Waking Up in Charleston
“She was bone tired and in no mood for company, not even Caleb’s. “Did I forget you were coming by?” she asked irritably.
“Nope. I never told you. It’s a surprise,” he said, evidently not the least bit daunted by her inhospitable attitude. “And I’m not staying.”
“Is that part of the surprise?”
“I was hoping it would be a disappointment,” he said dryly. “I’m just here to get the boys.”
She regarded him with confusion. “The boys, as in Larry and Jimmy, my sons?”
He grinned. “Those would be the ones.”
“And why would I let them go somewhere with you when you didn’t ask in advance or tell me where you’re taking them?” she inquired testily. Ever since their poker game at Willow Bend before Christmas, the man had started to take way too much for granted. He was a lot like her father that way. She should probably point out that emulating Max in any way would not endear him to her.
“Because you’re a wonderful mother and you wouldn’t want to disappoint them just because you’re annoyed with me,”
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