The Heart of a Girl (2) by Kaitlyn Oruska

Author:Kaitlyn Oruska [Kaitlyn Oruska]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adult contemporary romance
Goodreads: 18484332
Publisher: Kaitlyn Oruska
Published: 2013-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

“I can’t believe you do this all day every day, by yourself,” Nolan commented from where he sat on the couch. Harper was on his lap, facing him. He was staring at her as if she were an alien life form.

“Do what?” I asked, plopping down next to him and reaching for my daughter. She pulled away, content with where she was.

“Take care of her. You never get tired of it?”

I laughed. “I get tired, but not tired of taking care of her,” I replied.

“Really? Because it’s okay if you do. I won’t judge you or anything. She’s just so much.”

“She had a good day today,” I pointed out. “She napped pretty much the entire time we were unpacking your stuff.”

“Yeah but you had to carry her with you every time you went up and down the elevator,” he laughed. “You should have just gotten Mason or someone to watch her.”

“Cynthia just went back yesterday. I figured he’d be depressed and I didn’t want to burden him. Besides, I like having Harper around, even when it means added work.”

“Why doesn’t Mason just move back to Delaware with his wife?” Nolan asked, looking confused. “I get that Nora isn’t around to help your dad anymore, but he could always just hire someone.”

“He’s not here for my dad,” I replied. “He’s here for me. I told him he doesn’t need to be but he won’t listen. He thinks Adam is going to break my heart and leave me stranded and he wants to be here when that happens.”

“Do you think it will?” Nolan asked, looking concerned.

“No, but Mason won’t hear my side of the story. I can’t get mad at him, though. He’s been such a help to me all summer with Harper and just everything. I know he means well.”

“You have a lot of faith in Adam, even when he acts like an ass,” Nolan commented.

“He’s the father of my baby. Of course I have to have faith in him. Harper deserves the family I never had.”

“You can have a family without Adam, though. You do realize that, right?”

I frowned. “Yeah, I know I can, but why would I want to? We made it through this much, the pregnancy and now the first six months of Harper’s life.”

“I know, I’m just saying.”

I sighed and stood up, heading into Nolan’s new kitchen and opening the cabinets. No food. The one thing Nolan had forgotten to buy.

“We should probably go grocery shopping later,” I commented. “You have literally nothing.”

“We?” Nolan asked and I could sense his grin without turning around.

“Yeah, we. If I send you into a grocery store alone, who knows what you’ll end up with.”

“Okay, point taken. We’ll go later. I kind of just want to relax right now. It’s been a hectic day.”

I rolled my eyes but couldn’t help smiling. Nolan hadn’t had all that much stuff to move into the apartment surprisingly, but it still seemed like too much of an effort to him. He would have been

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