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Pitiful.
If he
could sum up his actions right now, that’s the word Zach would use. Here he
was, pressed against the wall outside Mia’s room to keep from being spotted,
and eavesdropping on his daughter and Morgan’s conversation.
“I wish
Ms. Kelsey could be my new mommy,” Mia had said.
Those nine
words made him question his parenting and his decision to remain single and
left him with his heart hammering in his chest. That’s what he got for
listening in on their conversation.
Zach had
placed the laundry basket down and was now waiting for Morgan’s answer. He had
to remain quiet so he could hear her much softer tone.
In his
defense, he had been about to saunter in with Mia’s folded laundry when he
heard the words that made his legs feel wooden. He had picked up the girls from
camp, made them wash their hands and sent them both upstairs to change into
leotards for gymnastics. Mia had returned home with holes in her tights, stains
on her leotard and a shredded tutu. And her hair. Her hair. The braids had
unraveled, leaving it all askew. Camp life must be rougher than he thought. But
then, Morgan still looked presentable, so it must be Mia. His baby played
rough.
“But she’s
already my auntie,” came the quiet reply.
He placed
a hand over his mouth to cover his chuckle. He wished he had brought his phone
with him to record this conversation. Kelsey would have enjoyed hearing Morgan
speak at least five words.
“I know,
but if she married my daddy, then we would be together.”
On second
thought, perhaps it was a good thing he wasn’t recording this. He didn’t know
how Kelsey would react.
“I want us
to be together,” Morgan breathed out.
“Then tell
Ms. Kelsey to marry Daddy,” Mia said, before using one of Zach’s expressions. “It’s that
simple.”
What a
little smarty-pants! Zach’s eyes went wide. If she weren’t plotting his future,
he would have been delighted at her tactics. He had a future attorney on his
hands.
“I—I don’t
want to do that,” Morgan said. He heard the sound of drawers being opened and
closed.
He pumped
his fists. Morgan might be quiet, but she was no pushover. His daughter,
however, was persistent.
“You’ve
got to. I know you don’t like to talk, but how else will Ms. Kelsey and Daddy
know that we want to live in the same house? Didn’t you say you want us wearing
our hair the same and wearing the same clothes?”
“Y-yes,”
Morgan said, sounding uncertain.
“So you
have to do it,” she pleaded.
“But what
if she don’t like him?”
He
furrowed his brow. Morgan’s perceptive question amazed him.
“Everybody
likes my daddy,” Mia shot back.
Zach
decided it was time to end this matchmaking session. He whistled loud enough so
they could hear, picked up the basket and entered the room.
“Look,
Daddy, we’re putting on our clothes.” Mia held up the leotards and smiled such
an innocent smile that if he hadn’t heard her blatant manipulation, he would
have been charmed.
Biting the inside of his cheek, Zach nodded. He placed the pink basket near
her bed. Mia would put away her clothes in their respective drawers and return
the basket to the laundry room, as he had taught her. “Okay. Hurry up and get
dressed. You don’t want us to be late for your first gymnastics class. Ms.
Kelsey is coming to meet us.”
Excerpted from The Adoption Surprise by Zoey Marie Jackson,
Copyright © 2022 by
Zoey Marie Jackson Published by Harlequin Love Inspired
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