Closer To You by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

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True to his word, Ian didn't take his eyes off Grace's car on the short drive to Tyler's house. Nor could he stop looking at her while they shared an afternoon snack at the kitchen table and finished off the purple volcano and its surrounding terrain. Despite the amount of attention that Tyler required, his gaze kept drifting back to Grace.

Unlike yesterday, she was an eager contributor to the science project, and he was impressed with not only how creative she was, but also how often she encouraged Tyler to understand what he was actually building. She was determined to make it a learning project and not just art, and he appreciated that.

They ordered in Chinese takeout for dinner, and while the volcano was drying, they moved on to the rest of Tyler's homework.

He really wanted to talk to Grace about Seamus, but that would have to wait until Tyler was off to bed or his grandparents arrived. Grace had told him that the last text she'd gotten hours ago had said their plane was delayed.

He felt a little guilty hoping that that delay wouldn't prevent them from arriving tonight. He wanted to get Grace on her own, and it wasn't just to talk about her father.

At a little before eight, they heard a car outside, followed by the doorbell. Grace went to get the door, and a few moments later, Tyler's grandparents entered the room. Sally was a short, plump blonde. Her husband, Burt, was a balding man with a big smile. Tyler let out a squeal of delight and jumped off the couch, launching himself into their arms.

As the three of them hugged, Grace looked over at Ian, and he could see how touched she was by their emotional reunion. He knew she wasn't just thinking about Tyler seeing his grandparents; she was imagining the same kind of scene with Tyler's parents. He really hoped that would happen one day very soon.

They spent the next half hour talking with Sally and Burt, but eventually Grace said good night to Tyler, told him she'd see him at school, grabbed her bag, and then followed Ian outside.

Her car was parked in the driveway; his was on the street. He stopped by her vehicle as she opened the back door and tossed her bag onto the seat.

"What do you want to do now?" he asked. "Go back to your place?"

She hesitated, then glanced at her watch. "It's eight thirty. It's not that late. I was thinking maybe I could try to find Westley. Unless you already spoke to him today? I've been wanting to ask you all day if you found out anything about my father, but I didn't want to bring it up in front of Tyler."

"I know. I felt the same way. I saw Westley, but I didn't talk to him about your father. Harry was mobbed after his keynote, so, unfortunately, I didn't get to him, either, but I did do some research into your father's activities before he went into academia.

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