Reclaiming Melanie by Jody A. Kessler

Author:Jody A. Kessler [Kessler, Jody A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic comedy, sexy, hot, alpha, brothers, steamy
Publisher: Jody A. Kessler
Published: 2018-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

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“Hello.”

“Mom. I want to come home. Dad’s being a total jerk. I hate it here.”

“Wait. Slow down, Sienna. I can hardly understand you. What’s wrong?”

“Dad has a bazillion rules and his wife is a nightmare. She thinks it’s okay for me to eat barbeque ribs and bratwursts like every night. I can’t take them. Please, can I come home? He’s ruining my summer.”

“Sienna, where is your father right now?”

“He’s in the living room or somewhere. What does it matter?” Sienna’s voice alternated between super whiny to ultra annoyed.

Melanie inhaled a steadying breath and realized an entire tank of oxygen wouldn’t be enough to deal with her daughter and Braden right now.

“Are you safe?”

“Yeah. I mean if you think practically being poisoned is safe,” Sienna spouted into the phone.

“You’re not being poisoned. Can you tone down the dramatics?”

“Mom, Jenna’s Chinese takeout had peanut sauce on it. I’m not even kidding. She’s trying to kill me.”

Melanie closed her eyes. “I will call you right back.”

“Maw-omm,” Sienna whined. “I want to come home.”

“I’ll call you right back. And I’ll speak to your dad, too. Give me two minutes.” Melanie disconnected the call. She dropped the phone in her bag and clutched the strap in her fist.

“I have to take care of this,” she said to Braden. “I’m—” She wasn’t sure how to respond to him and appearing flustered wasn’t how she wanted to end their day.

“That conversation didn’t sound fun.”

“The drama never ends with Sienna. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to separate the grains of truth from her overreacting.”

“I’ve never been around pre-teens, but I know she needs you right now.” Braden opened his door and walked around the truck.

Melanie popped open her door and met him by the front bumper. She rose onto the balls of her feet, leaned in, and kissed him. “I'll talk to you later. Thanks for today.” Before she could say or do anything else to make things more uncomfortable, she scurried inside and closed the door.

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