Triplets Find a Mom by Annie Jones

Author:Annie Jones [Jones, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Retail
ISBN: 9781459223714
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2011-09-13T07:00:00+00:00

“This is Caroline’s day, girls.” Sam waved to Juliette and Hayley from the drive while they waited on the porch pouting. This was his plan, the new-and- improved version. He wouldn’t just push Caroline to find things to help her forge ahead; he’d use this as an opportunity to give her some special attention. So much for Polly’s concerns about his not allowing Caroline to explore her individuality. “It’s Caroline’s club. Her fundraiser.”

“Her plan,” Gina muttered as she tucked Caroline into the passenger seat and double-checked that her seat belt fit properly.

“What?” Sam glared at his sister over the top of the minivan’s hood.

“You don’t think she’s all excited to spend her Saturday morning washing just any old dog, do you?” Gina laughed and shook her head. “No wonder it was so easy to get you to volunteer to be a parent sponsor.”

“Nobody ‘got’ me to volunteer. I’m doing this to support Caroline and…” And that’s when Gina’s point hit him. He thought about swapping kid duties with his sister, to have her attend the event and let him take charge at home. He glanced inside the car at Caroline. “Miss Bennett is going to be at this deal, I take it.”

“Just give in and make the most of it, old man. Invite Polly and Donut out to the house for our barbecue Monday,” Gina called out as she walked toward the house, not even looking back as if his agreement was a foregone conclusion.

“Your barbecue,” he corrected, realizing that if he didn’t take Caroline to the Go-Getters dog wash Gina would just make sure Polly and the pup made it out here for the holiday get-together. “I’m just going to hang around for the food and if you need any heavy lifting. Besides, I thought that barbecue was for the people helping you run the Pumpkin Jump. Polly’s not in that group. Doesn’t make sense to invite her.”

“Makes perfect sense to me,” Gina shouted at him from the porch.

“Us, too,” Juliette and Hayley mimicked her.

“Let’s go, Daddy!” Caroline kicked her feet and beamed at him. He hadn’t gotten a smile that big out of her or heard her that excited to do anything in a long time.

“I have to go,” he concluded. Have to, not want to. As he’d pointed out to Polly, you can’t really hide in a small town. The sooner he crossed paths with the pretty teacher again, the better. From then on, it would be smooth sailing, right?

“Let’s do this, kiddo,” he said as he slid behind the wheel and started the van. “Full speed ahead.”

Minutes later they parked behind the drugstore and headed through the drugstore as a shortcut to the firehouse, just down the block.

“I can go in your place and you can stay here to mind the store and try to figure out how to install this countertop if you—”

“No, thanks.” Sam didn’t allow his brother’s offer to break his momentum as they passed through the store toward their destination.

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