Moonlight Moments by Emily Bowie

Author:Emily Bowie [Bowie, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Emily Bowie
Published: 2019-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26

Looking over at Sloan, I see she has an awkward smile on her face that looks forced. Don’t all women love kids? I thought I had a definite foolproof date idea while making good on my promise. It has me second-guessing myself. Being around her seems to always have me doing that, keeping me on my toes.

The kids are in the back of the small cab that has fold down seats on each side. It’s so small not even a bench would fit back there. They’re chanting “Popsicles!” and are becoming louder each moment. I can’t wait till they see what I have packed for them—a cooler full of frozen treats.

“Here we are.” Sloan turns toward them as soon as we stop. She takes charge by letting them out as I head to the back to get the cooler.

“Did I hear someone say popsicles?” The kids are jumping up and down, cheering. Looking over at Sloan, I see she finally has a real smile on her face. The way she’s looking at me has me wanting to go to her and pull her in for a kiss.

“You want one?” I can see no is on the tip of her tongue, so I toss a pink one at her anyway.

“Thank you.” Her voice is soft, and then she begins laughing. It’s the most beautiful melody I’ve heard.

Following her view, I see the sticky mess she is looking at. The little boy, Gibson, has popsicle dripped all down his arm and shirt, while the girl, Lacey, has decided to make a castle in the sand, the popsicle acting like a flag on top.

“I hope you brought napkins.”

I can feel my eyes go large and refuse to answer. I was so excited about these damn treats I never thought about napkins.

“Gibson, come give Kellen a hug,” Sloan calls to him, catching Lacey’s attention as well.

The two children get up with smiles on their faces, knowing full well what Sloan is telling them to do.

“Oh no.” I slowly begin to back up then turn to do a full-on sprint, with the sticky kids following behind me. They chase me under the park’s slide, onto the bridge, until Lacey calls out to Gibson for them to trap me. He’s at the bottom of the slide, attempting to climb up, while Lacey is at the stairs, creeping her way toward me like I’m some wild cat she wants to catch.

I chance a look at Sloan to see she’s all smiles, doubled over laughing at my expense. “I hope you like payback,” I yell out, causing her to laugh harder.

Sloan is my weak spot. Soon as I’m ready to jump off the small structure, I feel two weights on my feet. Looking down, I see the kids sitting on each foot, their sticky hands wrapped around my calves as they hang on for dear life in anticipation of me walking around with them there.

Bringing the kids back to where Sloan sits, I slowly begin to peel off my now dirty shirt.

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