Page 16 of Her Billionaire's Baby Secret

“How about I take the dishes from the cabinets, and you sort them into various piles?” Sariah offered. “That’ll keep you from reaching up over and over.”

“I’ll handle the top cabinets,” Kane said since he was the tallest.

“I’m surprised you didn’t just hire a crew of people to do this.” Sariah opened a cabinet and started rummaging through it.

“We don’t need to hire anyone.” Kane reached up and pulled down a stack of silver trays. His grandmother was busy arranging the kitchen items on the table into various piles. He handed the next stack to her. “If we run out of time, we may end up hiring a crew, but for now, I feel like we’re handling it just fine.”

“Well, I certainly don’t mind pitching in.” Sariah pulled out a stack of casserole dishes.

“How did I accumulate so much stuff over the years?” his grandma complained. “It’s not like I can take any of it with me when I die. Feel free to take any of the stuff from this donate pile, Sariah.”

She turned to examine the pile his grandmother indicated. “I could actually use a slow cooker. I don’t have one that works anymore.”

“Well, make your own pile then.” His grandma plucked up the slow cooker and handed it to Sariah. “This one is practically brand new. I just don’t think I’ll ever use it again.”

“Thanks,” Sarah said brightening as she took the slow cooker and made a pile for herself in the corner of the room. “So why have you decided to move out?”

“I can’t keep up with this house and yard. This place needs way too many repairs. It’s too much to keep up with for someone my age.”

“You know, you’ll have my grandparents next door to help you out,” Sariah reminded her.

“I know, and they’ve been wonderful over the years. It’s just time for me to move into another chapter of my life.”

“I can understand that,” Kane said. He was moving into his own new chapter. As much as it hurt to shift, he was eager to start this new section of his life. It was a fresh start, and he was free of his bad marriage.

“Well, now’s the time to go through all this stuff since we have so many family members in town for the funeral,” his grandmother said, bending over her work.

Kane was glad that he’d decided to stay for a while after the funeral. He was especially worried about his grandmother with the hasty decision she’d made about moving out of her house.

“Have you decided on a senior community yet?” Sariah asked.

“There are only a couple to choose from in Maple Creek. I’m leaning toward Pineridge Farms though.”

“So you’re planning to stay in town then?” Sariah pulled out another casserole dish.

“Most definitely.” His grandmother took the dish from Sariah and placed it on the table.

“How are you able to stay in town longer?” Sariah asked Kane.

“I told him he didn’t need to do that,” his grandma interjected. “But he’s been insisting that he doesn’t want to leave my side. I know he has that big merger at his company.”

“Your company is going through a merger?” Sariah asked, looking curiously at Kane.

“Yes. It’s been pretty intense,” Kane said.

“I’m surprised you were able to get away.” Sariah dug around in the back of the cabinet. Her voice sounded a little muffled as she spoke.

“I’m going to grab a couple of boxes from the garage,” his grandmother said, disappearing through the door that led to the garage.

“My grandfather thought it would be fine. He has everything handled with the merger. Anyway, Orchid has been showing up at the office, causing a scene.”

“Orchid is causing drama?” Sariah sounded surprised.

“You have no idea.” She really didn’t know the half of it.

“I thought she was so put together,” Sariah said.

“Looks can be deceiving from the outside.”

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