Second Chance Reunion (Village of Hope) by Merrillee Whren

Author:Merrillee Whren [Whren, Merrillee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Annoyed with the circumstance that had him spending more time with Annie than he’d bargained for, Ian put his car in gear and backed out of his parents’ driveway. Time spent with Annie had him thinking about reconciliation. Was that wise?

He glanced over at her, sitting statuelike in the front passenger seat as he drove toward the main highway. “Did you enjoy your celebration?”

“Your parents were very gracious to host a party for me. You and your family have done so much for me. I can’t thank you enough.”

“They were glad to do it.” Ian believed the sincerity of her statement, but he recognized her discomfort with the whole situation—the same discomfort he was feeling. Should he mention it or keep quiet? His mom had occupied a lot of Annie’s time this afternoon. What did they discuss? Cooking? Kids? Him? Was he being paranoid? He had to quit thinking about it.

“Despite what you think, I’m really glad your mom is going to teach me to cook. I want to fix good things for Kara and Spencer. I want to be a mother they can count on. They have a worthless father. They should have at least one good parent.”

Annie’s statement came out of nowhere, but he understood that she probably hadn’t appreciated his comment about her lack of culinary skills. And her statement about the worthless father told him what he’d wanted to know about her relationship with her former boyfriend. She no longer had amorous feelings for another man. Maybe that wasn’t such a good thing. The knowledge could have him contemplating another chance with Annie, but wasn’t he already thinking that? “I didn’t mean to make light of your interest in cooking. It just surprised me. I know you want to do what’s best for your kids.”

Looking over at him, she gave him a tentative smile, then turned away in silence. He had to concentrate on the road, not on her sweet little smile. She seemed so uncertain around him, not the vibrant young woman he’d seen talking with his parents. She would obviously rather be anywhere but with him. Her reaction to him ought to make it clear that she didn’t have any thoughts of rekindling their relationship. So why did he?

While he took the entrance to the freeway, he thought about how he’d almost kissed her when they were on the deck together. Thankfully, his common sense had returned before he’d let the attraction take over his brain and tempt him to do something that would have been a disaster.

“I’m a little nervous about Kara and Spencer coming to live with me. They’ve only seen me a few times in the past year. Do you think they even know I’m their mother?”

Thankful for something to steer his thoughts in another direction, Ian shook his head. “I don’t know what to tell you. Hopefully the transitional meeting will help with that. I’m sure there will be a period of adjustment, but everyone at The Village is there to help you and the kids adapt.

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