The Texas Ranger's Nanny by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Claire parked at the side of Pinehurst Elementary to wait for Jeremy. She had a lot to think about. She’d been offered the position at the lab in the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown area. Now she had two positions to choose from, and both companies needed an answer from her next week. She was finally on the brink of the career she’d worked so hard for.

She ought to be dancing on the ceiling, but when she saw Jeremy come running toward her with the animal life cycle diorama she’d helped him make for class, pain stabbed her in the chest, robbing her of breath.

How was she going to leave this precious boy? Something had happened to her during the kidnapping. She’d felt as if she’d lost her own child. When they’d found him, she’d wanted to clutch him in her arms and never let him go, but that was Vic’s right, not hers.

At this point she couldn’t comprehend leaving Vic or Jeremy. How would a career ever compensate for the loss?

But how could she accept Vic’s offer to stay on another year, knowing it would only be putting off the inevitable? With her credentials, she could always find work in her field, but if she remained in his employ, a year from now Claire would be in the same position she was now, heartbroken and looking for a job.

Who knew the changes that could come in another year? Vic might meet someone and fall in love. Claire was surprised it hadn’t happened before now. Then he’d get married and Claire would be let go. Her suffering would be so intolerable, she knew she had to make the break now or pay the price.

“Hi, Jeremy,” she said as he opened the door and jumped in the backseat with his school project. “Did you have a fun party?”

“It was okay. Will you drive me to Nate’s? If I can’t play at his house, can he come over to our house with us? We’ll give Comet a bath.”

“That sounds like a fun idea, but your dad asked me to bring you home because he has plans to be with you.” She pulled away from the curb and started down the street toward home.

“But Nate and I want to play.”

Normally he couldn’t wait to be with his father. She took a deep breath. “You can tell him that as soon as we get there.”

“Please don’t take me home.”

Alarms bells went off. Jeremy was up to something. Claire could feel it. Maybe he was planning on using Nate as an excuse to run away. He’d told Vic he’d do it. Was that idea in the back of his mind?

“Jeremy? I promised your father he could always count on me. You wouldn’t want me to break my promise, would you?”

“He won’t care.”

Whoa. “But I care.”

“No, you don’t. You’re going to leave.”

She heard tears in his voice and it broke her heart. Thank heaven she could see Vic on the front porch waiting for them as she pulled into the driveway.

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