Twins on the Doorstep by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It was dark when she woke up.

And there was a blanket draped over her.

Stacy didn’t remember pulling a blanket over herself. She barely remembered lying down. What she did remember was that she’d intended to sleep for no more than twenty minutes—if that much.

The sun had been coming into her room when she lay down. It was gone now. This had to be way past twenty minutes.

Sitting up, she pulled the blanket off and placed it on the edge of the bed. She became aware of people talking to each other. And laughing.

Stacy got off the bed and walked to the door. Opening it allowed not just the living room light and the laughter to enter, but the feeling of warmth, as well. Both Connor and Cole were home and each of them was holding one of the twins. She couldn’t help thinking how totally natural that looked.

“I’m sorry,” Connor said the moment he saw her coming into the living room. “We were making too much noise and woke you up.”

“Don’t apologize,” she told him. “I wasn’t supposed to sleep this long.” She looked around for a clock. “What time is it?”

“Just a little after six,” Cole answered.

“Six?” Stacy echoed incredulously. “It was just one o’clock when I lay down. I was only supposed to nap for a few minutes,” she said, totally distressed.

“You were supposed to nap for as long as you needed to,” Cole told her. You’ve been up for practically the last forty-eight hours. It was bound to catch up with you,” he pointed out.

Rita was in the room, as well, and she turned her attention toward the housekeeper. “I’m sorry, Rita,” she apologized. “I didn’t mean to leave you with all this work.”

“You did not leave me with anything,” the older woman informed her. “I was the one who told you to get some sleep,” she reminded Stacy. “You were more tired than you knew. Mr. Connor and Mr. Cole each took turns dropping by during the day so I was not alone the whole time. And they have both been here since five o’clock. The babies have been angels,” the housekeeper added, then told her, “You are up just in time for dinner.”

“Dinner? Didn’t you already serve dinner?” she asked. Dinner was on the table like clockwork at five every night. Why had the woman postponed serving it?

“Tonight, Rita decided to wait,” Cole told her.

She couldn’t help wondering if it was Rita who’d made the decision or if Connor and Cole had told the housekeeper to hold the meal until she woke up. She slanted a glance at Rita. The housekeeper was beginning to seem more like a benevolent dictator than a tyrant to her.

“Did you come in and cover me when I was asleep?” Stacy asked the woman as she followed Rita to the dining room.

Rita paused for a moment to turn and look at her. “You are a grown woman. You can cover yourself if you feel the need. Besides, I was busy taking care of the babies.

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