Their Stolen Kisses: A Single Dad Romance (A Chicago CEO Novel) by J. P. Comeau

Author:J. P. Comeau [Comeau, J. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Diana

“Hi, Mom.” I expertly held the phone between my shoulder and my ear so I could flip the pancakes on the griddle, peering over the countertop to make sure Noah was playing on the floor where I’d left him so I could make us a proper Saturday morning breakfast.

“Hi, Honey. Are you busy? I can call back.”

“Not at all,” I promised. “What’s up?”

“Nothing, really. I just wanted to hear your voice.”

“Well then, good morning.” I scooped the pancakes onto a plate and poured batter into the pan for two more. “Don’t you usually sit on the balcony with Eli in the morning?”

“Usually. He has an appointment this morning.”

“And how’s he doing?” I couldn’t entirely keep the suggestiveness out of my voice.

“Are we that obvious?”

“Well… I might have caught you two kissing on the balcony.” I switched the phone from my left hand to my right hand, grinning at my mother’s surprised exclamation.

“I even looked to see if anyone was coming up to the building,” my mother laughed. “I can’t imagine how I missed you. Oh, well. Eli is doing great, for your information. My blood pressure is back down, but they’re still monitoring me.”

“That’s great, Mom! I got more work as an overnight nanny. I might be able to make two payments this month.” Tapping the speakerphone icon, I set the phone on the counter so I could chop strawberries.

“Really. For Cameron?”

“Yeah. For Cameron.” My mom’s question reminded me what I had been thinking about just before she called, and I chopped a strawberry a little more aggressively than necessary.

“Are you okay?”

Trust my mom to catch that tiny, tiny note in my voice that said I wasn’t okay. “I might have feelings for him,” I admitted, face warming at the memory of that day in the office. “And… and he might be interested in me.”

“And you’re probably trying to convince yourself out of a relationship because he’s your boss, aren’t you? Workplace relationships can work, Diana. You should trust your heart.”

“But I’ve done that before, Mom, I trusted my heart and it was a mistake.” These strawberries could definitely be in smaller pieces. I went at them with a will.

“That was a long time ago. You’ve matured so much.”

“Maybe.” Suddenly unwilling to talk about Cameron, I picked up the phone. “Actually, sorry, can I let you go, Mom? I’m making breakfast for Noah and me, and I’m just about finished.”

“Sure. Talk to you later. I love you.”

“Love you too, Mom.” I traded a phone for the cutting board and scraped half of the strawberries into a bowl, watching as they fell and slicing one or two up a little better. Preschoolers could eat most things adults could, but they were still prone to choking. The other half was for me, and that went in another bowl. It would have been easier to cut just half the strawberries, but when I babysat my little cousins, I found that kids didn’t like to feel singled out. If Noah and I ate the exact same meal, he would feel like my equal.

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