Then He Came Back (Love From Austin Book 2) by Chris Campillo

Author:Chris Campillo [Campillo, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance
ISBN: 9780998191126
Publisher: CAC Books
Published: 2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Sue jumped when she woke to big, brown eyes peering at her from inches away.

“You have big eye lashes,” the living doll said.

It took a few seconds for Sue to gather her wits. “You must be Emma.”

The girl bounced her head up and down. “You’re Miss Sue. Wes’s mom.”

“Yes, I am.” She propped herself up on her elbow, readying herself for a series of questions if she remembered three-year-olds correctly.

“Wes is my cousin.”

Just wonderful. She’d been out of the picture for a day and the family reunion had already started. She sat up, hoping to relieve the tension in her neck.

“Your hair is funny.”

Ah, the honesty of babes. She ran a hand through her hair and felt the wild disarray. Turning, she found her towel wadded up on the pillow. The day before popped back into her mind, all the events adding up to a nightmare, especially when compared to a three-year-old’s pink Laura Ashley room.

Last night in the shower, she’d crashed. Thank God, she’d managed to put something on before she fell into bed. “I slept on it wet. I bet it looks a little crazy.”

The adorable child nodded and giggled, and Sue couldn’t help but laugh. “Emma, thank you for sharing your room with me. Your bed is very comfortable.” And not covered with stains.

“You’re old, but you went to sleep before me.”

“That happens sometimes.” She’d probably aged ten years in that closet yesterday.

“Wes and me and Uncle Trey played Candy Land. Have you ever played Candy Land?”

“I have. Wes loved that game when he was your age.” I considered it living hell.

“Do you want to play now?” Emma’s eyes sparkled with hope, so much that Sue actually considered agreeing. Then, she remembered how the game that should only take ten minutes could go on for an hour, thanks to that damn, purple plum card that would send you back to the beginning of the path to hell.

“Maybe later. I need to take a shower and make my hair less crazy.”

“Can we play after that?”

Gotta love her persistence. “Tell you what. Let’s see how the day goes. Maybe we can play this afternoon, or hey, maybe there’s another game we could play.”

“No, Candy Land is the best.”

Good Lord, there must be something wired in the Harrison gene.

* * *

Sue’s hair and face were in perfect order before she left Emma’s room. She needed the extra shield around the others. A baby started to cry just as she entered the great room. She froze when she saw Trey patting the infant’s back. Actually, he held a blanketed bundle no larger than a bag of potatoes with a tuft of black hair coming out of the top. Just like Wes’s when he was an infant.

A knot formed in her chest. How many times had she dreamt of him holding Wes that way? Of Trey wanting to hold his son? After they’d left the hospital, she’d secretly prayed for him to call and tell her he’d messed up, that he’d changed his mind.

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