Love on Mimosa Lane (A Seasons of the Heart Novel) by DeStefano Anna

Author:DeStefano, Anna [DeStefano, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2014-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

Law listened to Joe gently but firmly lay into Fin, and he found himself smiling, despite the terror churning in his own gut. The mouthy kid had said “thank you” and apologized. And now he was heading quietly off to shower, instead of stomping up the stairs and slamming doors the way Law would have when he’d been the same age and in trouble.

At some point while he and Fin had been messing around with his soccer ball, he’d accepted that Fin was a younger version of himself. Grittier, tougher, and maybe even a little more reckless than Law had been…But Fin felt alone in his world. Law would like to see if he could help change that.

And like Law, the kid worked double-time to make it clear he didn’t care about anyone or anything. But one thing he couldn’t hide was his passion for soccer. Just like Law. Just like his daughter.

Chloe...

When she had run from the thick ring of trees on the south side of the park’s rec field, she’d blown Law’s world apart. She’d called for the ball—which Fin had promptly stolen, because Law had stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of his little girl out by herself so late at night. Before he could question her and begin plotting his ex-wife’s demise, Fin had kicked her a leading pass that set the two kids off running together, and Law had been stunned by similarities between them.

Fin, who said he’d never play with a girl, had begun bickering with Chloe right away, while they ran down the field, and trapped and passed and dodged each other with the ball. They’d seemed so much alike as Law had watched them and eventually led them through more drills, he’d wanted to yell for them to stop. Because if his daughter was like Fin, she was like Law, too, lost and unsure and disconnected from herself in ways he hadn’t wanted to accept.

Chloe couldn’t really be like that: feeling out of step with everyone and everything around her. Except she’d run from her home and mother in the middle of the night, and he was betting Libby didn’t even realize Chloe was gone.

God, my life is a disaster…

Your life just might be starting to get better…

Chloe glanced up at the same time that he looked down at her, as if she could feel him making the decision he should have made earlier tonight, when he’d instead trusted Libby, again, to do the right thing for their family. Chloe opened her mouth to say something—by the defensive expression creeping across her face, he’d guess some kind of excuse.

He held up his hand, the way Joe had. He hadn’t pushed her for an explanation, not while they had Fin with them. But Law was about to insist on one. Too much was at stake. He’d let too much slide already, for too long.

“Wait for me in the truck,” he said.

“But, Dad—”

“In the truck. Now. And you’d better be there once I’m done speaking with Mr.

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