The Ugly Duckling
“It was only her imagination, Tania told herself. She was being an idiot.
But relief flooded her as she pulled into the driveway.
Home. Safety.
She sat there for a moment, her gaze on the rearview mirror. The only car that drove by was a day care van loaded with kids.
See, she was being paranoid. This was Minneapolis, not Sarajevo. She got out of the car, popped open the trunk, and took out the first bag of groceries.
“Let me carry that for you.”
She jumped and whirled.
Phil was coming up the dr...iveway. “Sorry. Did I scare you?”
“I wasn’t expecting you.”
Phil took the sack from Tania, grabbed the other two in the trunk, and closed the lid with his elbow. “You should have called me.”
“I thought I could manage.” Tania smiled at him as she started up the driveway toward the house. “And, besides, that’s not your job.”
“Keep me busy. Now that the summer’s over, I don’t have enough to do with the garden.” He grimaced. “I don’t know why I’m here anyway now that Nell is in Idaho with Nicholas.”MoreLess
But relief flooded her as she pulled into the driveway.
Home. Safety.
She sat there for a moment, her gaze on the rearview mirror. The only car that drove by was a day care van loaded with kids.
See, she was being paranoid. This was Minneapolis, not Sarajevo. She got out of the car, popped open the trunk, and took out the first bag of groceries.
“Let me carry that for you.”
She jumped and whirled.
Phil was coming up the dr...iveway. “Sorry. Did I scare you?”
“I wasn’t expecting you.”
Phil took the sack from Tania, grabbed the other two in the trunk, and closed the lid with his elbow. “You should have called me.”
“I thought I could manage.” Tania smiled at him as she started up the driveway toward the house. “And, besides, that’s not your job.”
“Keep me busy. Now that the summer’s over, I don’t have enough to do with the garden.” He grimaced. “I don’t know why I’m here anyway now that Nell is in Idaho with Nicholas.”MoreLess
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