Will And The Headstrong Female by Ferrarella Marie

Author:Ferrarella, Marie [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-04T12:16:31+00:00

6

Some of her wariness dropped off the moment Denise entered the living room and saw her daughter sleeping on the sofa. The crocheted throw that had graced the back of the black leathered upholstery was now lightly draped over the little girl. The night was cool, despite the season.

For a moment Denise paused, letting the sight get to her. Soothe her.

Audra looked so untroubled, so peaceful, she thought A half smile curved her mouth. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if she could somehow manage to keep things just that way for her daughter?

But that was just a pipe dream at best, and she didn’t believe in those any longer. She knew they didn’t have a prayer of coming true.

Jake and Zoe were on either side of her before Denise had taken five steps into the room.

“What did the doctor say?” Jake wanted to know.

Denise opened her mouth, but it was Will who answered the question for her. “Mr. Cavanaugh has to stay at the hospital. The treadmill test they had him take showed a blocked artery. Doc Black wants to do an angioplasty on him in the morning.”

Zoe pressed her lips together, taking in a deep breath as she relived her own ordeal and uncertainty. “That’s what he said would have helped you, if you’d only gone in when you should have instead of waiting.”

Jake nodded, his attention devoted to Denise. He took her hand in his and noted that it was icy. Why wasn’t his son doing something about this state of affairs?

“Your daddy couldn’t be in better hands, honey,” he assured her. “Trust me.”

There wasn’t a single reason for her to believe anything this man, or any of them, were saying to her. She hadn’t known any of them yesterday.

And yet…

And yet she did, Denise realized. She did trust them. And there was something infinitely comforting in being able to feel that trust. Rolling it over in her mind, she examined it from all angles, as if it were an exotic seashell she’d found in her path on the beach.

It was a strange feeling, trusting someone. One she wasn’t accustomed to.

Taking charge again, Zoe slipped her arm around Denise’s shoulders.

“So you’ll be staying here?” Denise knew it was a rhetorical question. From the sound of her voice, Zoe had apparently made up her mind that she was having two extra people under her roof tonight. All she wanted from Denise was to have her rubberstamp it.

Will grinned at his mother over Denise’s head. “I talked her into it.”

Did this man think that she was so swaddled in grief and concern that she’d lost the ability to speak? Why was he constantly answering for her? Denise set her mouth hard as she turned her eyes accusingly on him.

“And talked and talked.”

The clanging noise in his head was the sound of two swords, crossing. The unofficial truce hadn’t lasted long, Will thought. “Now what did I do wrong?”

She squared her shoulders, reacting to his tone. “I’m perfectly capable of answering your parents’ questions on my own, thank you.

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