Marrying Mccabe. Fiona Brand
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Название: Marrying Mccabe
Автор: Fiona Brand
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Ужасы и Мистика
Серия: Mills & Boon Intrigue
isbn: 9781408946435
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‘‘We both have to go, honey,’’ McCabe said gently as he took a small suitcase from the back seat. ‘‘I have to work.’’
Bunny’s jaw set. ‘‘I don’t want you to go.’’
McCabe shot Roma an enigmatic look. ‘‘We’ve talked about my work lots of times, honey. You know I have to stay away. Grandma will look after you until I can come back, then I’ll take you to the beach. We’ll go camping again.’’
A small set of hands framed McCabe’s hard face. ‘‘Promise?’’
‘‘Yeah,’’ McCabe said softly. ‘‘Promise.’’
She sighed heavily. ‘‘Okay. We got a deal.’’
McCabe hugged her, then set her on her feet before going down on his haunches. ‘‘Look after Grandma for me?’’
Bunny heaved another sigh. ‘‘I s’pose.’’
‘‘And don’t forget to ring, otherwise I might sleep in and be late for work.’’
She checked the tiny watch strapped to her wrist. ‘‘Okay. Seven ’clock. On the dot.’’
McCabe’s mother, who had approached at an unhurried pace, came to a halt beside her son. McCabe made quick introductions before handing Elsa McCabe the suitcase, which was evidently packed with Bunny’s things.
Minutes later they were heading back into suburbia.
Roma glanced at the orange stain on his T-shirt, and decided to give conversation one more try. Anything was better than McCabe’s prickly silence. ‘‘That’s where the ice cream came from?’’
He glanced at her, his gaze remote behind the dark lenses of his sunglasses. ‘‘Yeah. Bunny loves ice cream.’’
‘‘Is that her real name?’’
For a moment Roma thought he wasn’t going to answer at all. His manner was definitely cool, withdrawn.
‘‘Her real name’s Eveline, a mouthful for a toddler. I called her honey, and she insisted that was her name, but she couldn’t say the ‘h.’ Bunny came out instead.’’
The cool politeness of McCabe’s reply effectively slammed the door on any more questions about his daughter. His attitude said loud and clear that she was trespassing.
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