The Fairy Christmas Collection by Tara Lain EPUB & PDF – eBook Details
- Author: Tara Lain
- Language: English
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- Status: Available For Free Download
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- Price: Free
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OAK WITH a heart of alder for strength. A sprinkle of protea with a pinch of
borage, lots of glitter for magic, red and yellow feathers—into the box,
waiting for its owner.
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“SLEEP WELL, sweetheart. Miss Marjorie’s right here if you need anything.
And tomorrow we’ll go to town and get some new ornaments for the tree.”
Nate Hawthorne leaned over the bed and kissed his daughter, Delphine.
She nodded a little too fast, her wide, dark eyes too shiny.
He grinned. “No bedbugs biting, okay?”
She swallowed hard, and he tried to get his heart not to crack. It had been
six months. He wanted her to get less fearful, but her life experience lately
hadn’t exactly supported bravery. It made him want to punch the wall.
He kissed her cheek again and had started to stand when her arms flew
around his neck. “Daddy, are you sure it’s okay?” She clung like a tiny
octopus.
“Delly, we know it is, right? We checked every door and window. Didn’t
we? And under the bed, and the closets?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. You sleep good, and I’ll come in and kiss you when I get home.”
But oh please, let me kiss somebody else before then.
Trying not to look back, he strode from the bedroom to the front door.
A couple minutes later, Marjorie, his neighbor who supplemented her
income by babysitting, came out of Delphine’s room. She was a stalwart
woman of maybe fifty-five who worked hard as a medical technician and had
grown children of her own. Marjorie was reliable, and Delphine needed a
whole lot of that.
She smiled. “She’ll be fine, Nate. Poor baby. They tend to develop fears
at five or six anyway, and what with her experience in her mom’s house,
she’s more high-strung than most.”
“Yeah. I appreciate you staying with her.” He wiped a hand on the back
of his neck.
“Come on, you haven’t been out of this house except to work in half a
year. You need a little time off.”
Oh man, was that true. He didn’t want to spend the evening pissed at his
ex—like every other evening. He wanted to drink a little too much and
maybe, just maybe find somebody ready and willing for some no-strings
extracurricular activity. He hadn’t looked at a guy in more than six months,
and that was way too long. “Call instantly if you have any problems. I don’t
want her frightened. I just want her to sleep through the night on her own and
realize everything’s fine. Okay?”
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