Fearless by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2020-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“You would think you’re havin’ the Queen of England over,” Mona observed. “I ain’t seen you act like this since The Today Show was here.” Last year, the popular morning show filmed a segment with her in her studio kitchen. She’d been a nervous wreck for weeks prior to filming.

“True,” Mandy piped in. “She doesn’t put this much effort into filming for her channel.”

“I want tomorrow to be fun for everyone, that’s all,” Anna said. “This is my jam.” She laughed, using Christina’s favorite word.

“There’s enough ribs here to serve the Dallas Cowboys. They big people?” Mona asked in her usual Texas twang.

“You mean tall?” Anna asked in a teasing tone.

“No, I mean big. As in heavy,” Mona shot back. “Are they?”

“Not at all. I want to make sure there’s plenty of food for everyone. You know men and boys, they eat like they’re starving,” Anna said, as she gathered spices from the pantry for her dry rub mixture for the ribs.

“Did you find out if the kids have food allergies?” Mandy asked.

“Yes. Ryan said as far as he knew, they’d never had a reaction to any foods. I’m sure they’re fine. Aren’t food allergies something kids have when they’re young, and grow out of?”

Mona, busy at the sink unwrapping the ribs, spoke. “Not all the time. Some young’uns develop allergies in their twenties and thirties.”

“Geez, then I guess I’m still at risk, being a ‘young’un’ at thirty-five,” Mandy added. “Right, Mona?”

“Yep, you’re just a smart-ass. Maybe some extra hot sauce in your mouth might cure ya,” Mona prodded, giving Mandy a hard time. “Little shit ass.”

“Don’t start, you two, and knock off the cussing. I don’t want Christina hearing it.” A bit ridiculous, she knew, because she’d accidentally dropped a few foul words in front of her more than once. The e-mail she’d sent Ryan asking him about his kids’ allergies, and cussing had been noted, and he had apologized several times, promising he would be on his best behavior.

“She’s outside with Jeb, doing work on your pool that your pool guys should be doing,” Mandy told her. “Unless Christina has supersonic hearing, she didn’t hear a word. You’re too protective. If teenagers are like they were when I was in school, Christina’s probably heard far worse.”

“True; I just don’t want to encourage it at home.” Anna took a bowl from the cupboard, and said, “I’m sure the days of my being overprotective are numbered. I realize kids aren’t perfect.” She just wanted to keep her daughter safe as long as she could.

Soon enough, she’d be in college, on her own. Anna had wished her parents had been there for her during her college years. She planned to be there for Christina as much as she could without suffocating her. Her daughter would need her independence, but knowing someone had her back, a loving mother and friends to stand alongside her, was important.

“No, ain’t none of ’em perfect. Just some has troubles. Bad upbringin’ and all,” Mona offered.

Anna measured the spices into the bowl.

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