Colton 911: Secret Defender by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-05-05T17:46:31+00:00

Chapter 14

“I’m so full I’m not sure I can move,” Felicia said, suppressing a groan as she finally rose from the table.

Aaron had gotten to his feet moments ago. He went around to the back of her chair and pulled it from the table in order to facilitate her exit. Since Tatum had flatly refused to allow him to pay for their meal, Aaron took out his wallet and left a large tip tucked against his plate for the server.

Amused by Felicia’s comment, Aaron promised, “We’ll walk slowly. Besides, there’s no real hurry to get you back quickly to my mother’s as long as I have you there before midnight.”

She thought that was an interesting way for him to put it. It made her think of the familiar children’s fairy tale.

“Which one of us is going to turn into a pumpkin, you or me?” she asked him.

“Mom didn’t specify,” Aaron said, keeping a straight face. “You do know that she thinks of you as the daughter she never had. Right now, I think that she’s exercising her right to dote on you.”

As he said that, Aaron could remember what that was like when he was in his early teens and his mother insisted on knowing where he was and when he was going to get home. If she wasn’t happy about his answer—and admittedly, he was flippant—she said as much, while he felt stifled, to say the least.

Felicia didn’t strike him as the type to resent having his mother insert herself into her life, but then anything was possible.

“Don’t let it bother you,” he advised her as he unlocked his car doors. He watched her get in, then got in on his side himself.

“Oh, it doesn’t,” Felicia quickly assured him with more than a little feeling. She fastened her seat belt and shifted in her seat to look at him. “As a matter of fact, it’s kind of nice in a way. I never had anyone worrying about me.”

It was true. Her mother had taken off when she had still been a little girl, and her father, between working long hours and losing himself in a bottle when he was home, had never worked at having any sort of a real relationship with his daughter. That was why when Greg came along, sweet and attentive, she had been so ready to take up with him.

But ultimately, Greg had only wanted to control her, making sure to keep a tight rein on every part of her life to the point that she felt as if she was being strangled.

“Well, just remember that she does mean well,” Aaron was saying. “But if you start to feel that she’s overstepping her bounds, venturing into areas where she has no place being, don’t hesitate to tell her so. I guarantee that she’ll back off.”

A nostalgic smile curved his mouth. “She’s good that way. Sometimes she gets a little too carried away, being protective, and she forgets that she’s dealing with an adult.”

“I take it that you’re speaking from experience,” Felicia surmised with a smile.

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