Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 72647 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 291(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72647 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 291(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
Beyond frustrating, but mostly because she’d been looking for something real.
Nate set the tray on the table. There were two beers on the tray along with cookies and more sandwiches. “Mum hasn’t been able to get in touch with Dad. Any idea what Liam’s planning?”
“My husband is planning on saving his daughter,” her mother explained. “I believe he’s going to try to find a way to get rid of the head of the cartel by starting a war. Yeah. I wish I still didn’t find that sexy.”
“Mum is worried,” Nate said.
“Am not.” Steph Carter stepped out with a bowl of what looked like fruit salad. “I would like updates, but I think this could be good for Brody. He’s been missing his old job.”
“Well, I’m glad Liam’s not alone. He’ll be a good influence on Li. Brody is excellent at talking an unreasonable person down,” Avery said as she looked over the now expansive spread on the table. “You have made enough to feed a small army.”
Steph shook her head. “Nope. I’m hoping I made enough. My boy can eat.”
Daisy looked over, and Nate already had a plate piled high with food. Like more food than she could have imagined.
He flushed and started to put his plate down.
Nothing had changed. She was still all in with this man. And her mother was right. If the cat was out of the bag, then she was going to be herself. She picked up a cookie and moved over, placing herself right on his lap, her arm going around his shoulders.
Nate’s lips curled up as she put the cookie to them, and he ate it up in one bite, gently nipping at her fingers. She lowered her mouth to his.
“Oh, I… Well, we should probably get used to it since we’re stuck here for a couple of days,” Steph said.
Her mother chuckled. “It’s kind of nice to be around young love.” There was a pause. “Daisy, we are still here. We do not need to see that.”
It was just a little tongue. “We’re in a club, Mom.”
“A club that is not open,” her mother replied primly.
Her cell went off again. Another text. This one from Hunter McKay.
Hey, Dais, hope to see you at play night next weekend.
Maybe her da could fix all of this before next weekend. It would be fun to show off her gorgeous Dom. It would be awesome to try to find some normalcy.
“How about we have a nice tea?” Steph said. “Daisy, tell me all about what you’ve been doing lately. It’s been so long.”
Well, mostly the last few days she’d been doing her son. But she probably shouldn’t say that.
Nate snorted and kissed her cheek, like he knew what she’d been thinking. “Be a good girl, love,” he whispered as she moved off his lap.
She could be his good girl. And his bad girl. As long as she was his girl. “Well, I’ve been thinking about my future career. I’m still not sure I gave private investigation a real chance.”
Her mother groaned and so did Nate. But they were both smiling.
Daisy let herself smile, too. She could win her da back. She just knew she could.
Chapter Eleven
By the time Saturday night rolled around again, Daisy wasn’t so sure.
“You haven’t heard from Uncle Li at all?” Devi asked, sitting back and watching the kids as they ran around the big playroom like the whirling dervishes of complete chaos they were.
Daisy always felt way more comfortable around them. Six-year-olds were her peak people. She could spend all day with a bunch of kids and come out of it feeling energized. So it was good she was on kid-care duty this evening since she was worried about her father. He’d been gone for a solid week. “Nope. Brody’s kept in touch with Nate and Steph, and I’m pretty sure Da’s been calling Mom, but she’s trying to keep it from me. Probably so I don’t feel bad. Have you heard anything?”
If her da needed backup, he would call the Taggarts, especially Erin Taggart.
“Mom’s talked to him a couple of times, but I think she’s mostly helping with research,” Devi admitted. “She asked if he needed her but he says he and Brody have it handled. If it helps at all, I know he told her he’s been rethinking his position.”
“About me? Yeah, I got that.”
Devi’s red hair shook. “I think he meant about Nate.”
Brianna walked in from the quiet room where the babies were sleeping. “I finally got Lily down. I checked the sleeping bags for when we’re brave enough to try to get the big kids to sleep. I swear, give me infants any day of the week.”
“Nah, infants don’t do all the weird things kids do.” Daisy genuinely enjoyed working with kids. Babies were cute, but they had nothing on a truly weird six- to ten-year-old. Though she had to admit Michael and Vanessa Malone’s daughter, Lily, was adorable. “They mostly sleep and eat. I find it far more interesting to watch Rand and Slater try to build a fort out of random objects they find. The girls are too smart to go in because they understand physics and stuff. But I admire the boys for their optimism.”