The Trouble With Twins. Jo Leigh
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Название: The Trouble With Twins
Автор: Jo Leigh
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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“Heck, yes, I liked it.”
“Good, because I made it with your mesquite rub.”
“No.”
She nodded. “Everything on the tray has been made with Lattimer spices.”
He smiled, took a few more items from the tray, then sat on the couch. He ate a little sandwich, then slapped his knee. “Peanut butter, jelly and jalapeño?”
“Right.”
“Delicious.” He turned to Gray. “Go on. Try some.”
Gray tried one of the crackers. It was good. Really good. Different. He looked at Shelby. She was smiling contentedly, and he wondered if she realized what she’d done. He’d never have thought of this. Even if he’d known Lattimer planned to stop by.
“It’s too quiet,” she said. “I think I’d better go check on the twins.”
“Thanks,” he whispered as she walked by. The next second, her cheeks were bright pink. He liked that. He liked that a lot.
“Hell of a nice surprise,” Lattimer said as he folded his napkin and put it on the tray. “Now I’m not at all sorry your phone wasn’t working.”
“About that,” Gray said. “The kids. They were playing hide and seek with all the telephones.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ve got kids of my own. They’re grown now, but my oldest, Darlene, she’s expecting.”
“Congratulations.”
He smiled as he leaned back. “My first grandchild. Of course Betty, she’s my wife, is jumping out of her boots. She’s buying every baby doodad from here to New York. She’s going to spoil the child something awful.”
“I have the feeling she won’t be the only one.”
He laughed. “You got it. I tell you, Gray, kids are everything. My family means more to me than all the money in the world.”
Gray nodded as if he felt the same way.
“There’s nothing that makes more of a difference in a man’s life.” He stared at the box of Lincoln Logs on the floor, his gaze fixed. Then he shook himself out of his reverie, slapped his knee and stood up. “I’d better let you get back to your day.”
Gray stood, too. “It’s been a real pleasure meeting you, sir.”
“The pleasure was mine.”
They walked to the front door, and Lattimer stepped outside. “You thank that pretty lady for the wonderful food.”
“I will.”
Lattimer extended his hand. “Tell you what. Why don’t you and the missus come on over to my place on Saturday night? My secretary will call you with the details. If you find your phones, that is.”
Gray shook his head. “Shelby—”
The big man’s cell phone rang, and Lattimer whipped it off his belt like a six-shooter. “Lattimer.”
Gray waited for him to get off the phone. But from the look on Lattimer’s face, he got the feeling it would be a while. Then Jim waved and pointed to his phone. He was leaving—before Gray had a chance to tell him that Shelby wasn’t the missus.
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