Her Convenient Christmas Date by Barbara Wallace

Author:Barbara Wallace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-08-07T14:13:51+00:00

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“Your friend Lewis seems much more low-key than I expected,” Thomas remarked shortly after Linus and Lewis left the room. Susan had hoped new fatherhood would distract him, but no such luck.

“What did you expect?” she asked. “That he’d show up...” She was about to say shirtless and carrying a bottle of Cristal, but a quick look at Maddie reminded her that wasn’t appropriate. “...ready to go crazy? I told you, he’s not that person anymore.”

“Relax. I wasn’t trying to criticize the guy.”

No, only lobbing a passive-aggressive comment in his direction. “Lewis is a lot...more...than people give him credit for,” she told him. “He’s smart, he’s gentle, he’s considerate...”

“Handsome.”

Her sister-in-law lay in bed, her eyes half-closed, with Maddie curled up by her side. Exhausted from the excitement, the little girl was nearly asleep but Rosalind had clearly been listening.

Rosalind stroked her daughter’s hair. “He’s very handsome,” she repeated. “The tabloids don’t do him justice.”

“No, they don’t,” Susan agreed. There were times when she would look at him quickly and the sheer perfection of his profile made her breath catch.

“I still can’t believe my sister is going out with Champagne Lewis,” Thomas said.

“Why?” Because she wasn’t a supermodel? Because she was a pathetic shrew? “Is it really such a big stretch?”

“You’ve got to admit, you two are different.”

“Not as much as you’d think,” she replied. Maybe on the outside, but on this inside they were two odd peas in a pod. The thought made her smile. “Anyway, it doesn’t matter. We’re not...”

Her brother, who’d been staring at his newborn son, turned his head. “Not what?”

“Running off and getting married anytime soon.”

She almost said they weren’t really dating. But it was a secret and if she told Thomas the truth, he’d use it to justify thinking Lewis was still some kind of “bad boy.” Which he wasn’t. He was everything she said and more.

And she was going to hold on to the illusion for as long as she could.

“For goodness’ sake, stop interrogating the woman,” Rosalind said in a sleepy voice. “Her love life is none of our business. We don’t need to butt in.”

“If you remember, she had no problem butting into ours,” Thomas said.

Susan winced. She knew he still held a grudge over her interference last winter.

“That was different,” Rosalind said. “We had our collective heads in the clouds. We wouldn’t have had Noel if she hadn’t said anything. Now be quiet so I can get some sleep.”

“Thank you,” Susan replied. Her brother looked down at his feet.

“You’re welcome,” Rosalind said. “Besides, we already know he’s special or you wouldn’t have brought him to the hospital.”

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