The Australian's Bride. Alison Roberts
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Название: The Australian's Bride
Автор: Alison Roberts
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Контркультура
Серия: Mills & Boon By Request
isbn: 9781474003865
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‘True. So you should come to dinner with us.’ Alex raised an eyebrow. ‘You could bring Jamie along if you want.’
‘Wewant nachos. And the movie. Besides…’ Stella’s grin was impish ‘…if I’m there, you won’t be able to talk about me and how well I’m doing. I might get a big head.’
The reminder of how well Stella was doing was enough to make Alex relax. To make a concerted effort to embrace the encouragement she was getting, rather than his suspicions of the boy’s motives.
And he was a nice boy. Responsible. Caring. Plus, he must know after that first meeting that Alex would kill him if he did anything to harm Stella. The camp was well supervised and the dormitories were full of kids. It was perfectly safe.
‘Fine,’ he said with only a hint of resignation. ‘I’ll take Susie to dinner, then. By myself.’
‘It’s only dinner, Dad.’ Stella’s tone was soothing. ‘I know she’s not your type.’
‘Oh? What is my type?’
‘Dark and kind of brooding. Like those pictures of Mama. Like…you know…Greta.’
Yes. Dark and sultry. Or should that be sulky? Funny how that didn’t seem remotely appealing any more.
‘Susie’s different,’ Stella concluded.
‘Yes. She certainly is.’
But Stella wasn’t listening any longer. Jamie had reappeared, with a surfboard under his arm, and Stella’s face was glowing—her eyes alight with joy. Starstruck.
Alex understood. Too well maybe. It might be totally hidden but there was a part of himself that was feeling the same way. Blown away.
Touched by magic.
And his daughter, bless her, had just ordered him to spend the evening—the whole night, in fact— exploring more of that magic.
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