Resisting the Single Dad Next Door by Louisa George

Author:Louisa George
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-09-15T19:36:53+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

SHE SHOULD HAVE cancelled the kayaking, but then what would that have taught little Mason—that adults made promises and didn’t keep them? That wasn’t a lesson he needed to learn at four years old.

Hell, she’d had enough life lessons growing up to make her protective of any child, but for some reason her heart had made space for this little boy.

She found a smile for Mason, who was standing in front of her in a cute short wetsuit with a shark on the front, and a huge, excited grin. ‘Right then, buddy. First off, we need to lift the kayak down to the water.’

‘I’ll take one end...you take the other.’ Owen stepped in and picked up one end of the bright orange kayak, his manner clipped and assertive.

He’d been right, of course, when he’d said he needed to focus on having a wonderful life filled with adventures with his son, but watching him jog away from her the other day had made her chest contract with hurt and confusion. He hadn’t even pretended he was running for any other reason.

I have a habit of wanting things I can’t have.

He wanted her, despite everything. And he had been willing to say it. And she wanted him too, which threw everything about her plans into upheaval. Should she stay, just in case something came of this attraction?

No. She couldn’t put all her hopes and dreams into this man. She needed to grow and explore the world.

And was it her imagination, or was he being standoffish today? His gaze wasn’t quite so intense as usual, his smile not as full.

He was closing himself off.

She couldn’t blame him. She was struggling with her emotions too. Spending time with him just made her want more of him...more time, more kisses. She’d do well to take a leaf from his book and keep her distance...as far as she could, when giving them a personal kayak lesson.

‘Thanks. Mason, you bring the oars.’ She showed him how to carry them, hoping that focusing on the child would keep her from focusing too much on the man.

Of course, it didn’t work. Even with them in a separate kayak she was too aware of Owen’s strong hands, his powerful stroke, the tightening and relaxing of his muscles. Which were far too prevalent, given that the man was bare-chested save for the life jacket she’d insisted they all wear.

She took them across the bay to explore the mangroves, pointing to the little shoals of jumping fish and the stingrays swimming languidly in the shallows.

Mason’s face broke into a huge smile as he watched the large flat shapes moving beneath the water. ‘What are they doing?’

‘They’re feeding on the little sea worms, insects and shrimps.’

‘They eat insects?’ His eyes widened.

‘Sea insects, yes.’

Mason pulled a face. ‘Yukky!’

‘You don’t want to eat insects?’

‘No way. I like ice-cream and marshmallows.’

‘Good choice.’ As she watched the little boy’s amusement grow as large as his eyes, she realised she was falling for him too.

What on earth was she doing, spending more time with them? It was like an addiction.

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