The Texas Tycoon's Christmas Baby by Brenda Harlen

Author:Brenda Harlen [Harlen, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Foleys & The McCords, Category
ISBN: 9780373654987
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2009-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

When Jason went into work Saturday morning, his secretary was already at her desk. Since Barb rarely worked overtime and never worked weekends, he couldn’t help but wonder why she was there.“Coffee’s on in your office, there’s a fax on your desk from EDI Drilling and a pile of correspondence to be reviewed and signed so that I can get it into the mail before the post office closes today.”

“Thank you,” he said cautiously.

But his surprise must have been evident, because she said, “You can thank me with a bonus in my next paycheck.”

Jason made a mental note to do that.

First things first, though. He poured himself a cup of coffee and glanced at the fax. It wasn’t anything urgent, so he set it aside and directed his attention to the correspondence.

An hour later, he took the stack of letters out to Barb’s desk. She was busy at the computer, and he took a moment to glance around at the assortment of photos that were taped around her work station. It was like a family history in pictures.

In a place of honor beside her computer was the photo of Barb and her husband, Ted, on their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Then there were photos of each of the three sons they had together: the eldest with his wife on their wedding day; the middle one in his military uniform; and the youngest in his cap and gown at his college graduation. Then there were the photos—at least half a dozen—of her new grandbaby.

Jason had no photos on his desk. Of course, there were no macaroni pencil holders or floppy stuffed elephants hanging over his computer monitor, either.

But as he moved closer to drop the papers on her desk, he found his gaze again drawn to the anniversary photo.

“Thirty-five years,” he mused, realizing—probably for the first time—that his secretary had been married for more years than he’d been alive.

Though Barb looked up from her computer screen, her fingers never stopped moving on the keys. “Did you say something, Mr. Foley?”

“I was just remarking on the fact that you’ve been married thirty-five years.”

Her eyes moved automatically to the photo and her lips curved. “Actually, it’s almost thirty-eight now.”

Thirty-eight. His dad and his mom had barely shared half that number of years together before she died. He’d never known anyone who had been married—and apparently happily—for so long.

“Thirty-eight years ago, when you were exchanging your vows, did you know it would last?”

She stopped typing and swiveled in her chair to give him her full attention. “Of course,” she said, then chuckled. “But I was nineteen years old and incredibly naive. I had no idea how hard it would be at times to make our marriage work.

“Had I known then what I know now…” She shook her head. “Let’s just say I probably wouldn’t have been so eager to rush down the aisle. On the other hand, I also wouldn’t give up a single day that we’ve had together. I couldn’t imagine my life without him.

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