The Texas Tycoon's Baby by Crystal Green

Author:Crystal Green
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

Mina watched as Chet went inside with her dad, leaving Katie and Amy to chat in low tones with each other.

“They grilled him,” she said in a near whisper to her mom as Lizzie performed her open house dance for them about ten feet away. “I knew I shouldn’t have left him alone.”

“He’s a big boy, Mina.”

“Why’d you have to invite them over?”

“They heard you were coming and there was no stopping them. You know your sisters.”

“Yes—they’re married. And once a woman gets married, she starts to wage a campaign for everyone else to get hitched, too.”

She sounded testy. Maybe all her frustration with Chet was coming out now.

Lizzie paused in her dancing, and Mina and her mom clapped, encouraging the little girl to continue.

A second later, Mom said, “Sweetheart, you wouldn’t have brought him home if there wasn’t a reason.”

Mina wanted to tell all, but then again, she didn’t. Telling would put all her hopes and dreams for Chet out there in the open. It would expose a truth that she hadn’t even addressed with Chet yet.

Worse yet, she was concerned about what her mom—her family—might think about her being with this scandal-ridden man.

She decided to meet her mom halfway.

“Okay, maybe he’s a little more than a boss to me.”

“And…?” her mom goaded.

That was enough information for now. “Mom, I don’t know where this is going to lead.”

She didn’t add that this wasn’t exactly the truth. It would lead to a baby soon enough.

Lizzie spotted a squirrel down the lawn and ditched the dancing to get nearer to it.

“Lizzie,” Grandma said, “don’t get too close.”

The girl came to a skidding halt but still watched the squirrel with fascination.

Then Mina’s mom smoothly transitioned back to the former conversation. “The course of true love never did run smooth, Mina.”

“Tell me about it. It’s just that Chet has got a…complicated life. More than most.”

“I’m aware of the Barron scandal. And I’m sure Amy and Katie were back there trying to get to the bottom of it.”

All right. This talk wasn’t going so badly. If her family had heard about the scandal and they hadn’t given him the third degree before even letting him in the house, that was a positive sign.

Her mom saw how she was watching her sisters again. “Your dad was there, too, and he clearly took Chet out of the line of fire.”

“You mean the lion’s den.”

Her mom put an arm around her. “They mean well.”

“At least you’re not giving him grief.”

“Why should I? I saw right away how he looks at you.”

A flash of tiny fireworks lit her up inside. “What do you mean?”

“Please, Mina. He can’t take his eyes off of you.”

The fireworks continued in her, turning into the kind that zoomed and circled their way into the sky.

Her mom patted her on the shoulder, then removed her arm from around her. “He might be going through some significant troubles, but you can’t tell it. He carries himself well. I like that. He gives me a good mom-feeling.

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