Yours, Mine and Ours by Jacqueline Diamond

Author:Jacqueline Diamond [Diamond, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: surprise baby, medical romance, opposites attract, nanny, triplets, egg donor, fertility treatment
Publisher: K. Loren Wilson
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Flint couldn't believe he'd been such a damn fool. In the past week and a half, he'd begun to believe Robin had reformed. She'd appeared to settle into normal life, behaving responsibly and sensibly.

No employer could stomach this kind of disloyalty. Even though he knew the children must be safely tucked away in their gymnastics class, it was unbelievable that Robin would attack him in public.

He strode down the steps, his body tight with fury. Flint hardly noticed the red-faced merchants clustered around, shouting at him.

Everything had gone smoothly until now. His recommendations had been met with resigned acceptance. The council members were aware they would face an angry electorate at the polls next year, but they also recognized that it was their job to prepare the city for emergencies.

As he approached the sidewalk, Flint knew he had to set Robin straight. The sight of her face frozen in shock did nothing to soften his temper. What had she expected when she chose to confront him?

"Dr. Harris, this is my fault." The quavery voice issued from a red-haired woman whom Flint recognized as Robin's mother. Her instinct to spring to her daughter's defense was misplaced.

"This is between me and your daughter." He caught Robin's arm and tugged her aside. The sign fell to the pavement with a clank.

"Flint, that's not mine." How could she feign innocence when she'd been caught in the act?

"You must have taken lessons from Brick," Flint snapped. "He can come up with an excuse for anything. You honestly expect me to believe that you were just holding that sign for someone else?"

"My mother."

"Your mother forced you to join a protest at City Hall?" The flimsy excuse made Flint even angrier. Why couldn't the woman take responsibility for her actions?

"I know it looks bad." Robin's voice was low and earnest. "She doesn't have a car...."

"So you had to give her a ride?" Flint wasn't buying it. "She forced you into it over your objections? And, I presume, you let my children read the signs on the way over. Making them think their father is the bad guy."

Robin seemed to be having trouble finding words. "The signs were in the trunk."

A disturbing picture flashed into Flint's mind. "And meanwhile you were all crammed into that sardine can you call a car? How many people is it designed to carry, Miss Lindstrom? Four, if I'm not mistaken."

She made an ineffectual gesture in midair. "We all wore seat belts, except for Gigi. There's room for a fifth person in the middle of the back, and that is the safest seat in the car. Besides, she's an adult."

A rotund man whose T-shirt bore the name of a local dry cleaners thrust himself partway between them. "Dr. Harris, I'd like to know whether you have any experience whatsoever with retail business. Do you realize we're being regulated into the ground?"

"You're going to be shaken to the ground if you don't take proper precautions." Flint had no patience for diplomacy right now.

"That's easy for you to say!" cried a woman whose apron said Beachside Beauty Spot.

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