TOUCH ME (STARK INTERNATIONAL SECURITY #4) BY J. KENNER – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: J. Kenner
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“More plane! More plane!”
I stare at the blond-haired demon standing at my feet, his little arms
raised, those big brown eyes imploring.
“Come on, kiddo. How can you want more? In the last hour, we’ve
pretty much flown to New York and back. And boy are my arms tired.” I
whip out the punch line with a wacky grin, only in this case, it’s true.
Little David blinks those eyes at me, but it’s the trembling lower lip that
reels me in. And in that moment, I know he’s going to grow up to get
anything he wants. Starting, apparently, now.
Without warning, I swoop down to snag him around the waist. He
squeals and giggles as I go round and round in a wild circle, probably
making both of us dizzy, while he blows raspberries in a two-year-old’s
attempt to sound like a plane.
At least this is making up for skipping my morning workout. The one at
the gym, anyway. I toss a sultry smile over David’s head as Ryan steps into
our living room, then leans casually against the archway that divides the
living area from the dining room. The light from behind him gives his
chestnut hair even more of a reddish hue, and his cornflower-blue eyes
sweep over me as I continue to spin the little imp. And with each rotation,
Ryan’s eyes find mine, his mouth curving more and more into a teasing
half-smile.
I know every line and angle of his chiseled face. Which means I know
that he’s thinking exactly the same thing that I am—if it weren’t for the kid
in my arms, we could be repeating this morning’s workout right then.
And that’s reason number five-hundred and seventy-six on my list of
why it’s too soon to be a parent.
“You’re a natural,” Ryan says as I lower David to the ground, then point
him toward the television, where a DVD of Backyardigans—courtesy of
Nikki’s extensive kid-vid collection— is already playing.
As David succumbs to the lure of the television, I cross my arms and
face my husband. “Why are you insulting me after we had such a nice
wake-up call this morning?”
“Wake-up booty call?”
“Ryan!” I jerk my head toward David.
“Pretty sure I haven’t scarred him for life.” He starts across the living
room toward me. “And it wasn’t an insult.”
“I’m many things, but a natural at childcare, I’m not.”
“Quick study, then,” he amends, and I can’t counter that. I may not be a
mother, but there are enough kids in my life that I’ve learned the basics.
Like making sure to tire them out before nap and bedtime. And to never
underestimate the power of that most ultimate of all babysitters—the
television.
“It’s easy to earn an A when you’re not living the final exam,” I say as I
move into his outstretched arms. He draws me closer, and I tilt my head to
look up at him, studying his face.
“Would it be so bad?”
“I don’t know. But what does it matter? We’re aunt and uncle to a whole
gaggle of kids, which means we have the luxury of giving them back when
they get on our nerves.”
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