Annie's Rainbow - Fern Michaels [150]
“Of course I miss you. That’s why I called. Did the furniture get there?”
“Dunwoodie said it would arrive tomorrow afternoon. Do you think I should call a plumber to install a shower? No one likes to take a bath.”
“Sure. Make sure it’s all done before I get there. I hate a messy bathroom.” Logan chuckled. “Make sure you position my chair just right.”
“Yes, sir, Colonel Kelly, sir.”
“I’ll say good-bye then. I’ll try to call again next week. Take care of things, Kris. Love you, old girl. Let me talk to the kids now.”
Kristine crooked her finger at her oldest son. “Your father wants to talk to you.”
“Ah shit,” she heard Mike mutter. Cala sat down on the top step, her eyes murderous. Tyler leaned against the wall, shivering.
Kristine stepped over the fallen logs on the steps as she made her way to the kitchen. Her shoulders straightened imperceptibly as she slid strips of bacon into an old cast-iron skillet. Suddenly she felt better than she had in weeks. Logan would straighten the kids out in two seconds. Her husband loved her, but then she’d known that. Still, it was nice to hear the words occasionally. Now if she could just get the kids back on track, maybe things would fall into place.
What seemed like a long time later she heard movement behind her. She turned to see her three bedraggled-looking children. She smiled. “Dinner’s almost ready. Change your clothes. By the time you get down here the kitchen will be warm and toasty.”
“We’re sorry, Mom,” the three of them said in unison. They were just mouthing words. Their eyes said they weren’t sorry at all. “Me too. Hurry now before you catch cold.”
“I’m starved,” Mike said.
“I could eat a horse,” Tyler said.
“I’ll settle for three eggs, four pieces of toast, and six slices of bacon,” Cala said.
“Coming right up,” Kristine said cheerfully as she struck a match to light the logs in the cavernous kitchen fireplace.
FERN MICHAELS is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood series, Mr. and Miss Anonymous, Return to Sender, and dozens of other novels and novellas. There are over seventy million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has built and funded several large day-care centers in her hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares her home in South Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret. Visit her website at www.fernmichaels.com.
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