Falling for the Babysitter

Chapter 25

“Wedding?” Sam says.

Wedding? I think. He hasn’t even officially proposed yet, but it’s exciting none the less.

“Can you take Bailey while I finish loading my bags into the truck?” Deacon says to me.

“Of course.” Bailey holds her arms up when she sees me walking toward her. I lift her up and settle her on my hip.

When Deacon leaves, I’m stuck alone with Sam. The room fills with an awkward silence so thick you could cut it with a knife.

I can’t take it anymore. “I wish you would give me a chance before you start comparing me to Deacon’s ex. That’s not fair. I really want my child to know his or her uncle. I want us to be a happy family.”

He stares at me so long it’s like his face has frozen that way. Just as I’m about to ask if someone had turned the lights off in his head, he looks down at the carpet. “You mean that? Because Karen was always trying to get between me and my brother right from the beginning. When I bought this house from Deacon, she tried getting him to sell it to me for far more than they paid for it. She was a snake. I’ve always wanted a relationship with my brother. When he moved in with me, I thought that’s what I was going to have with him. Until now …”

“I would never try to get between brothers. I’m an only child. I’ve always wanted siblings. Karen was a horrible person, but I’m not. I would love to have a brother in law.”

He sighs. “I want that too.”

the house. “You ready?” he asks

“One second,” Sam says.

to sit here and listen to

and gives him a hug. When Sam steps back, Deacon looks as though Sam had struck him,

“For both of you. If you need help moving into your new

brow furrows, again looking similar to Sam. “Um, yeah, actually I could use

too,”

a finger. Not while you’re

me in shock and shakes his

in the truck, Deacon shakes his head. “Are you some

“What do you mean?”

“Or maybe a surgeon.”

on earth

children to run and play. To stroll along with a couple of babies. There’s a small park on the corner and bicycle trail. I’ve

of Sam’s ass when I’ve been

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