Sports & The Single Dad (Single Dads Club Book 1) by Emma Nichols

Author:Emma Nichols [Nichols, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

10

Avery

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“So, do you think we’re set for Saturday?” Paxton asked Thursday afternoon with a worried look on his face as he hovered over Molly in her swing. “She has been sleeping ever since her shots. When do we take her to the hospital?”

I shook my head. “She’s not running a fever. We gave her Tylenol before the shots to control the pain. This is normal. You heard the doctor.”

With a frown, he murmured, “I didn’t hear the doctor, actually. I couldn’t hear a thing over Molly.” He tilted his head. “You had her right next to your ear. How did you hear anything?”

“Practice, I guess,” I explained and then shrugged. “Oh, and you seem awfully anxious about Saturday for a guy who broke our plans of going to the benefit last weekend.”

“The benefit? You seemed fine with it.” Paxton frowned.

I’d really walked into it now. No going back. “Maybe I wasn’t. One minute you want to see me in my little black dress, the next minute we’re staying in.” I sighed. “I’m beginning to think you don’t want to be seen with me in public.”

He whipped around to stare at me, his mouth hanging open. “Why would you even think that?”

I bit my cheek before answering. “Well, you did cancel out on us going out last weekend.”

“That doesn’t even count,” Paxton grumbled. “There was a really good chance Marley was going to be there. I didn’t think we needed the drama. And Royal completely understood…after I wrote a check for a really big donation.” He chuckled.

“Yeah. I can see that. No need to parade the nanny in front of the ex. That would be totally awkward.” I sniffled, then looked away, concerned my hurt would show.

“Marley doesn’t hold a candle to you. She never has, which is probably why she always hated you.” He shook his head and moved closer to me on the couch. “Mostly, you forget that we hadn’t found a sitter yet. Now we have Mara. You like her, right?”

“Yes.” I grinned. “I really do. I think she’ll be perfect.”

“How can you tell? She literally watched her long enough for us to walk to Starbucks, grab a coffee, and come home.” He rubbed his hands down his face. “How do other parents do this?”

I laughed. “A little faith. A whole lot of trust. And they interview a million potential sitters before settling…like we did.”

“We did talk to a lot, didn’t we?” His cheeks colored. “Some of them were just obvious nopes.”

“Definitely. Some of them I wouldn’t trust with a goldfish.” I curled up on the corner of my couch nearest the swing. “Come sit. This should be a really peaceful time. We get to kick back and relax. Before you know it, she’ll be sitting, and crawling, then walking and running.”

“I’m not ready.” He sank down beside me. “Are you?” He glanced around the condo. “And this place. It’s a great single guy space, but kids need yards. I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to buy it.

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