Since I know you’re tired, why don’t you head upstairs and take a nap? I’ll get dinner together and wake you when it’s ready.”

Amy gives me a soft smile as another yawn comes from her lips. “I can help you get something ready…”

“Absolutely not.” I grab her shoulders and turn her around so she’s facing the stairs. “You go upstairs. I’ve got this.”

“Sure, okay. Thanks.”

“Amy?”

She stops midstride, half on one of the steps to the upstairs landing. When she meets my gaze, I give her the brightest smile I remember having in a long time.

“Thank you.”

She dips her head in acknowledgement, the understanding of how much I appreciate what she’s doing for me being spoken without any more words.

Once she’s upstairs, I head to the kitchen. Both of the kids are down for an afternoon nap and Nate ran into town to check on the salon. I search around in the pantry for various ingredients, eventually finding everything I need to make a lasagna.

My cell phone rings from the other room, so I run into the den to grab it. Mason’s name becomes visible when I lift the phone. Swiping the small line at the bottom to answer, my voice is cheery when I say hello.

“Hey, Beth. I just wanted to make sure Nate and Amy made it back okay.”

“They did. Thanks for checking. They pulled in about an hour ago.”

“That’s great.” He pauses for a brief moment, a sweet silence drifting between us.

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