Baby in Her Arms
“It didn’t pay to take chances.
Through the peephole, he saw a man in a green uniform. Turning, he motioned to Maggie. “Is this a guy from the diner?” he whispered.
She peeped through the hole and then nodded. “Yes, it’s Joey, the deliveryman.” Without asking for permission, she opened the door. “Hi, Joey. Come on in.”
“Thanks, Maggie. Much longer and the food would be cold.” He was short and a little on the plump side, like Sam.
“What are we eating this afternoon?” Maggie asked.
“Chicken and du...mplings. And Kate sent a message. She said she was coming with me in the morning to deliver breakfast.”
“She can’t do that,” Maggie protested. “She has her family to look after.”
Joey grinned. “And she said to tell you no fussing.”
“Why is your sister coming?” Josh demanded.
Maggie and Joey exchanged a smile before she answered him. “Kate’s worried. She’s afraid you’re taking advantage of me.”
“You won’t let her talk you into leaving, will you?”MoreLess
Through the peephole, he saw a man in a green uniform. Turning, he motioned to Maggie. “Is this a guy from the diner?” he whispered.
She peeped through the hole and then nodded. “Yes, it’s Joey, the deliveryman.” Without asking for permission, she opened the door. “Hi, Joey. Come on in.”
“Thanks, Maggie. Much longer and the food would be cold.” He was short and a little on the plump side, like Sam.
“What are we eating this afternoon?” Maggie asked.
“Chicken and du...mplings. And Kate sent a message. She said she was coming with me in the morning to deliver breakfast.”
“She can’t do that,” Maggie protested. “She has her family to look after.”
Joey grinned. “And she said to tell you no fussing.”
“Why is your sister coming?” Josh demanded.
Maggie and Joey exchanged a smile before she answered him. “Kate’s worried. She’s afraid you’re taking advantage of me.”
“You won’t let her talk you into leaving, will you?”MoreLess
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