GINA WILKINS – The Way To A Soldier's Heart (страница 13)

“She’s a dancer? Is she good?”

He nodded. “She could have danced professionally, but she chose to teach, instead. She wants to open her own studio eventually.”

“Quite an ambition. You said she’s been on maternity leave?”

“Yeah, though she’s about ready to get back to it. Their little boy, Aubrey, is six months old. Everyone says he looks just like me at that age. Not to brag, but he’s cute as a floppy-eared puppy.”

She laughed softly. “You sound more like a proud uncle than a cousin.”

“I, uh—yeah.” Shane pushed a hand through his hair, his expression suddenly hard to read. “Parker and I were raised almost like siblings, so I feel that way about her. What do you need me to do now?”

“You can keep an eye on the counter while I finish up in the kitchen, if you like. Just let me know if someone comes in and I’ll come back out.”

“You got it, boss.”

Grinning at his teasing, she pushed through the kitchen door.

Her mother called shortly afterward to let her know that following a long wait to be seen by a doctor, Amber had been stitched up and cleared for duty. Elle told her mom there was no need for either of them to come back in today. She advised her mother to take Amber home, saying she could easily close up on her own.

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