Gideon's Fall by E A Hunt

Author:E A Hunt [Hunt, E A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Love Stories, Romance, Women's Fiction
Published: 2019-10-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“And you know our newest guest, how?”

Gideon ignored Sax as he poured Anessa and Esme two glasses of milk and made them a plate of cookies. Since seeing each other, both girls had been on the back porch spinning around and around with their ribbons, laughing and giggling for all the world to see. Looking out the kitchen window, he could see the girls had moved on to coloring at one of the kid’s tables Sookie had placed out there. Both girls had huge grins on their faces.

“Gideon?” Sax stepped next to his brother. He’d been waiting for thirty minutes to ask him about the woman Sookie had been talking about. He’d come out of the pantry after putting away the last of the groceries Sookie had sent him to the store to purchase before Nia’s arrival. As soon as he was out, Sookie had bombarded him with questions about the woman upstairs with Gideon. He hadn’t been able to answer any of the rapid-fire questions Sookie had tossed at him because he hadn’t known who Sookie was talking about.

And he still didn’t. Gideon had come into the kitchen, sans Nia, with both girls talking a mile a minute and a delighted expression on his face, making Sax more and more curious about a woman he knew nothing about. Who had his otherwise stoic brother smiling as if he’d found the meaning of life. He, like their mother, wanted to know who this woman was and why Gideon hadn’t mentioned her before.

“The girls are waiting for their milk and cookies,” Gideon replied, picking up two glasses with one hand and a plate of cookies with the other. He knew Sax and Sookie had questions, but right now the girls needed his attention. Walking around Sax, he headed towards the back door and stepped outside. He smiled at the girls as they sat at the kid’s table, coloring. “What are we coloring?” he asked them, placing the cookies in the middle of the table and glasses of milk before each girl. They still had a few hours before dinner, so this little snack wasn’t going to spoil it.

“Pumpkins, Daddy,” Esme beamed up at him.

“And you Anessa?” Gideon smiled down at Anessa. She had her mother’s chocolate brown hair and deep-set eyes. In fact, she was just as adorable as her mother.

“Kittens, Mr. Gideon,” she replied.

“Nessa, call him Daddy. I told you we could share!” Esme told her friend, facing her.

Crouching between the two girls, Gideon softened his voice as he turned his head to Esme. “Esme, I’m not sure Anessa’s Momma would like for her to call me Daddy.”

“Why?” Esme questioned. “She doesn’t have a Daddy and I do. Nessa is my bestest friend and I want to share my Daddy with her!” Esme sniffled.

Anessa placed her hand on Gideon’s face and turned it to hers. “If you were my Daddy could you protect my Momma?”

“Who am I protecting your Momma from?” Gideon questioned, seeing the tears pooling in the little girl’s eyes.

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