Harlequin Special Edition May 2018 Box Set--Book 1 of 2 by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488097669
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

By the following weekend, Diane had begun to feel more settled in every way. She had a routine going with Daphne that seemed to suit them both, and Aubrey’s sister-in-law had found a space for Daphne in the infant section of her early-learning school. Daphne seemed to be thriving there so far, and where she hadn’t previously been a frequent smiler, she seemed to be smiling most of her waking moments now. When Diane when to pick her up at the end of a workday, she was always greeted with a happy shriek and a huge smile. Surely she wasn’t imagining that those arms had begun to reach for her?

Added to that was the new pediatrician’s approval of Daphne’s overall condition. The surgery was healing nicely and rapidly, her weight was good for her length—that had made Diane giggle a bit—and all was good. She had begun to roll herself from side to side, she could lift and hold her head up longer now when she was on her tummy and…

Diane drew a deep breath as she realized just how fast Daphne was making strides in her development. Now that she worried less about her ability to take care of the girl, maybe she should expend a little energy on enjoying her milestones.

And start taking some photos.

Her cell phone rang as she was putting Daph into her car seat at the end of the workday on Friday. It was Blaine. She’d hardly seen him all week. He’d been out and about, and she’d been practicing a form of archaeology on the old development plan, the most recent—it was ancient—historical overlay and speaking with her new bosses about their vision for Conard City and the county.

She spoke to them individually, in a way that wouldn’t violate public meeting rules, just to find out if they had some sort of vision they wanted her to pursue.

Of course they did. In their varied ways, they wanted entirely more than was possible. Well, that was better than wanting to keep everything the same. But a number of years ago, a ski resort had made an attempt to build up on the mountain, and part of their plan had been to refurbish the town, to give it a more “Western” look.

Which had left them with the Victorian additions of brick sidewalks on some of the streets and some pretty fancy lampposts that might have looked good in London nearly two centuries ago. Attractive but touristy.

Properties that were registered as historic had to meet a whole bunch of preservation requirements. What Diane wanted to know was how far they wanted to go with that historic overlay, because right now the old one had been overridden quite a bit.

Her head was all awhirl with the thoughts she’d gathered, and when she at last had Daphne belted into her car seat, she had to call Blaine back.

“Sorry I missed you,” she said. “I was putting Daphne in the car. How was your week, and am I

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