Fatherhood 101. Mae Nunn

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Название Fatherhood 101
Автор произведения Mae Nunn
Жанр Эротическая литература
Серия Mills & Boon Heartwarming
Издательство Эротическая литература
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781472094766



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went mushy at 6:00 a.m. If they’d had their way we’d have been here hours ago.”

      “Yeah,” Hope mumbled, her face pressed against Cullen’s pant leg. “Even Carrie got out of bed without griping for a change.”

      At the mention of her name, Carrie dropped away from the group hug, a mask of indifference replacing the smile she’d been wearing. “MYOB, Runtzilla. It’s not exactly front page news when a person gets up early on a Saturday morning.”

      “By early she means ten o’clock,” Meg explained with an unsympathetic roll of her eyes—eyes the same lovely color as her mother’s. “I wanted to come sooner to enjoy the clear weather. It’s a documented fact that spending time in the sunshine is the only reliable way to create vitamin D in your skin, and studies show the lack of it can lead to schizophrenia.”

      “Well, then, Dr. Jekyll, you’d better get outside quick before Miss Hyde makes her first appearance of the day,” Carrie snapped.

      “Where’s Rocket?” Hope looked past Cullen and into the house.

      “He’s inside with my brother.”

      “The Cowboy Chef’s here?” Carrie’s question was almost breathless, her eyes all kinds of dreamy.

      “I’m sorry to disappoint you but it’s my older brother Joiner. Hunt’s working today. His fiancée owns Temple Territory and they have their own pool event going on over there this afternoon.”

      “Oh.” Carrie’s face fell. “I hadn’t heard he was engaged.”

      “What did you expect, that he’d wait on you for ten more years?” Meg taunted.

      “No, but I was at least hoping to see him while he was still available. The Cowboy Chef is a hottie patottie.”

      “Hey! He’s my identical twin so I assume that makes me hot, too, huh?” Cullen held his arms wide, waiting for a compliment.

      “I meant hot in a television sort of way. Your look is more...” Carrie paused, not wanting to dig the hole deeper.

      “Rustic?”

      “Exactly!”

      “Gee, thanks.”

      “Your word, not mine.”

      “I wanna see Rocket!” Hope danced with excitement, the ruffles on her swimsuit cover-up jiggling to her imagined beat.

      “Let him loose, Joiner!” Cullen called down the hallway.

      Seconds later the golden-haired pup came flying through the doorway, skinny legs a flurry of speed, mouth wide in a doggy grin as he hit Hope with big front paws and knocked her to the ground.

      “He remembers me!” she shouted, and then burst into shrieks of laughter, assuring Cullen she’d survived the impact. Meg and Carrie joined the calamity on the ground, rolling in the warm, summer grass, taking turns letting Rocket plant wet, joyful kisses on their faces.

      Cullen watched, fascinated by the moment of sweet innocence and pure play, trying to remember a day when he’d been so young, so unafraid.

      Trying to remember what life had felt like before PTSD.

      Before he started cutting himself.

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