Second Chance Christmas--A Clean Romance by Rula Sinara

Author:Rula Sinara
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T19:14:04+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

ZURI PUT ON a light jacket and started lacing her sneakers. The morning sun was a bit warmer today than it had been yesterday. There were fewer clouds in the sky. Caden and Sara were already outside, but instead of following them, Damon leaned against the wall in the front corridor and waited as Zuri got ready.

“Don’t you have to work? You’ve probably already missed more time than you’d planned on, with our showing up in town. I’m sure we can find a tour guide for sightseeing on Roanoke Island. Melanie has brochures right here,” Zuri said.

The Outer Banks had one main highway that ran from the north end of the barrier reef to the southern end with only a couple of ways to exit onto the mainland. The different islands making up the two hundred miles of reef were joined by bridges. Turtleback Beach was on Hatteras Island, farther south and less populated. It was where that movie she’d seen, Nights in Rodanthe, was set. Other than famous lighthouses that ran all along the Outer Banks, many of the tourist attractions were farther north on Roanoke Island, such as the Wright Brothers museum in Kill Devil Hills or the Elizabethan gardens and the North Carolina Aquarium in Manteo. When she and Caden came down, the trip had consisted of flying to Norfolk, taking a shuttle to the Outer Banks and then hiring an Uber to get down to Hatteras Island.

In retrospect, she probably should have rented a car in lieu of using the private taxi service, but she hadn’t planned on venturing far from town. Once she saw all the brochures Melanie had on hand, she realized seeing some of the sights would not only be good for Caden, it would be educational. Plus, it would keep him from getting bored. He tended to get more depressed when he wasn’t doing things.

“I’m good,” Damon said. He seemed extra relaxed today. Was he up to something? “I want to spend more time with my son. I made arrangements with everyone at the station. They’ve got things covered. And Faye—she’s the sheriff’s fiancée and Clara’s twin I told you about—is going to take care of Duck for me. She owns a dog service place in Turtleback—grooming, training, walks and all. So, I’m all yours for the day.”

Zuri tried not to read into that. He wanted to spend time with Caden. Not her. She finished with her shoes and slung her small purse across her chest.

“All right, then. Where to?”

He held the door open for her and she hurried past him, knowing she liked the scent of his aftershave way too much, and stumbled on a pair of pink galoshes that Sara must have forgotten by the door. Damon reacted in a flash, grabbing her arm and putting his other hand on her back until she regained her footing.

“Thanks,” she said, acting like she wouldn’t have actually fallen and wasn’t really a klutz, but she knew her face probably looked like she’d tried applying blush in the dark.

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