Wilks, Eileen M

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Zach protested, glancing uncertainly between his mother and Ben. Kids always picked
up on it when there was anger in the air,Duncanthought. And these two fairly simmered
with old anger.
People didn't carry anger around this long unless other strong feelings were involved. He
made himself face that. While Gwen was busy with Zach, he crossed the room, took the
spatula from Ben and said under his breath, "Try to remember you're not her big brother."
Ben shot him an annoyed glance. "I'm real aware of that."
"Then stop grabbing the reins. She's an adult. She doesn't need you to steer for her."
Gwen didn't really know either of them, yet she was living in their house. Of course she
wanted to have her own car, rather than depend on them.
Zach ran out of excuses and left to get dressed. She carried his plate to the sink, every
stiff inch of her announcing her displeasure. "I would rather we didn't argue in front of
him."
"Okay, you're right about that," Ben admitted. "Look, can we settle this later? I need to
get out to the site if I'm going to have any chance of finishing up early enough to take
Zach to the movies the way we planned."
"If you're in a hurry,"Duncansaid mildly, "I can drop Gwen off at the rental place on my
way to the shooting range."
Ben scowled. "All right, all right. Do it your way. I should be back bynoon."
The door didn't quite slam behind him, but it came close.
"Well." Gwen slid the plate into the dishwasher. "Thanks for offering me a ride. We'll be
ready whenever you are."
"His bark is worse than his bite, you know."Duncanflipped his pancakes. They were a
little singed.
"No doubt. I'm not crazy about being barked at, though." She grabbed another paper
towel and began wiping off the table.
He sliced a chunk of butter into a small bowl and stuck it in the microwave. "Ben can be
bossy, but he's not a tyrant. Just stubborn."
"Maybe so. But I'm not one of his employees."
There it was again that princess lilt to her voice. He shook his head, wondering why
that cool, snooty tone appealed to him so much. "Oh, Ben picked up the habit of being in
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charge long before he had any employees to boss around. He's been running the family
or trying to ever since our folks died. God knows what would have happened if he
hadn't taken charge of the lot of us then."
She paused, a little V between her eyebrows, the crumpled paper towel in her suddenly
motionless hand. "I didn't know. I mean, I knew his parents were dead. That was in the
PI's report."
He stared. "You had Ben investigated by a PI?"
"I needed a PI to find him." She jerked one shoulder in a quick shrug. "I thought I might
as well find out if he'd gotten married or something in the past five years. Since I was
planning to introduce him to his son."
"I see." He took the melted butter out of the microwave anddrizzled it over his pancakes.
"You're either remarkably tactful or lacking in curiosity."
Theamusement in her voice made him look at her, really look at her.Mistake , he thought
as his groin tightened.Down, boy . But there was such self-deprecating humor in her eyes
that he couldn't help smiling back. "Oh, I'm curious, but devious about it. I was the
middle child until my little sister was born. Middle children learn to be tricky."
"Do they?" When she relaxed into her smile like that, she reminded him of her son no
trace of the princess now, just warm, sunny woman. "I wouldn't know, being an only
child. We don't bother to be devious since the world revolves around us."
He chuckled and carried his pancakes to the table. "I can't remember the last time Ben
made pancakes for breakfast. Thanks for inspiring him."
"Zach's the inspiration." She threw herself back into motion, heading across the kitchen.
"Which is wonderful, just what I'd hoped for.Being Zach's father is obviously important
to Ben." She opened the door. "Where's the trash?"
"Under the sink. You don't stand still much, do you?"
"Not willingly." She hurried back across the room to toss the paper towel in the trash. "I
guess that's all the damage I cam do here without snatching your plate away. Most people
get testy if I do that before they finish eating."
"Something of aneatnik , are you?"
"It's one of my more annoying flaws. I'd better see what's keeping Zach."
"He's okay. We haven't heard any loud crashes."Duncantook a sip of coffee. "I was
fifteen when my folks were killed. Ben was twenty-one. He dropped out of college,
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talked the construction company where he'd been working in the summers to take him on
full-time and persuaded the court he was a fit guardian for the lot of us."Duncanput down [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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