Love And The Single Mom (Singles.... With Kids #1) by C.J. Carmichael

Author:C.J. Carmichael [Carmichael, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Family Life, Singles With Kids Series, Multi-Author, Collection, Two Children, Ex-Husband Remarrying, Restaurant Owner, Lunchtime Regular, Conservative Banker, Recent Experience
Publisher: Harlequin Superromance
Published: 2011-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

MARGO AND ROBERT ENDED up walking the dog for over an hour. When they got back to the bistro, she looked at her watch and almost shrieked.

“Oh, my lord. My friends are going to be here in less than an hour. And I still have to bake a fruit crisp.”

“Can I help?” Robert pulled her in close enough to give her a kiss. But now that Boy had seen home, he was tugging on his leash again and standing still was virtually impossible.

“You’d better not come in,” Margo decided reluctantly. “Tonight you’d be more of a distraction than a help.”

“And you don’t want to be distracted?”

Actually she did. That was the problem. Robert ran a hand down her arm and she shivered.

“Maybe I should come by later? After your friends have gone?”

“That would be nice.”

He left then, not a moment too soon, as she’d been about to weaken and invite him inside. Instead she took Boy around to the back entrance, settled him upstairs in the apartment, then went to the kitchen to make her crisp. Earlier Margo had invited an old high school friend of hers, Rosie DeWitt, to join the girls for coffee.

She and Rosie had reconnected a year ago at their high school reunion. They’d promised to keep in touch, but Margo had just been going through her divorce then and she’d forgotten about the commitment. Last week, though, when Selena had called them the Singles With Kids group, she’d thought of Rosie.

Rosie also had a young son and worked full-time as a political aide. The boy’s father wasn’t in the picture, so Rosie knew all about juggling work and family commitments. Margo had dug up her number and given her a call.

“We aren’t a formal support group or anything. Just friends who like to talk about our kids and our jobs and well…life.”

“I’d love to join you for coffee,” Rosie had said quickly. “The men I work with don’t get kids, at all.”

As it turned out Rosie was the first to arrive that evening. She bounced in still dressed in her business suit from work, her long curly black hair pulled back in a ponytail. “Hey, Margo, great place.”

“Thanks.” Margo usually felt proud when someone complimented her bistro. But tonight all she could think about were her unpaid bills and the upcoming meeting with her loan manager.

She’d dropped the cash flow statement off yesterday and had managed to put off a face-to-face meeting with a loan officer until next week. Her stomach hurt just to think about it.

To distract herself, she offered Rosie something to drink. She cleaned the frothing arm of the La Marzocco. “What kind of coffee would you like?”

Rosie rattled off her request without pausing to think. “Non-fat, white chocolate mocha with a shot of espresso and whipped cream.”

Margo grinned to herself and reached for the bottle of skim milk. “Coming right up. The others will be here shortly.”

“Great.” Rosie perched on one of the stools and leaned over the counter. “So how have you been? You were still kind of shell-shocked over the divorce last time I saw you.

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