SEALed With a Kiss: Even a Hero Needs Help Sometimes... by Mary Margret Daughtridge

Author:Mary Margret Daughtridge [Daughtridge, Mary Margret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 140221118X
Amazon: B001P5041E
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Published: 2008-04-02T07:00:00+00:00

Pickett had just finished dusting the bed then wiping it with a damp cloth, which she insisted on doing on the porch, when the lights from the mattress delivery truck pierced the gathering dusk.

Tyler was shrill with excitement, racing upstairs to his room and back in an attempt to be part of every bit of the action. From a vantage point in the wide hall, Pickett listened to her house ringing with deep male voices and heavy male treads. Her house or not, at some point Jax had become in charge.

In minutes boxes were moved, the bed and mattress set up, and the delivery men sent on their way with tips and thanks.

Tyler was almost beside himself with joy. If, to Pickett's eye, the room looked bare with no curtains, no rugs, no pictures, and only one piece of furniture in it, Tyler found no fault with that, and proclaimed this to be the best bedroom in the world.

At last the bed was made and Tyler tucked into it, a tiny lump in its vast expanse. His eyes were drooping long before Pickett had reached the end of Monster Trucks. Pickett and Jax turned out the light, and leaving the door open, tiptoed away.

Twenty minutes later the strangeness of having Tyler both silent and apart had gotten to the both of them. Exchanging sheepish smiles they crept back up the dark stairs to peek in on the sleeping child.

The rising moon spilled light through the curtain-less windows, painting silver edges on tiny out-flung arms and legs. Completely abandoned to sleep, Tyler had no awareness of the two adults watching him from the doorway.

A hint of a tender smile played around Pickett's eyes. She had the most smiling eyes of anyone he had ever seen. At the fast-food place tonight Jax had seen that for all her frankness and openness, there were parts of Pickett that she withheld. Suddenly he wanted to know what called that smile to her eyes. Careful to move slowly, he touched the tiny crinkles. "What are you thinking about?"

"Having a bed really was important to Tyler."

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry I argued with you about it. Forgive me?"

"For what? You weren't in the wrong."

"No, I wasn't. But I didn't understand—I misinterpreted what was going on. And by arguing I blighted some of your happiness and excitement. I'm sorry for that."

Jax pondered what she had said. What was she saying? Happiness and excitement blighted?Having his motives questioned had hurt. More than he would have thought. He could see her point of view, but he thought she had a better opinion of him than that. And he had wanted to do something nice for her. She had already been so generous to him and Tyler.

Nobody had ever apologized to him before for blighting his happiness. His eyes were suddenly hot and stinging.

He had to clear his throat before he could speak. "Um, it's okay."

"No, it's not okay. Moments like that are precious and fragile, and I stomped all over it." She pressed her lips together.

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