That Touch of Pink (2006)
“He’d have been there sooner, but it took him a few minutes to find out where she lived.
Her place was in The Villas, one of Charity City’s newest areas built by Richmond Homes. It was a charming neighborhood, meaning he was in the right place to take his charm out for a spin and see what it could do. And she’d accused him of lacking charm and courtesy. She was in for the charmfest of her life, he thought, pushing the doorbell.
“Who’s there?” It was a child’s voice behind the door.
“Riley Dixon,...” he answered.
“The man Mommy bought at the auction?”
“Yes.” His reputation preceded him.
The door opened and a pint-size girl stood in front of him wearing pink satin pajamas, matching slippers with feathers on the toes and a pink robe with cartoon princesses on it. Her hair was long enough to disappear behind her shoulders, but what he could see of it was wet. Taking a mental leap, he guessed she’d just had her evening bath and was dressed for bed.
“Kimmie?” he said, remembering how Abby had corrected him when he’d called her “the kid.”MoreLess
Her place was in The Villas, one of Charity City’s newest areas built by Richmond Homes. It was a charming neighborhood, meaning he was in the right place to take his charm out for a spin and see what it could do. And she’d accused him of lacking charm and courtesy. She was in for the charmfest of her life, he thought, pushing the doorbell.
“Who’s there?” It was a child’s voice behind the door.
“Riley Dixon,...” he answered.
“The man Mommy bought at the auction?”
“Yes.” His reputation preceded him.
The door opened and a pint-size girl stood in front of him wearing pink satin pajamas, matching slippers with feathers on the toes and a pink robe with cartoon princesses on it. Her hair was long enough to disappear behind her shoulders, but what he could see of it was wet. Taking a mental leap, he guessed she’d just had her evening bath and was dressed for bed.
“Kimmie?” he said, remembering how Abby had corrected him when he’d called her “the kid.”MoreLess
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