Swan Point by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods [Woods, Sherryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Retail, Romance
ISBN: 9780778316428
Amazon: 0778316424
Barnesnoble: 0778316424
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-07-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Mommy, Gabe left again!” Tomas complained when Adelia arrived home from work. “I liked it when he was staying for dinner. I asked him to stay, but he said no.”

“Gabe has plans for tonight,” Adelia told him.

“What about tomorrow night?” Tomas persisted. “Can he stay then?”

“You’ll have to ask him,” Adelia said. “Selena, could I speak to you upstairs?”

Her daughter regarded her with suspicion but followed Adelia up to her room. It was still filled with boxes from the move. She’d seen no point in unpacking until her room had been painted. She’d told Gabe to leave it for last, so the kids would start to feel better about their new home by having their rooms decorated just the way they wanted them to be.

“What’s going on?” Selena asked her, sitting on the edge of the bed as Adelia opened her closet door and looked at the few outfits she’d pressed and hung up, mostly for work.

“I’m going out for dinner tonight,” she announced, keeping her tone casual. “I won’t be late, but do you mind being here alone with your sisters and brother, or would you prefer me to call someone to come over?”

Selena regarded her suspiciously. “Where are you going? You were just out last night.”

“I’m having dinner at Sullivan’s.”

Selena’s eyes narrowed even more. “But that’s for special occasions,” she said slowly, clearly trying to make sense of her mother’s unusual behavior. “Is this a special occasion?”

“It’s just dinner with a friend,” Adelia said evasively.

Selena looked even more skeptical. Then her eyes widened. “You’re having dinner with Gabe tonight, that’s why he’s busy, too. It’s a date, isn’t it?”

“It’s just dinner,” Adelia repeated.

“It’s a date with Gabe,” Selena said again. She didn’t seem that unhappy about her conclusion, just puzzled. “I thought you weren’t gonna see him anymore, not like that, anyway. I thought that’s why he’d made such a big deal about leaving before you got home.”

“Well, tonight’s an exception,” Adelia said, then sat down beside her daughter, clinging to a simple black dress. She met Selena’s gaze and sighed. “It’s a date. How do you feel about that?”

Selena was silent for a long time. “Do you really need to date somebody?”

Adelia held back a smile at the plaintive question. “I don’t have to,” she said. “But I do enjoy Gabe’s company. It’s nice to have another grown-up to talk to.”

“You have Abuela,” Selena said, then sighed. “That’s not the same, though, is it?”

“No. Someday you’ll understand the difference. You’ll much prefer being out with a boy instead of home with your sisters, brother and me.”

“First, I’d have to not be grounded,” Selena replied ruefully.

Adelia laughed. “Yes, that would be a requirement.” She brushed a strand of hair from her daughter’s face. “So, can you accept it if I go on this one date with Gabe?”

“I suppose,” Selena said grudgingly, then glanced at the dress Adelia was holding. “But you can’t wear that! No way. Mom, you’ll look like a nun.”

Adelia studied the simple dress and saw her daughter’s point.

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