Beyond Danger by Kat Martin

Author:Kat Martin [Martin, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Carrying a stuffed pink giraffe and a pair of tiny pink crocheted booties he couldn’t resist buying, Beau followed Cassidy up the stairs to the apartment above the Pleasant Hill Café. A Minnie Mouse baby bouncer Cassidy had picked out waited in the car, in a box that would barely fit inside.

After a quick stop at Burger King, he’d called Josie, so she and Missy were expecting them. Josie pulled open the door at his knock, but instead of a smile, a worried frown darkened her face.

“Come on in. Missy’s in the bedroom nursing Evie. She’ll be finished in just a minute.”

Nursing. He swallowed. Babies were completely foreign to him. He handed the booties to Josie, along with the giraffe, as he and Cassidy walked into the living room. He spotted a bassinet in the corner with a mobile made of tiny seahorses dangling above it. A soft pink blanket was draped over one end of the couch and there were stuffed animals scattered around, probably other gifts from friends.

“There’s a baby bouncer in the car,” Beau said.

“If you don’t already have one,” Cassidy added.

Josie smiled tiredly. “I loved the one I had for Missy when she was a baby, but we don’t have one for Evie. Room’s a little crowded, but we can make it work.”

“Let me just go get it.” Beau went back down to the car and brought the box upstairs. “It plays music and vibrates,” he said, hoping that was a good thing as he set the box down.

“It’s a wonderful gift. Thank you both very much.” She looked tired and frazzled, her blond hair dull and lifeless. It occurred to him that she was working full-time at the café, running the place one employee short without Missy, and trying to help her daughter care for her newborn.

“I’m forgetting my manners,” Josie said. “Would either of you like some coffee or a glass of iced tea?”

“Coffee sounds good,” Beau said.

“It’s chilly out.” Cassidy smiled. “Coffee sounds great. Let me help you with it.”

While the women were in the kitchen, Beau took the bouncer out of the box. It didn’t need tools for the assembly so he started putting it together. While he worked, he thought of Missy and mentally formulated a plan.

Hearing laughter and the rattle of glassware, he set the assembled bouncer aside as the women walked back into the living room.

“Oh, you put it together!” Cassidy grinned excitedly and handed him a steaming mug, then sat down on the sofa beside him.

“Minnie Mouse,” Josie said, looking at the design on the seat cushion. “That is so cute.”

Beau took a drink of coffee, felt the warmth spread through him. “How’re they doing? Is the baby okay?”

“The baby’s doing fine.” Josie sat down in an overstuffed green chair that matched the sofa. “Such a sweet little thing. But Missy’s tired. She has to get up at all hours of the night to nurse. She doesn’t mind it, though. She loves her little girl.”

“You look tired, too, Josie,” Beau said.

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