A Family Forever (Contemporary Romance Novella) by Taylor Helen Scott

Author:Taylor, Helen Scott [Taylor, Helen Scott]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-12-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

"Come on. Out you get." Adam held open the car door and watched his son clamber out, a scowl on his face. Harry had hardly said two words to him that morning. He didn't know what he'd done to earn the cold shoulder.

"Cheer up. It's a lovely day." They headed across the Plume of Feathers' car park and around the side of the pub to the garden at the back where they'd arranged to meet Harry's tutor.

Tim Donaldson sat at one of the wooden tables under a fluttering green umbrella, reading a newspaper. This early in the day, the garden was quiet. They had the grassy area to themselves.

Wooden tables and benches with umbrellas above dotted the lawn. Ducks sat on the grass or wandered around pecking at the ground. The peace was broken only by the noise of the birds and the rushing water in the river that ran past the pub.

The place was a far cry from noisy central London where Adam and Harry lived. Even when they walked in the parks, they could never escape the ever-present drone of traffic and the smell of pollution.

Harry had taken his lessons from Tim on planes and yachts, in hotel rooms and the backs of cars, by a pool in Florida, on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean in Greece, and once, in a sheik's palace. But it was the first time they'd sat in the English countryside for a lesson.

Tim raised his hand when he spotted them. "Hi there. Ready for a morning of math, Harry?"

Harry grunted, drawing a frown from Adam. His son adored Tim and normally enjoyed his lessons. Today, Harry dropped down on the bench seat, his shoulders slumped. He barely managed a hello before he fired up his laptop.

"What's the matter, pal?" Adam rested a hand on his son's shoulder.

"Nothing," Harry mumbled.

Adam met Tim's gaze and the young tutor raised his eyebrows in question. Adam shook his head to indicate he had no idea what had caused his son's bad mood.

"Okay, Harry, let's turn to page sixteen," Tim encouraged.

As the tutor continued his instructions, Adam joined them at the table and pulled his iPad out of its case to take advantage of the pub's wifi and send a few e-mails.

The lesson progressed as Adam worked. His phone rang, and he took a call from the project manager at his Florida condo development, moving away from the table so he didn't interrupt Tim and Harry.

When he returned, Harry had his arms crossed and a scowl back on his face. "I don't want to do math today, Dad."

"Come on, pal. Math is useful. If I didn't know my math, I wouldn't be able to make head nor tail of the plans of my developments or check how much money I was making."

"I don't care about your stupid developments." Harry glared at him, his cheeks pinking. "You're building houses on the place where Sophie's mum puts the hedgehogs, and it's making Soph sad."

Whoa. Adam paused at the vehemence of his son's tone.

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