The Devilish Divas Boxed Set, Books 1-3 by M.J. Schiller

Author:M.J. Schiller [Schiller, M. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64457-032-6
Publisher: ePublishing Works!

Chapter 12

Tucker

The condo Danielle’s dad got her was nice. Very nice. Plush carpeting led up to a huge stone fireplace. I crossed to French doors to peer out and take in the great view of the woods leading down to the Wisconsin River.

“This is fantastic, Danielle. I don’t think I’ve stayed at a nicer place.”

“Yeah,” she said softly, with almost a wistful quality to her tone. I turned to study her as she ran a hand along the granite countertops in the kitchen. I crossed the room to take her into my arms. The kids were busy running from room to room to set claim to their bedrooms. “You miss your dad?”

She nodded, getting choked up and laying her head on my chest. Tabby raced in. “Mommy. Mommy. Come see our bedroom.”

Dani fought back the tears for her little girl, but when she spoke her voice was strangled. “Okay, baby. Show me.” She placed her hand into Tabby’s and let herself be led away.

“I gave Danielle and Tabby the best room,” Scott said proudly.

“Good boy.” I placed a hand on his shoulder. “Is ours okay?” I asked cocking my head.

He gave me a wide grin. “Heck, yes. Let me show you.”

Since the condo had three rooms, it was decided Scottie and I would bunk together, and Dani and Tabby, and my precious teen, who so valued her privacy these days, would have her own room. We ate at a snack bar in the water park, and everyone was pretty tired, especially Tabby, whose eyelids fluttered shut from time to time when I carried her to the condominium. Now the excitement of the new room was over, she seemed ready to drop, although she begged for another half-hour, watching TV with Zoe in her room, under the blankets. Scottie came in eventually and they all enjoyed an old Disney movie together. I thought Scott and Zoe would soon get bored with the childish fare, but they ended up enjoying reminiscing about their younger days as much as Tabby liked seeing the movie for the first time.

Dani and I decided to go out on the balcony and take in the cooler night air after a day indoors entrenched in a chlorine fog. Somewhere in the grass below, katydids rattled, sounding like children noisily arguing with each other. “No, I didn’t. Yes, you did. No, I didn’t. Yes, you did.” I brought out a blanket and we curled up on a double Adirondack chair, Dani leaning into me.

“This is nice,” she murmured languidly.

“It sure is.” I kissed her head and breathed in the softly captivating fragrance of her hair, though somewhat masked by the smell of the pool water. Her skin and hair always had a fresh, citrusy smell.

Long, lazy pauses interjected themselves between the pieces of our conversation, but it wasn’t awkward at all. We were probably more comfortable than we should be together. But it was like that from the start. It felt right when we were together, something Gina and I didn’t achieve in the five years we were married.

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