For The Children by Margaret Watson

Author:Margaret Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Abby stared at Damien, shocked by his words. “What do you mean, you used to live here?”

“I have a home here. A second home. That’s how I know Devlin and Shea.” His knuckles whitened on the steering wheel. “And a lot of other people in town.”

He swung the Bronco into a parking space and climbed out before she could ask another question. As she unbuckled the twins from their car seats, she glanced over at Damien. His face was hard, his expression grim. He looked like he was surveying the street to make sure there was no danger.

But Abby knew better. She saw the pain beneath the surface, pain he tried hard to hide. When Damien looked over at her once and his gaze brushed the twins, she saw the agony in his eyes.

“Let’s go inside,” he said gruffly as soon as Maggie and Casey were standing on the sidewalk.

The restaurant was half-filled with people, and Abby felt Damien relax as he gazed around. At first she thought it was because he didn’t see a threat, but she quickly realized it was because he didn’t see anyone he knew.

Then the door opened behind him. Three people walked in, and she felt him tense again.

“Good to see you, Kane.” A tall man with golden brown hair stepped over to shake his hand. From the star pinned on his khaki shirt, Abby assumed he was the sheriff.

“You, too, Dev.” Damien turned to her. “This is Devlin McAllister, the sheriff here in Cameron. Dev, this is Abby Markham.”

She shook the other man’s hands, noticing the careful scrutiny in his gray eyes. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for us, Sheriff.” She didn’t want to say anything about staying in his cabin. She had no idea who might be in the restaurant.

She watched his eyes warm, as if he understood what she was doing. “I’m glad we could help.”

The sheriff turned to the two people who’d walked in with him. “You call me if anything else happens, Becca.”

“I’ll do that, Devlin.” The blond woman began to turn to the child at her side. She froze as she spotted Damien. “Damien?” she whispered. “Is that really you?”

Abby thought Damien’s face couldn’t get any harder, but at the woman’s words he froze. Finally he reached out and shook her hand. “It’s good to see you, Becca.”

“You remember my daughter, Cassie,” she said, motioning to the child.

Damien reached out to shake the child’s hand. “Good to see you again, Cassie. I’d like you to meet Maggie and Casey and their aunt Abby.”

Damien moved closer to Abby, as if to shield her and the twins.

“Go ahead and sit down, Damien,” the sheriff said. “Tell Mandy I want that table in the corner.”

As Mandy led them to the large round table that sat isolated in the corner, Abby saw Devlin leaning over Becca and Cassie, saying something in a low voice. After a few minutes he joined them at the table.

“Becca and Cassie won’t say a word about you being here in town,” he said as he sat down.

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