The Miracle Groom (Texas Titans Romances) by Lucy McConnell

Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-01-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Teo turned off the floodlights in the back yard, dropping the space into muted darkness and creating a removed-from-reality experience. Firelight did that on the beach. How many times had his family gathered around burning driftwood just to talk? The temperature was down to a comfortable eighty-six degrees. He chuckled. Eighty-six was like paradise compared to the ninety-six that slammed into him during the day.

The scene he found in his back yard warmed his heart. Akoni wandered from one ball or toy to the next. There was a toddler-sized playground that he mostly used to hold on to as he wandered around. His legs were getting stronger, and he could walk farther than just a couple weeks ago. Probably because Cedar didn’t carry him all over like Teo did. She held his hand and let him set the pace—an act that testified to her high level of patience.

The playground was surrounded by AstroTurf. There were a few raised flower beds here and there, and then there was the beach. Half the yard was covered in beach sand. There were large poles with UV blocking material stretched between them that kept direct sunlight off the sand so it didn’t get too hot. There was room for a kiddie pool, but he had yet to set one up. To one side of the beach was a brick fire pit.

In the middle of all the beautiful landscaping and under the starlit sky was the most captivating woman he’d ever met. Cedar’s hair was long and loose, the two tones in sharp contrast in the firelight. Her profile was stunning with her elegant neck and pert nose. She was watching the fire, her hands on her hips. Teo could still feel the curve of her against his palm. She fit perfectly there. His head was still trying to wrap around the moment, the connection that had drawn them close and the way his blood pounded in his ears.

She turned as he approached and offered a sincere smile. That might be what he liked about her best—her sincerity. She didn’t say things she didn’t mean, and she didn’t hide. She was real.

“This place is a kids’ paradise.” She glanced at the Akoni-sized trike, the horse on springs, the swing, and the slide.

“Amy kid-proofed everything.” Teo set the grocery bags on the sand by her chair. They’d stopped at the store on their way home from lunch to pick up the necessary items. Once home, Akoni had napped, and he and Cedar had taken to their laptops to get work done. He liked the easy rhythm of their time together. There was no pressure to entertain one another, and yet just being in the same room made the moment better. “She would have put Akoni in a bubble if she could have.” Teo was surprised that the words didn’t come out sounding bitter. For a few months, he’d been unable to speak of Amy without sounding like an ogre and therefore he’d chosen not to say anything at all.

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