A Mother for His Adopted Son by Lynne Marshall

Author:Lynne Marshall [Marshall, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

SAM HAD TALKED Andrea into joining him and Dani at the park closest to St. Francis of the Valley Hospital after the appointment. Still being spring, the sun was far from setting at 6:00 p.m. “Let’s celebrate Dani’s new eye,” Sam had said.

Since she’d made it, how could she refuse?

Earlier Andrea had been hit with a world of worries about Dani. Sam had spoken of his fear the first night she’d gone to his house—that his son might lose his other eye. The thought made her feel queasy. It was also a sure sign she’d fallen for the kid. And his dad. How could her life get tipped on its ear in a month?

Maybe she should have put more thought into dating a man with a kid, a man with a huge family photo on his wall and a framed parable about saving starfish one at a time. None of which she could relate to and, honestly, was afraid she’d never be able to. But it was too late now to worry about “getting it” where Sam and his dreams and desires were concerned. She was already crazy about both of them.

Sam sat beside her on the bench in his work suit, a beige one with an Easter-egg-yellow shirt and, in typical Dr. Sammy style, a SpongeBob tie for the kids at the hospital. His legs were extended and crossed at the ankles, arms stretched wide along the back of the bench. Confident and relaxed. Instead of relaxing, like him, she perched on the edge of the bench, ready to run after Dani at a moment’s notice in case he needed her on the kiddie slide or mini jungle gym. Sam was all about giving the kid independence. She was about keeping him safe.

A grin stretched across Dani’s bright face. He teetered, then stood at the bottom of the slide before he galloped for the swings. Andrea hopped up and met him just in time to set him inside the toddler bucket-styled swing. That grin disappeared and he shook his head, pointing to the standard swings, the big-kid swings, down the line on the thick metal play set frame.

Andrea glanced at Sam, who was already up and heading their way. With a kind smile he lifted his son like a sack of potatoes over his hip, which Dani loved, then walked him down to an empty regular swing seat and put him in the center.

“You’ve got to hold on really tight,” he said, making sure the boy’s hands held the swing chain securely on both sides. Dani gave a solemn nod, as if realizing this was a big step in his playground life. A step worthy of his new eye.

She’d made plenty of eyes for patients during her nearly four-year apprenticeship, and she’d witnessed firsthand how life-changing that could be for them, which was incredibly satisfying. But with Dani—she patted one forearm, then the other—never before had the gratification been so intense that it raised the hair on her arms.

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