Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2018--Box Set 2 of 2 by Sandra Robbins

Author:Sandra Robbins
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488090042
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Max slid the car seat higher up on his arm and walked up the winding path to the Henry family farmhouse. The sun sat high in the sky, peeking its way through the shifting tableau of clouds. Fitz chattered softly beside him.

Guilt dripped down somewhere inside him and pooled in his chest. He felt bad for leaving Daisy napping in the car, even if only for a few minutes. But the opportunity to grab even just five minutes to talk to his parents and fill them in on everything that happened before he introduced them to Daisy had seemed too important to pass up.

Besides, she’d seemed to be sleeping so peacefully, and considering what she’d been through, he knew she needed the rest. She’d barely stirred when Fitz had started fussing for a diaper change the moment the van had stopped. Fatigue was a health hazard after all, he told himself, bad for the body and bad for the mind. It had just passed noon and by his guess, she’d barely had three hours of sleep since yesterday. Not that he’d had much more.

They were both overtired, lacking sleep and running on too much stress and adrenaline. He should’ve realized just how tired and vulnerable she was when he’d reached out for her at the lakeside and felt her tumble into his arms.

The memory of his lips brushing against hers sent sudden heat to the back of his neck. He’d been every bit as lost in the moment as she was and if Fitz hadn’t started fussing, how long would he have held her there? Daisy was both physically and emotionally exhausted to the point of tears. She was running for her life.

What was his excuse? He didn’t have one. He had to keep his emotions out of it, and taking her home to his parents was a good first step. Getting his parents’ advice and getting Trent and Chloe to join them there were tied for second. Not that he knew yet what he was going to say to any of them.

His footsteps traced up the familiar path toward the farmhouse. Words played through his mind.

Hi, Mom and Dad. This is Daisy. She’s on the run with a small baby, from both corrupt cops and gangsters after having witnessed a murder and finding some counterfeit money. There’s a warrant out for her arrest, and Trent and Chloe are in a hurry to bring her in for questioning, so I was thinking she could hide out here until they got here. Obviously taking her to my place was out of the question, because I haven’t cleaned in days and the corrupt cops stole my wallet. By the way, I kissed her. Yup, your bachelor son finally kissed his first girl, and I’m pretty sure it was the shortest kiss in history.

Damp filled the air as if the rain had gone back to hovering, just waiting to fall.

It was almost like a joke, the way Daisy had tumbled into his life, only not the funny kind.

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