The Couple Most Likely To by Lilian Darcy

Author:Lilian Darcy
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781552548202
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2007-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

The steamy aromas of shrimp and soy sauce and spice filled Jakes car when he parked it in front of Staceys garage. The house looked quiet from this angle, its painted wooden charm typical of the Lair Hill neighborhood, although muted in the darkness. Despite the apparent peacefulness, he steeled himself to find chaos and two crying children when he went to open the front door with the key shed given him.

Turning it in the lock, he held his breath and listened.

Ah, quiet!

After completely exhausting two healthy adults with nothing more than typical toddler activity and behavior, Max and Ella must be safely in bed.

He brought the bag of hot food into the kitchen, where he found Stacey hunting up blue-and-white Chinese bowls, blue linen place mats, wineglasses and silverware. Are we eating in front of the DVD? he asked.

Theyd decided on this earlier, and hed somehow envisioned forking in the food direct from the cartons. He now realized how much this betrayed about his bachelor status. He ate this way at least three times a week.

Yes, she answered, smiling, but that doesnt mean were not allowed to be elegant about it.

I guess not. She probably knew exactly the way he usually ate. I like your kitchen, by the way.

Thank you. So do I.

The high-ceilinged space was crowded with interest and color, a far cry from his sleek, incomprehensible appliances in stainless steel. She still used an old-fashioned gas cooker that must date from the 1940s, and the rest of the room followed the same theme. Old wooden cabinets had been stripped and freshly stained, and the paintwork was done in warm cream with contrasting detail in porcelain blue.

On a high shelf sat a row of antique china teapots, and below them another row of more down-to-earth kitchen equipmenta set of heavy metal scales with cast-iron weights, a cast-iron mincer with a worn wooden handle, a couple of antique rolling pins, a Mixmaster that had to be one of the original models from the Fifties.

Did someone dumb question, he realized halfway through, but finished it anyway do this for you?

You mean a professional? A decorator?

Its all you, right?

Me and about twelve years of collecting. I love all these old appliances. The teapots, the rice and flour bins.

Do you still use them?

Some are just for show, I admit. I wouldnt trust the power cord on the Mixmaster, even though the motor still runs just fine. I do have the modern necessities, as well, as you can see. She gestured to a blender on the countertop, and a dishwasher built in to the row of cabinets beneath it. And I have about a hundred bone china teacups that used to sit on the bottom two shelves, here, but theyre packed away until the twins get more civilized and I have more time to dust. Shall we take all this to the coffee table? Dont want to be eating cold shrimp.

Could we eat here, instead? Talk a bit, have some wine and save the DVD for later? Jake heard himself say.

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