Mia Ross - Circle of Family

“Kids, I have some errands to run in town. Will you keep an eye on Uncle John for me?”

They agreed enthusiastically, and he grinned. “That reminds me, can you stop by Gerber’s and pick me up some socks?”

“What happened to all your socks?”

“Tucker.” He nudged the Lab’s belly with his bare foot. “He goes nuts over ’em.”

“You shouldn’t let him in your house.”

“That’d be no fun at all.” Reaching into one of the cargo pockets on his shorts, he pulled out a very thin nylon wallet and opened it. After rummaging through, he looked up and gave her one of his gotta-love-me grins. “I’ll pay you back.”

“If you and the kids stay out of trouble while I’m gone, we’ll call it even.”

“Done. I’ll handle supper, so you don’t have to come back till after that.”

“Yay! Uncle John’s making supper!” Emily approved, clapping her hands. “Can we have chocolate cake?”

John let out a groan. “Are you trying to get me in trouble?”

“As if you needed any help with that,” Marianne teased.

“We’ll do something your mom would be okay with.”

He flashed Marianne an angelic smile she wasn’t buying for a second. But after they shook on their deal, she went into the pantry to get her purse from its hook. The newspaper on top of the recycle bin caught her eye. The book reviews were showing, and she tore the page out. Gerber’s sold everything, including the latest bestsellers. Instead of wallowing in memories of her failed marriage, maybe she just needed some time to herself to read more than a few pages of a book. A piece of one of Ruthy’s blue-ribbon desserts wouldn’t hurt, either.

It wasn’t like her to be so impulsive, and the prospect of breaking loose for a while definitely appealed to her. Feeling better already, she kissed the top of Emily’s head, fist-bumped Kyle and headed out the door.

* * *

“Ruthy, this isn’t peach cobbler,” Ridge insisted as the first forkful practically melted in his mouth. “It’s a dream.”

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