The Doctor's Texas Baby by Deb Kastner

Author:Deb Kastner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Wyatt couldn’t remember a day when he had ever had as much fun as he was having at this moment. Who knew that having a child—his child—accompany him to a community event could bring such a ray of sunshine into his life?

He’d always wanted to be a father, but it had seemed like a distant dream, especially after Carolina had disappeared from his life. To have Matty with him now seemed like more of a blessing than he deserved.

But he would take it, and be grateful for it.

Wyatt’s chest burst with pride for his little guy, who, with Johnny’s gentle, constant assistance, fastidiously mimicked his daddy’s every move, using his little plastic tools to saw and hammer the random chunks of two-by-fours Wyatt had provided for him.

Johnny’s attention was focused far more on Matty than on the construction going on around them. Wyatt couldn’t have asked for better help.

He grinned at the pair. They almost looked like brothers with their heads together, animatedly working on their little project. Wyatt was still amazed at how much Johnny had come out of his shell with Matty. The teenager’s stutter wasn’t as pronounced when he was around the toddler, and they looked equally excited about the little house they were making from wood scraps and some glue.

Wyatt stopped and watched them for a minute. There was something about being responsible for the welfare of his dark-haired little boy that spoke to the deepest, most protective and masculine part of Wyatt’s heart. His feelings for Matty opened up a whole new world for him.

He might have missed a couple of Matty’s formative years, but he was here now, and here he intended to stay.

“I can’t believe how much you guys have already done on the barn.”

Carolina had approached from behind him and he hadn’t seen her coming, but he turned and smiled at her.

“We have plenty of help here today. It should be no problem finishing before the sun goes down.”

“I hope Matty wasn’t underfoot too much for you. I was worried he might get in the way.”

“Not at all. You’ll be happy to know that our son is a regular builder,” Wyatt said, showing off the little house Matty and Johnny had constructed. He couldn’t help the way his chest swelled with pride.

“How cute,” Carolina exclaimed, stooping down to admire the project. “What a neat-looking house. It has a door and windows, too. Very clever.”

“That was M-Matty’s idea,” Johnny said, pushing his hair off his forehead.

“Well, it looks to me like you’ve been a big help to him. I’m sure he couldn’t have done it without you.”

Wyatt could see how much her compliment meant to the teenager, and the smile she flashed him had the young man grinning ear to ear. It was good to see Johnny happy. He didn’t smile very often.

But it wasn’t Johnny’s smile that had Wyatt uncomfortably shifting his weight. When Carolina’s countenance warmed, Wyatt’s nerves energized and his pulse leaped. Suddenly he was having difficulty finding his voice.

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