The Nanny's Homecoming by Linda Goodnight

Author:Linda Goodnight [Goodnight, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: United States, Contemporary, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Christian Fiction, Christianity, Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0373876807
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2011-07-02T04:00:00+00:00

Brooke held the flying disc high over her head, arm back in pitching formation. “On your mark.”

Macy squeaked but went to a crouch in imitation of Gabe. He winked at her, and her smile was radiant.

“Get set.”

A.J. saw the two of them in a racer’s stance and tried to do likewise. Macy giggled.

“Go!”

The trio streaked off, Gabe holding back to an easy lope. A.J.’s short legs churned the green grass. His arms pumped madly. Macy took the lead as Gabe jogged alongside his son.

“Run, little buddy. Beat Daddy.”

“Here it comes, you guys,” Brooke yelled.

Gabe glanced over his shoulder to see the Frisbee release from Brooke’s hands. Whistling overhead, the disc flew past him toward Macy.

“Macy, turn around!”

She whirled. Behind the plastic glasses, her blue eyes widened. In reflexive defense, both hands came up to protect her head. The Frisbee thumped against her palms and bounced to the grass.

A.J. rushed to catch up. “I get it.”

By now, Gabe was next to Macy. He bent to retrieve the plastic disc and handed it to the little girl. “Sorry, A.J., Macy got that one. Nice stop, Mace.”

“I almost caught it,” she breathed, eyes still wide with surprise.

“Sure did. Next time, close your fingers and the catch is yours.”

“I almost caught it. I never caught anything before.”

They fell in step and headed back toward Brooke, who came jogging toward them. The woman had more energy than a hive of honeybees. Dressed in white shorts and a hot pink T-shirt, blond hair flying around like wings, she hadn’t even broken a sweat. He, however, felt the dampness bleeding through his T-shirt.

He dropped a hand to Macy’s shoulder. “Do you play any sports at school?”

She shook her head. “I stink at sports.”

“Hey, cut that out. You’re talking about a friend of mine.”

She cocked her head and gave him a puzzled smile. “Oh.”

“You keep working out with Brooke and me, and you’ll be as fast as Brooke.”

“I want to look like Brooke.” Macy gazed adoringly toward the athletic blonde jogging toward them. “She’s so pretty.”

Gabe couldn’t argue that, though Brooke’s looks were only a small part of why he couldn’t get her out of his thoughts.

He tilted his head to study the serious little girl. “You know, you kind of do.”

By now, Brooke had reached them. “What’s that?”

“The two of you. You sort of resemble each other.”

“You think?” Brooke studied the ten year old with mild interest, and then with good humor said, “Blond, blue eyes.” She clapped her hands together once. “There you go. We’re twinkies!”

Delighted, Macy grinned. “Yes, we’re twinkies. I wish I was pretty like you.”

From Brooke’s expression, the painful comment pricked her heart in the same way it touched his. No little girl of ten should have low self-esteem.

“You are pretty, Macy. Remember, we’re twinkies?”

“Oh, yeah.” A tiny smile lifted the corner of her mouth but didn’t light her eyes. They had their work cut out for them to help Macy feel good about herself.

“You both have a dimple, too. Right there.” Gabe poked his finger gently into Macy’s cheek and winked.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.