Twins Times Two! by Lisa Bingham

Author:Lisa Bingham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Wordlessly Ross motioned for her to precede him into the house.

Cara made her way through the mudroom to the kitchen, relying on her memory of her first night in Ross’s home.

Has it really only been a week?

Unsure how to proceed once she was inside, Cara paused near the gleaming table and bit her lip, nervously wondering what to do next.

Ross, on the other hand, seemed to have no such qualms. He dropped his keys in a silver bowl on the counter, then leafed through a pile of waiting mail.

Cara waited in silence, wondering if it would be presumptuous of her to begin unpacking her things.

But then, she didn’t know where she would be staying. Or if she’d be sleeping alone.

“You’ll have to tell me how you want to work with the nanny in the coming months.”

Finally, a subject on which she felt comfortable offering her views.

“I don’t want a nanny at all,” she stated firmly.

Ross paused in the midst of reading a letter, peering at her from beneath a creased brow. “I’m afraid I’ll have to insist that you keep her with you at least part-time.”

Cara bristled. “Why? I thought you liked the way I handle my own children. I thought that was one of the reasons for this marriage.”

“It is. But you’ve also just inherited another set of children—making it much like having three-year-old quadruplets running around the house. I asked you to be my wife, not my slave. I know from my own experience that the twins can be a handful. It’s going to be even more complicated with four of them.”

“But you’ve already got a butler and a housekeeper. It’s not as if I’d be running the household single-handedly.”

“No, but you also need some time to pursue your own interests, as well as your work with the Mom Squad—or am I wrong in thinking you wanted to continue working?”

“Of course I do.”

“Then the nanny stays.” He dropped the mail on the counter and began working at the knot of his tie. “I’ve also set up a checking account—”

“No. I won’t take money from you.”

He sighed. “You didn’t let me finish.”

Cara opened her mouth to reiterate her refusal. She wouldn’t take money from him. It would be too much like being a…a kept woman.

A nervous laugh nearly burst from her lips. A “kept” woman? Did anyone even use such a term anymore?

But before she could form a scathing reply, Ross continued.

“I’ve arranged a checking account with enough money in it each month to take care of the bills and household expenses. I’d appreciate it if you would take over the responsibilities of seeing they get paid. After all, you’re a qualified CPA with more than enough experience handling the Mom Squad’s finances.”

Some of her anger drained away when she realized that he meant to include her in family matters. Inexplicably his suggestion touched her more that he would ever know. Her first husband hadn’t trusted her with such a responsibility. She hadn’t even known her husband’s true income until divorce proceedings had begun.

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