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“Edward. Make sure you get the right kind of formula. Grace is afraid you’ll screw up again.”
She raced to the phone and yanked it from his hand. “Edward? It’s Grace. I did not say that. I didn’t even think it. Hello? Hello?”
Luc held up the wire he’d disconnected from the wall. “Hang up on you, did he?”
She returned the phone to its cradle and confronted him, poking her glasses higher on the bridge of her nose. “That was really low, even for you. And considering how much you need my help, I suggest—”
“Shh. The baby, remember?” As though in response, a tiny squawk drifted from across the room. “Uh-oh. Too late.” He folded his arms across his chest and regarded her accusingly. “You made her cry.”
“Ohh. I ought to—”
“Temper, temper.” He grabbed for the phone again, remembered he’d unplugged it, and reconnected the wire. “Edward! Edward, she’s crying. What? How would I know? I haven’t been a baby for years. Oh, really? No, kidding. Diapers or bottles, you say?”
Grace winced at the sarcasm. Time to take matters into her own hands. She headed out of Luc’s office and into the reception area. Luc’s voice drifted to her through the open door.
“That might prove a little difficult since you haven’t sent any up! And another thing—”
She settled a hip on the edge of her desk and lifted the extension phone. “Edward? It’s Grace. Just so you know, I did not say I thought you might screw anything up. I want that clearly on the record.”
“Yes, Ms. Barnes,” Edward said with a deep sigh.
She opened her steno pad. “Now. You’ve ordered the correct formula? It has to be exactly like the can Carina left. The one with extra iron.”
“Yes, Ms. Barnes.”
“He’s not an idiot, Grace. He’s not going to make the same mistake twice,” Luc informed her. “Are you, Edward?”
“No, Mr. Salvatore.”
“Luc, hang up. I can handle this.”
“Like you handled the bottle and formula?”
“That wasn’t my fault! Hello? Hello?”
“He hung up, Ms. Barnes.”
“Oh. Well, good. Let’s see, what else do we need? Here it is. We must have those sterilized bottles as soon as you can get them.” She made a quick notation, then asked, “And what about diapers? We’re almost out. There were only a handful in the bag.”
“What size?”
That stopped her. “Small?”
“They go by weight.”
Grace nibbled on her lip. “I’ll have to get back to you on that.”
“Yes, Ms. Barnes.”
“Damnation!” The shout came from Luc’s office. “Grace? Grace! Get in here, quick!”
“Gotta go, Edward.”
“I couldn’t be that lucky.”
“Grace!”
She frowned. “What was that, Edward?”
