The Trouble with Caasi by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber [Macomber, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Retail, Romance
ISBN: 9781941824061
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2015-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

An hour later, Caasi walked to her car parked on the deserted street. A look at her watch confirmed that it was almost ten. She felt like skipping and singing. Tiny, sweet baby Cassi was adorable, and Caasi couldn’t love her any more if she were her own.

Caasi pulled onto the avenue and merged with the flow of traffic. She felt wonderful and rolled down the window, singing as she cheerfully missed the turn that would lead her back to the downtown area and the Empress.

Before she could reconsider, she took the turnoff for Gresham and Blake’s house. He’d said something about wanting to talk to her after the meeting that afternoon, but that wasn’t the reason she had to see him. If she didn’t tell someone about the baby, she’d burst.

There wasn’t a streetlight to guide her as she drove down the winding road. She had to pull over to the side of the road a couple times, having difficulty finding her way in the night. Finally she pulled into the driveway, the old weeping willow the only reminder she required.

The kitchen lights were on, and Caasi paused before climbing out of the car and slowly closing the door. Maybe coming to Blake’s wasn’t such a good idea after all. They’d been fighting when she left.

The back door opened and Blake came down the steps. “Caasi.” He sounded shocked. “Is anything wrong?”

She shook her head. “June had a baby girl.”

“That’s wonderful. Come inside and I’ll make you a cup of coffee.”

“I’d like that.”

A hand at her elbow guided her up the stairs. The coffeepot was on the kitchen counter. Caasi glanced into the living room and saw an open book lying across the arm of an overstuffed chair. Blake had been spending a quiet evening at home reading.

He handed her a mug and Caasi took it, leaning against the kitchen counter as she hugged the coffee cup with both hands.

“June and Burt are naming her Cassi—two s’s, one a. She’s so beautiful, all pink and with the tiniest hands. She’s perfect, just perfect. Before they moved her out of the delivery room, the nurse let me hold her for a few minutes. It was the most incredible feeling I’ve ever experienced, holding this new life. I still can’t believe it,” she finished breathlessly.

A warm smile appeared on his face and was reflected in his eyes as he watched her. “Come and sit down in the living room. You can tell me all about it.”

“I don’t even know where to start.” She sat in the chair opposite his and lifted the lid from a candy jar nearby, popping a couple pieces of hard candy into her mouth. “I’m starved. I hope you don’t mind if I help myself.”

“Didn’t you eat dinner?”

Caasi shook her head. “Not lunch, either. No time,” she explained, while sucking the lemon drops. The sugary sweetness filled her mouth, making her hunger more pronounced.

“Let me fix you something.”

“No, I’ll be fine, really,” she asserted.

Blake ignored her, returning to the kitchen and opening the refrigerator as Caasi trailed after him.

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