Page 40 of Papa's Bébé
Nope. This was more a sit-for-a-few-minutes-then-get-the-hell-out-of-my-house type of room.
“Be careful,” Marlin whispered in her ear.
She gave him a surprised look, but he’d let go of her hand and moved away before she could question him.
Be careful? Of what? Of Vince? He didn’t have to tell her twice.
She was well aware that she should heed more caution. Unfortunately, that wasn’t exactly her strong suit. She tended to rush into things without thinking them through.
She glanced around the room. As well as her father, there were Kathryn’s two sons. Robert was closing in on forty and tended to brush his hair over his head to cover his bald spot. But he’d look a lot better if he just owned his thinning hair and wore it with confidence.
However, she’d never tell him that.
Kathryn’s oldest son was Malcolm. He was two years older than Robert and nastier. He’d be an attractive guy if he wasn’t so mean. Both men were detectives.
Relief filled her as she saw the last man standing there.
Detective Clayton Reeves.
She wasn’t quite sure why he was here but she felt less alone, that was for sure.
Although she might have had some sort of ally in her brother, which she would never have believed before just now.
Don’t get ahead of yourself.
She’d been let down enough by her family in the past to not have much faith in them anymore.
“Maya, you’re here. We’ve been waiting for you.” Her father stepped toward her; his arms open.
Was he serious?
Maya guessed he was as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight.
What was this show for?
Then again, her father had always been quite tactile. He’d always shown affection.
Before Kathryn.
“I’ve been so worried about you. Why haven’t you been answering my calls? I was getting ready to go to your house and get you myself.”
He was?
He’d never been to her house. She knew he’d probably be horrified by where she lived.
How would she have reacted if he’d turned up on her doorstep?
“Kathryn and Robert rightly convinced me that that wasn’t a smart idea,” he said.
Oh. Right.
Of course they had.
And he always listened to Kathryn. Always took her side.
Maya.
Do not let bitterness fill you.
