Twilight at Blueberry Barrens by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

Kate hadn’t even set foot on the porch when she heard the commotion through the open door. Drake had said not to bother knocking, so she opened the screen door and dropped her purse on the entry table. Jackson raced past her to see the girls.

Emma was on the sofa with both arms crossed, and Phoebe had a pink stuffed bear in a choke hold in her right arm and a purple unicorn in the other. Both girls were red faced and staring sullenly at each other.

Dressed in denim shorts and a Celtics T-shirt, Drake stood with his back to the door. “I’ll get another stuffed bear. We’ll get some ice cream too.”

“But it’s my bear.” Emma clenched her hands into fists. “I got a bear and she got a unicorn.”

“You put it down.” Phoebe hugged the bear tighter. “It was my turn.”

“Just to go to the bathroom! I came right back.” Tears rolled down Emma’s cheeks. “Make her give Pinky back to me, Uncle Drake.”

“You need to share,” Drake said.

Kate wanted to roll her eyes, but she stepped closer so she was in their line of vision. “Phoebe, if you want her bear for a while, give her your unicorn.”

Phoebe clutched both stuffed animals closer. “No! Plum is mine.”

“You don’t get to have both. Give Emma her bear back.”

“Uncle Drake,” Phoebe whined. “She put it down.”

Drake started to open his mouth, but Kate narrowed her eyes at him and gave a slight shake of her head. He pressed his lips together but said nothing. “You heard me, Phoebe. Give Emma the bear. And don’t throw it. Give it to her nicely, and tell her you’re sorry.”

Her lips pressed in a mutinous line, Phoebe handed the bear to her sister. “Sorry.” The mutter sounded insincere, but at least she’d done it.

Emma snatched the bear and hugged it to her chest. “Thank you,” she muttered back at Kate’s prompting.

Kate looked them over. At least they had on clean shorts and T-shirts. “We’re not about to go outside with your hair looking like that. The bees will want to nest in there. Both of you go brush your hair now. Did you brush your teeth this morning?” When neither of them would look at her, she nodded. “Brush your teeth too.”

Emma heaved a sigh, and Phoebe stuck out her lip, but the girls got up and went to the stairs. Jackson went with them.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Drake frowned at Kate. “The girls need to share.”

“If you give in to Phoebe over every little thing, she’s going to be even more of a terror. She knew Emma had just gone to the bathroom.”

“Emma is old enough to share.”

“So is Phoebe. She wasn’t about to share her toy. She just wanted Emma’s.” The man was clueless about kids, and she suppressed a sigh. “And I would have made Emma share if it were that simple. Younger kids play the parents to annoy their siblings. I see it all the time.

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