Harlequin Superromance May 2018 Box Set by Amber Leigh Williams

Author:Amber Leigh Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488085727
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-23T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

SETH DOODLED THROUGH the budget meeting. It was deeply boring. He’d give anything to be out on the lake or beating through the brush, even if he was checking hunting and fishing licenses.

He hadn’t worried about his salary or his career path since his marriage broke up. He’d received appropriate promotions and raises since he’d joined the warden service—enough to support his single lifestyle. He wanted to stay out in the field, not move paperwork sitting behind a desk. But families cost money.

He was beginning to have hope that Emma cared for him at least a tenth as much as he loved her, so he’d put up with budget meetings and actively work toward promotion. He didn’t particularly like administration, but he was good at it.

He called Emma the minute he pulled out of the Nashville government parking lot, but got only her voice mail. You didn’t ask a woman to marry you on a cell phone. He’d stop in Williamston and pick up a dozen roses to take with him. Be waiting with champagne when she came home from the clinic. Home was no longer a dirty word since Emma was there. She’d find a job within commuting distance of Williamston. Maybe go to work for Barbara full-time, until she found something she liked better. Neither one of them was a kid. With luck she’d get pregnant. As long as they were together, they’d make whatever they chose to do work.

Was he crazy to build all these castles in the air? To believe he could make her happy in his world? He’d failed miserably with Clare.

His cell phone rang. He had it on hands-free and assumed Emma was calling him back. Not Emma. His mother. “Hey, Mom, what’s up?”

“Where are you?”

“Halfway between Nashville and Williamston. If there’s a problem…”

“Oh, dear. I think you’d better pull over.”

He went cold and pulled over onto the shoulder. “Mom, are you all right? Is it Emma?”

“I’m not even sure I should tell you. It’s about your father.”

He rubbed his jaw with one hand. He already could use a shave. “What’s he done now?”

“Please don’t be angry. I know she’s trying to help. She’s such a dear girl.”

“Mom, what is it?”

“I should’ve told you earlier, but I know how you get. Everett has been calling me every day since he’s been back in town. He says he wants to make amends. It’s one of those twelve-step things he does. He’s also been talking to Emma, asking her to set up a meeting with you. Maybe have lunch.”

“He what?”

“She’s worried that you’ll be angry with her.”

“She’s got that right. Thanks for telling me, Mom. I’ll take care of it.”

How long had this been going on? How often did Everett call her? Did he actually meet with her? She should’ve told him after the first call.

What kind of man did she think he was? Did she think he could hurt his father? His hands were cold on the steering wheel. She was afraid to tell him.

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