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“We won’t get separated.” He looked for the plastic piece that snapped between Charlotte legs. Where was the stupid thing? “Tell you what. If you leave the phone, I’ll let you use my Canon.”
“Your what?”
“It’s a camera.”
“I have a camera on my iPhone.”
Lucas found the fastener and clicked Charlotte in, handing her both a sippy cup and a book about that Creampie kitten. “Seriously? I’m talking about a real camera. The kind I use for my work.”
Michael held up his phone. “How about I turn this off, but keep it in my back pocket, and then you show me this camera of yours.”
Lucas nodded. “Deal.”
“Morning,” Addy called from the other side of the truck.
Chris hustled by Lucas in order to move the scooter he’d left in the drive from behind the truck. “Wait till you see Addy,” he commented as he loped by.
Lucas walked around to the other side to get the door from Addy and nearly tripped when he saw her.
“Wow,” Lucas breathed, stifling a wolf whistle.
“What?” she blushed, giving a somewhat breathless laugh.
She wore a soft peach-looking sweater with a square neckline that showed those delicious collarbones. It fit her like a second skin, covering almost every inch of skin but somehow looking incredibly sexy. Her hair was in a soft braid that reminded him of the one Meg Ryan had worn inSleepless in Seattle,one of his favorite movies—not that he’d admit to it. And her jeans were trim all the way down to supple gold ballet flats. Small pearl earrings dangled in her ears, and she wore just enough makeup to look ravishing, but not enough to be overt. Turns out shiny peach lips were his lighthouse.
Guide him home.
He couldn’t help himself. He lowered his head and gave her a soft, quick kiss.
“Ooh,” Chris said, rubbing his fingers together in that ancient naughty-naughty signal. “Shame, shame.”
“Oh, hush. You’d kiss her too if you were tall enough,” Lucas said.
Chris grinned and waggled his eyebrows. “You know it, brother.”
Addy laughed, ducking down toward Chris making kissing sound. “Come on then, Chris.”
Chris ran.
Both he and Addy laughed until Michael stepped around holding Lucas’s camera bag on his shoulder. “Are y’all gonna stand around all day?”
Addy’s smile was the invitation he’d been waiting for. This was an Addy determined to live… and perhaps love if only for the weekend.
“We could, but I’m pretty sure the kids would get bored. And you know what happens when kids get bored,” she said.
He gave an exaggerated sigh but started back around the front of the truck.
“Saddle up,” Lucas yelled, before sending a glance heavenward and whispering. “Thank you.”
Addy had no clue where Lucas was taking them, but it was definitely away from the heart of the city. She’d sort of expected to go to the French Quarter or maybe City Park. “Where the devil are you taking us?”
His look was a little too lustful for a man with a truck full of kids. “You’ll see.”
“You said we were visiting your favorite places as a kid in New Orleans. This is Metairie,” Michael said.
“Well, not every favorite place is in the Quarter, though I do love the history there. I wanted to take you to your dad and my favorite spots when we were your age. I hope some of them are still around.”
“Oh,” the boy said.
