Say You Love Me (Welcome To Redemption #9) by Donna Marie Rogers

Author:Donna Marie Rogers [Rogers, Donna Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Bernie’s face grew warm as she watched Missy flirt with Mike. She loved her step-sister dearly, but right about now, she wanted to scratch her ever-loving eyes out.

A quick glance at Noah proved her charms weren’t lost on him. She resisted the urge to reach out and give the little perv’s ear a flick.

Missy Landau—having taken her maiden name back—was a stunner, and she knew it. Not that the blonde bombshell was conceited; confident would be a better word to describe her. But the divorce had hit her hard, especially since her husband filed after declaring his love for another woman. A rather frumpy woman in Bernie’s somewhat biased opinion. But Missy was never one to sit around feeling sorry for herself, and she shouldn’t.

Still, her step-sister knew who Mike was, to both Bernie and Noah, so it was a little strange for her to come on so strong, as if she’d set her sights on him.

Because that shit’s not happening.

Bernie had come to a hard decision today and decided to give love a second chance; see if they still had a shot at a future together. The spark was certainly still there. And other than the faux kiss between him and Lindy—strictly for her benefit, she’d later been assured—she was pretty sure Mike hadn’t been involved with anyone since he’d moved back to Redemption. And to be fair, he hadn’t returned Missy’s blatant flirting, so that was in his favor.

But more importantly, she’d observed him with his daughter—and his son. Mike was a good man, and as she’d watched him laugh and joke and play with the kids, she came to the realization that the only thing standing in their way was her insecurities.

“Earth to Bernie,” her step-sister teased, waving her towel-clad hand in front of her face. “Come on, go get your suit on and join me for some sunbathing while we watch the kids swim.” She smiled at Noah. “It’s nice to finally meet you. You’ve grown up nice.”

Missy cast a surreptitious glance at Mike, and Bernie nearly lost it. She knew her step-sister would never betray her confidence, but she didn’t like the inference that she could.

Or was she simply letting her jealousy skew everything Missy said and did?

“Thanks. Nice to meet you, too. Only…I’m not sure what to call you.”

They both glanced at Bernie, who barely managed to repress an eye roll. “You would call her by her name—Missy.”

He grinned. “Sorry—Missy. Is it true Jeff knows how to drive a Jet Ski?”

“He sure does. His papa taught him as soon as he was big enough to reach the handle bars. Jeff’s pretty big for his age. He’s about the same size as you, and you’re no shrimp.”

“Cool. I’m gonna go get my suit on.” He took off for the guest room to change.

Mike grabbed Maddie’s hand. “We’d better get changed as well. Missy, Sophie, nice to meet you both.”

“You, too.”

Once they disappeared upstairs, Missy turned to her younger daughter. “Sweetie, why don’t you go in Nana’s closet and grab a couple of extra beach towels.

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