Lullaby for Two / Child's Play: Lullaby for Two. Cindi Myers

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СКАЧАТЬ how Mrs. Zappa knew who she was. “I don’t think we’ve met,” she began.

      “Oh, I know who you are. You’re Walter McGuire’s daughter and you were once married to Vince.” Conspiratorially, she leaned toward Tessa. “I’ve never told him I know, but I do.”

      Tessa had to smile in spite of herself. “Do you think he’d be uncomfortable if he knew you knew?”

      “You know men. They like to keep their life private. If he wants to do that, it’s fine with me. I’m not going to poke where I’m not wanted. He only let go of that boy to get a shower since he brought him home from the hospital, and now he’s holding him again. Vince needs to take care of himself, too. The casserole’s still in the oven. It’s going to be dry as toast if he doesn’t eat it soon.”

      “I’ll see what I can do,” Tessa assured her. “How is Sean?”

      “From what I can tell, that little boy is doing fine. He ate his supper.”

      Tessa laughed. “That is a good sign.”

      Mrs. Zappa moved toward the door. “It was good to meet you, Dr. McGuire.”

      “It was good to meet you, too, but please call me Tessa.”

      “And you can call me Rhonda.” She gave a last wave and left.

      Moments later, Tessa was standing outside Sean’s room. A small CD player on top of the chest played soothing music. Vince was sitting in the rocking chair with Sean asleep in his arms. He was looking down at his son as if he never wanted to look away.

      “How’s he doing?” she asked softly.

      Vince gently touched the sling on Sean’s arm. “As long as I talk to him and play with him, he’s not fussy. I guess it distracts him from any discomfort he’s having.”

      “Rhonda says you need to eat your supper. Now would be a good time if Sean’s asleep, don’t you think?”

      “Rhonda?”

      “Mrs. Zappa. She told me I could call her Rhonda.”

      He frowned. “Yeah, that was the name on her application. I’ve just never used it.” Standing with Sean in his arms, he carried him over to the crib and gently laid him down. “I hate to leave him. I don’t want him to wake up and be afraid, or think he’s still in the hospital.”

      “You’ll hear him on the baby monitor if he cries. You’ve got to give yourself a breather, Vince. Have you even slept in the past two days?”

      “I got a few hours’ sleep the night before surgery, and again last night.”

      “In a recliner in Sean’s room.”

      “It was comfortable.”

      “Has anyone ever told you your stubborn determination can be frustrating?”

      He smiled at her. “I’ve always considered it one of my better traits.”

      When he smiled like that, she felt butterflies flutter in almost every part of her body. She was only here to help him with Sean. “I haven’t had supper, either. We can share Rhonda’s casserole.”

      Tessa decided to serve their meal on the coffee table in the living room because Vince needed to relax. Maybe he would if the atmosphere was casual enough.

      When he came into the living room and saw the two steaming plates, he admitted, “I think I am hungry. I had a sandwich from the cafeteria but that was a long time ago.”

      “This looks great.”

      Vince sat beside Tessa and dug his fork into the casserole.

      They ate in silence for a few minutes until Tessa asked, “Are you going to work tomorrow?”

      “I’m going in late. That way I can make sure everything’s okay with Sean and Mrs. Zappa—Rhonda—before I leave. I’ll stay late if I call home and everything’s okay.”

      “You’re not going to call her every hour, are you?”

      He gave Tessa a sideways glance. “How did you guess?” Then he smiled. “No, I’m not going to call every hour. I trust her. The doctor said the incision on Sean’s shoulder and the one on his leg looked good. I changed the dressings and Sean didn’t seem to mind too much.”

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