Road to Peace by Piper Davenport

Author:Piper Davenport
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trixie Publishing Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Maisie

MONDAY MORNING, HATCH arrived with breakfast and his nephew, Devon. Introductions were made and I thought Poppy’s head might explode. My confident (with kids her own age), chatty, beautiful young daughter suddenly went all giggly and tongue tied around the boy. Granted, he looked like Zac Ephron’s younger brother, but still, Poppy wasn’t typically the boy-crazy type. My stomach churned. This was her growing up even faster. Gah!

“Cade’s on a job,” Hatch explained as he made me a cup of coffee and cheesed me up a bagel. “So, I’ll drop Poppy at school, take Dev to his appointment, then to school, and grab lunch. Does that work?”

“Yes, that’s fine, love,” I said, and sat at my kitchen island. “But I could have figured something else out for Poppy this morning. You don’t need to stretch yourself so thin.”

Hatch stood in front of me and kissed me gently. “It’s all good, Sunshine.”

“I have something for you.”

“Yeah?” His face showed excitement.

“Nothing fun, I’m afraid. Just practical.”

“Practical’s good.”

I nodded toward the small desk by the window. “There’s a spare set of keys and I got you a code to the garage, so that you have your own entry. You can park in my space until I get a new car and then you can park in my guest space. You also don’t have to check in at the front desk anymore.”

“You sure about this?”

I smiled. “Very sure. I trust you.”

He stroked my cheek and nodded. “Okay, baby.”

“Okay.”

He grinned, leaning down to kiss me again. “Now, eat your breakfast. I’ll text you when I drop Dev off… decide what you want for lunch.”

“Thanks, darling.”

“Like that, Maisie.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, Connor.”

He kissed me once more, then gathered up the kids and headed out. I finished my breakfast and took pain meds before settling in for a quiet morning of catching up on a few business emails.

An hour into my uneventful work time, my doorbell rang. Since the doorman hadn’t called up, I assumed Hatch had forgotten he had a key and pulled open the door. Ryan stood in the doorway, looking haggard. He had bags under his eyes and a few days’ stubble over his cheeks.

I pulled him in for a hug, holding him tight. “How are you?”

“Not good.”

“How’s Alison?”

“She’s really bad, Maisie. Doctors aren’t hopeful. I’ll give you the full rundown on what they’ve said, but can we go somewhere? Grab a coffee, maybe? I feel like I’m running on fumes.”

My heart went out to him, but his request made me a little sick to my stomach. “Honey, I’m sorry, but Hatch is going to freak out if I go somewhere with you, and he really doesn’t want you here with me alone.”

His eyes narrowed with hurt. “Alone with me? Maisie, you’ve been alone with me a million times and I’ve never—”

“Neither did Alison,” I pointed out.

His jaw snapped shut. He rubbed the back of his neck. “I get it. I thought after all we’ve been through… after how much we helped you after you lost Niall.

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