Silver Bells by Raney Deborah

Author:Raney,Deborah [Raney,Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raney Day Press
Published: 2016-09-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

“You’re pretty good at that,” Rob said, whispering so he wouldn’t wake the baby.

Michelle quit singing, and her face flushed in the dim light of the lamp on the table beside the rocker. She’d seemed unaware of his eyes on her while she rocked Eden, but now she cringed and looked down, obviously self-conscious.

“No. Don’t stop,” he said. “It’s working like magic.” He motioned at the sleeping baby.

“Well,” Michelle whispered, “I think she was tired enough that a freight train would have put her to sleep.”

“She’s a cutie. I’m glad we did this. It was a good idea.”

“It was. Thanks for coming with me. Honestly, I don’t know how Becky does it by herself.

He blew out a breath. “I was thinking the same thing. It’s a full-time job. I hope she’s having a good night.”

“Yeah, me too. I bet the night flew by, though.”

“I know it did for me.” Only because he wished he had another four hours with this woman.

She glanced at the clock. “Don’t speak too soon. We still have an hour and a half before we have to have her back.”

“True. It will probably drag like crazy.”

She eyed him as if she were trying to decide whether he was serious. But then that familiar spark came to her eyes. “Because I’m so boring, right?”

“Oh, yeah. I’m bored out of my gourd.”

“Well, there’s nothing that says you have to stay. I think I can get her down to the car without waking her up.”

“No, I’ll stay.” No way was he going to let her talk him into leaving. He couldn’t think of any place he’d rather be right now. If he told any of his college buddies that he’d spent a Saturday night helping a coworker babysit a two-year-old, they would have called him crazy. Even Doug Jensen would raise an eyebrow. And Doug understood firsthand the attraction the whole wife-and-kids thing held for him.

He could scarcely believe it himself. He couldn’t explain it, but he felt content here. With Michelle, yes, but something about this little girl had reached in and taken hold of his heart too.

Michelle shifted in the chair. “Hey, would you mind spreading her blanket on the end of the sofa there?”

“Sure.” He took the tattered quilt and unfolded it, making a little pallet in one corner of the sofa.

Michelle stood slowly, holding Eden close. The baby stirred, and Michelle bounced her gently, pacing the short length of the room until Eden stilled again. She brought her over to the sofa and laid her down, keeping a tender hand on her back until she settled back to sleep.

Michelle wrapped the corners of the quilt around Eden and tucked them underneath her.

“She looks like a little burrito,” he whispered.

“She kind of smells like one too.” She scrunched up her nose and pulled a face that made Rob laugh.

“Shh!” But she laughed too. “I’ll change her diaper before we take her home, but I’m not going to wake her up now.”

He nodded his agreement.

She propped sofa cushions strategically around Eden then straightened and moved toward the kitchen.

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