The doorbell rang, breaking the mood in the room. Russell hurried to answer it with Evelyn and Emily not far behind. “Hello Mrs. Ballas. It’s nice to see you again.”
“Well Russell dear, it’s good to see you home,” the attractive older woman said as she blew into the room, followed by an equally attractive dark-haired young woman.
Evelyn gasped. “Nicoletta what are you doing here? I thought you were working as a nurse on a cruise ship.”
“I was, Mrs. Harper,” the young woman admitted. “But I've run away from the real world for long enough.”
“Well, we’re glad to have you back,” Evelyn said with a smile. She wasn’t sure if Dylan’s best friend being back in town was a good thing or not. Somehow she thought it hadn’t ended well.
Emily offered everyone coffee but the two longtime friends and Nicoletta decided to head for Billings right away.
Russell shut the door behind them and turned to Emily. “Nicoletta’s back. If Dylan makes it through this, the whole town will be lit up with fireworks."
“Yeah, that ought to be fun, Rusty,” Emily chuckled.
Russell sighed and glared at her. “Don’t call me that.”
“Aww why not?” she asked with a sexy pout. “It’s cute.”
“Only to my mother,” he grumbled as he walked past her and back into the kitchen.
Russell nodded. "Should I let her do it or should I stop her? God, this is all so confusing.”
Emily moved over and wrapped her arm around him. “It’s okay, you’ll get the hang of it. Eventually, we will teach her other coping mechanisms but for now, just let her do what she needs to do, unless of course she’s in danger like today.”
Russell looked at Emily and smiled. “Thank you for everything you are doing for her. I’ll never be able to pay you back.”
Emily reached up and caressed his cheek. “Just help your beautiful daughter and that will be all of the thanks I need.”
He smiled and kissed her hand. “Let me drop you off at work, and then I'll pick you up and bring you back here for dinner. My treat.”
“Hmmm,” she winked. “You might have to do a bit of convincing first."
“Oh really,” he said, reaching out to pull her close. “Like this?” His lips met hers in a kiss that threatened to burn the house down. The sound of the school bus honking interrupted them mere seconds before Miranda ran thought the kitchen . The front door slammed behind her.
“I guess maybe we should be a little more careful,” he sighed, rubbing his hand across the back of his neck.
“Yeah,” she agreed. “How about one more for the road?”
“Well Russell dear, it’s good to see you home,” the attractive older woman said as she blew into the room, followed by an equally attractive dark-haired young woman.
Evelyn gasped. “Nicoletta what are you doing here? I thought you were working as a nurse on a cruise ship.”
“I was, Mrs. Harper,” the young woman admitted. “But I've run away from the real world for long enough.”
“Well, we’re glad to have you back,” Evelyn said with a smile. She wasn’t sure if Dylan’s best friend being back in town was a good thing or not. Somehow she thought it hadn’t ended well.
Emily offered everyone coffee but the two longtime friends and Nicoletta decided to head for Billings right away.
Russell shut the door behind them and turned to Emily. “Nicoletta’s back. If Dylan makes it through this, the whole town will be lit up with fireworks."
“Yeah, that ought to be fun, Rusty,” Emily chuckled.
Russell sighed and glared at her. “Don’t call me that.”
“Aww why not?” she asked with a sexy pout. “It’s cute.”
“Only to my mother,” he grumbled as he walked past her and back into the kitchen.
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Emily moved over and wrapped her arm around him. “It’s okay, you’ll get the hang of it. Eventually, we will teach her other coping mechanisms but for now, just let her do what she needs to do, unless of course she’s in danger like today.”
Russell looked at Emily and smiled. “Thank you for everything you are doing for her. I’ll never be able to pay you back.”
Emily reached up and caressed his cheek. “Just help your beautiful daughter and that will be all of the thanks I need.”
He smiled and kissed her hand. “Let me drop you off at work, and then I'll pick you up and bring you back here for dinner. My treat.”
“Hmmm,” she winked. “You might have to do a bit of convincing first."
“Oh really,” he said, reaching out to pull her close. “Like this?” His lips met hers in a kiss that threatened to burn the house down. The sound of the school bus honking interrupted them mere seconds before Miranda ran thought the kitchen . The front door slammed behind her.
“I guess maybe we should be a little more careful,” he sighed, rubbing his hand across the back of his neck.
“Yeah,” she agreed. “How about one more for the road?”
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