A Family for Good : A sweet, small town, second chance romance (Tall Dark and Driven Book 6) by Barbara DeLeo

Author:Barbara DeLeo [DeLeo, Barbara & DeLeo, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

9

Tiredness crunched Liv’s bones, and although she was tempted to grab forty winks, the heat of the house in the late afternoon convinced her to harvest some lavender instead.

It had been two weeks since the doctor’s visit and the deep discussion between her and Markus. They’d put their past behind them now, and it was clear they both wanted to be real parents to the girls, so it would be the best thing all round.

Wouldn’t it?

Being in such physical proximity to the one man she wanted more than anything. The one man she could never have. Two sets of dark, innocent eyes stared at her in her mind and she steeled herself. Whatever feelings she did or didn’t have for Markus were irrelevant. Getting in deeper with him would only cause heartache for the girls if she and Markus split up again, and she wouldn’t let that happen.

And besides, Markus would never have suggested a marriage of convenience if he was still in love with her. She hadn’t seen any feelings on his face or heard any in his voice. She was the only one having to rein in her emotions.

“Petro,” she called. She wanted the housekeeper to help her find a basket, or at least a bucket, to collect the lavender. Her heart softened thinking of him. She’d become closer to the older man, who seemed to have taken a liking to her too.

There was no reply from the garden, the laundry room, or the other wings of the house. Perhaps he’d gone to play backgammon with his friends at the local coffee shop, which he often did after his siesta.

She went into the kitchen to clip the baby monitor to her belt and saw a letter addressed to her from her foster mom sitting in a little alcove above the counter. It wasn’t unusual to receive a handwritten letter. While she regularly FaceTimed and emailed her foster mom, Pam would often send a note saying how much she missed her and how proud she was of her. Liv had enjoyed every second at Pam’s house, but when Pam’s husband had walked out on them, it became too difficult for the fourteen year old Liv to stay.

Apprehension prickled across her neck. Responsibility for Pam’s anticipation—her joy that Liv would finally return from living overseas and bring the girls with her—seeped from the envelope to her fingers. Now she had to tell Pam she might be staying here. But she hoped that she’d understand. She’d taken in enough foster children in the past to know the impact Liv could make in Phoebe and Zoë’s lives.

She tore it open and almost winced as she read it. Pam was planning to transform the whole downstairs for her and the girls just as soon as she had the word. She didn’t even question what might happen if Liv didn’t bring the babies home . . .

With shaking fingers, she replaced the letter in the envelope and sighed as the weight of Pam’s expectations landed on her.

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