The Trouble With J.J.: A Novel by Hoag Tami
Author:Hoag, Tami [Hoag, Tami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction - Romance, American Light Romantic Fiction, Modern, Sports & Recreation, Fiction, Romance, General, Football, Connecticut, Romance - General, Football players, Romance: Modern, Teachers, Single fathers, Contemporary, Love stories, Man-woman relationships
ISBN: 9780553592504
Amazon: 0553592505
Goodreads: 6314701
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1988-05-01T07:00:00+00:00
SEVEN
IT WAS ELEVEN forty-five when the phone beside Jaredâs bed rang and jolted them both awake. He reached for it and groaned a sleepy, ââLo?â
âJared, itâs Amy. Sorry if I woke you, butââ
âIs Alyssa all right?â he demanded, coming fully awake and sitting upright in bed. Genna sat up, too, pulling the gray sheet around her.
âNo. Sheâs pretty upsetââ
âIâll be right there.â He was out of bed and pulling his jeans on before the receiver hit the cradle.
âJared, what is it?â Genna asked, fear making her shiver in spite of the bedcovers. Jaredâs features were grim as he yanked on his clothes.
âAlyssaâs had another nightmare,â he said, shoving his feet into his running shoes. He didnât even look at her as he bolted from the room.
For a moment Genna sat back against the pillows. So this was why he had been reluctant to let Alyssa spend the night away from home. Another nightmare. No doubt it was related to the accident sheâd been in that had killed her mother. Poor little lamb, Genna thought, aching to comfort the little girl. That was Jaredâs department, though. Well, she would do what she could, she decided, slipping out of bed to dress.
Across the street Jared didnât bother to knock on the Dennisonsâ front door. He practically stormed the place, bursting in and striding into the living room to the couch where Amy sat trying to calm Alyssa. His daughter was sobbing as if her entire world had come to an end.
âCome here, baby,â Jared crooned, scooping her into his arms and holding her tight as she cried on his shoulder. âDaddyâs here, sweetheart.â
âI think she had a nightmare,â Amy said, handing Jared Alyssaâs little suitcase.
âI know,â he nodded, giving her an apologetic look. âIâm sorry, Amy.â
Amy shook her head, almost in tears herself at Alyssaâs heartwrenching sobs. She reached up and brushed the little girlâs hair back from her tear-drenched face. âItâs okay, honey. You can come back another time.â
Her words only made Jaredâs daughter cry all the harder.
âIâmânotâaâbigâgirl,â she said between hiccups as they crossed the street.
âSure you are, honey,â Jared whispered, his heart breaking as he held Alyssa in his arms, sobs racking her little body.
âNooooo!â she wailed.
Genna met them at the door and followed them to Alyssaâs room, where she had turned the carousel horse lamp on and the frilly covers of the canopied bed back. She leaned against the doorframe, wanting to be near enough to help but not wanting to intrude.
Jared toed off his sneakers and sat on the bed, leaning back against the carved white headboard and stretching his legs out, Alyssa still clinging to his shoulder. He tried to comfort and quiet her with soft words and kisses as his hand stroked over the cloud of her midnight hair. He looked up once, his gaze, full of pain and helplessness, meeting Gennaâs, so longing to help. Then he squeezed his eyes shut to keep his own tears at bay. He could handle two-hundred-plus-pound football players
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