Surviving Broken by Beverly Preston

Author:Beverly Preston [Preston, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
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Publisher: Beverly Preston
Published: 2014-09-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Someone nudged her repeatedly until she opened her eyes.

John handed her a mug of hot coffee as the morning sun streamed through a veil of white cotton. “I’ve never seen you sleep in before. Did my boys wear you out?”

“The boys were fun. That’s the first time I’ve slept all night long since…you know.” She stretched, looking around the empty tent. “Where’s Reed?”

“Calm down. He’ll be right back. He went home to take a shower. Thanks for watching the boys last night. We had a great time. Come eat breakfast, then we’re gonna take off.”

“Take off? You’re leaving already?” JC asked in confusion, taking a sip of her coffee. “I wanted to go boogie boarding with the boys.”

“I’m supposed to tell you I was called back to Las Vegas for an emergency at work, but I’d be lying. I didn’t realize we were interrupting something yesterday, so we’re going home. I’m not having this conversation with you so let’s just leave it at that, okay?”

“Normally, I’d try to convince you to stay, but today, I’ll simply say thanks.” She shrugged with an honest smile.

“For the record, I like this guy. By the way, what did you tell my boys? They think you and Uncle Reed are taking them camping.”

“We told them we had to check with you first. Is that okay? You and Shayla can come too. Let’s go camping in a couple weeks. When’s the last time we pitched a tent together? Come on, it’ll be so much fun.”

John nodded then shook his head with a look bordering on incomprehensive. “Where is my sister and what did you do to her? You’re making plans for a few weeks from now? With a boyfriend?”

“Don’t make fun of me,” she protested, scrambling out of the tent. “The boys asked if we’d take them camping. I couldn’t tell them no. I don’t even know how you discipline those boys, especially Thomas when he sticks his lip out.”

Walking inside, John stopped and scratched his head. “And, just so I have this completely straight, you’re offering to take my boys camping, with or without Shayla and I? There’s a possibility you might take them yourselves, just you and Reed?”

Shayla stood in the kitchen. “Told you,” she stated matter-of-factly, shooting John an I told you so nod.

“What?” JC insisted.

“Nothing.” John rolled his eyes at his wife.

JC scowled at her brother. “I’m perfectly capable of taking those two boys camping.”

Reed waltzed through the back door, dressed in running shorts and t-shirt.

“Sure. Of course. And I totally trust you with the boys. That’s not what—” John smirked, glancing back and forth at JC and Reed. “We’ll make plans before the end of summer to go camping.”

“Time to go!” Shayla yelled to the boys. “Morning, Reed. Pancakes are on the stove.”

“Ya’ll are headin’ back to Vegas already?” Reed asked in surprise.

Richard and Thomas marched glumly down the hallway with grumpy faces. They answered Reed’s question as if it was meant only for them.

“Yeah, Mommy says we inter…inter-rup-ted

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