Love On a Deadline (2015)
“Now she understood why most women took the time to apply makeup. Right now she could have used something to hide the lavender shadows under her eyes.
She could call Grant and tell him that she was sick. Under the circumstances, it wouldn’t be a lie . . .
“Sweetheart?” Coach’s voice floated up the stairs. “You have company.”
Mac’s stomach turned a slow cartwheel. “I’ll be right down.”
She wove her hair into a loose braid and padded downstairs. Cast a longing look at the door before she followed ...her dad’s cheerful baritone to the kitchen.
Hollis sat at the table, sipping hot chocolate from the lopsided cup Mac had made at summer camp when she was in fifth grade. Connor stood at her shoulder, the smile absent from his eyes.
The fact that Ethan wasn’t with them added to the weight pressing down on Mac’s chest.
“I’m going to take Snap for his morning walk.” Coach set a cup of hot chocolate on the table across from Hollis before he left the room.
Mac didn’t know whether to sit or stand.MoreLess
She could call Grant and tell him that she was sick. Under the circumstances, it wouldn’t be a lie . . .
“Sweetheart?” Coach’s voice floated up the stairs. “You have company.”
Mac’s stomach turned a slow cartwheel. “I’ll be right down.”
She wove her hair into a loose braid and padded downstairs. Cast a longing look at the door before she followed ...her dad’s cheerful baritone to the kitchen.
Hollis sat at the table, sipping hot chocolate from the lopsided cup Mac had made at summer camp when she was in fifth grade. Connor stood at her shoulder, the smile absent from his eyes.
The fact that Ethan wasn’t with them added to the weight pressing down on Mac’s chest.
“I’m going to take Snap for his morning walk.” Coach set a cup of hot chocolate on the table across from Hollis before he left the room.
Mac didn’t know whether to sit or stand.MoreLess
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