The Miseducation of Riley Pranger; an Estill County Mountain Man Romance by Pepper Pace

Author:Pepper Pace [Pace, Pepper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pepper Pace
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

They sat down to a lunch of tomato soup and sandwiches. Mrs. Jameson apologized that it wasn’t anything special but Stella told her that it was indeed special because it meant that she didn’t have to prepare lunch.

Adam watched Brianna’s dad load his sandwich with ham, roast beef, and turkey. And then he added slices of tomato, lettuce, onions, mustard and mayo. He mimicked him and his mother warned that he had better eat all that he put on his plate. Adam assured her that he would but she ended up splitting half of the sandwich with him and then having some soup.

When the baby woke up Christopher put him in his high chair and they laughed at the mess that he made with his little cup of soup and crackers.

Brianna was a chatterbox and once they discovered that Adam was learning Japanese he was persuaded to share some words and phrases with them.

There was a great deal to talk about, especially since both families lived in Cincinnati. They finished up lunch by enjoying the homemade ice cream and both women were pretty sure that they had made a new friend. It was hard to tell over just one visit, but Stella liked the petite woman with eyes that softened whenever they settled on her husband and kids. And Ashleigh really liked the way Stella carried herself so eloquently. Stella was naturally beautiful without a face full of makeup, and she was stylish in a low-key manner. Her height and weight seemed to be an asset—something that she wish she had learned back when she had struggled with her weight.

Brianna didn’t want Adam to leave. Ashleigh and Christopher had made them promise to come back to visit soon and Stella said she would. She meant it too. Ashleigh explained that no matter how nice it was on Cobb Hill, kids still needed other kids to play with and Christopher Jr. just wasn’t old enough to keep his sister’s attention—at least once he got tired of playing dress up with her.

As Stella and Adam drove back to the gingerbread cottage he yawned tiredly.

“Are you ready for a nap?” Stella asked pleased that for two days in a row she’d found things to keep her son occupied.

“I’m too big to take naps.” He replied.

“Well I could use a nap and I’m much bigger than you.”

He just grinned but before they reached the cottage he was fast asleep.

“You’re getting too big for this,” she said to herself while lifting him up and out of his seat. But then he wrapped his arms around her neck and snuggled against her shoulder and she smiled. Nope, never too old for this.

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