about you? Do you and John have children?”
“Yes, we do, two sons, who both live near Orlando. We see them quite a bit when the Duponts are in Iowa. We devote all our time to Chase, when he and the kids are here. He’s been so good to us.”
“He’s a good man, Alice. I see it more and more every day.”
“You won’t find one any better, Sunny.”
“Thank you for this little chat. I’m going to go upstairs now if you’re okay here.”
“I’m almost finished in here. You go on up.”
“Goodnight, Alice.”
“I’ll see you in the morning, sweetie.”
As she eased herself into the hot, bubbly water, she thought about all that had taken place since she’d come to Florida with Chase and his children. She was growing closer to all of them, she realized as she sank back and relaxed in the water.
She stepped out of the tub a short time later. Wrapping a large towel around herself, she stepped over to the sink to brush her teeth.
That’s how Chase found her a few minutes later. He opened the bathroom door, apparently forgetting to knock first, which had been their habit since they were sharing.
“Whoops, sorry, Sunny.” He seemed slightly embarrassed. His shirt was unbuttoned to the waist and she guessed he’d been planning to take a shower.
“Uh…it’s okay, Chase, I’ll be finished in a minute.” She rinsed her mouth with water, spit it into the sink and clutching the towel tightly around herself, started to walk into her bedroom. “See, I’m all finished.”
“Goodnight, Sunny.”
“Goodnight.”
She ran to the bed as soon as she returned to her room. I should have let my towel drop. After the kiss last night, I wonder what he would have done.
Chapter Eight
The alarm clock went off much too soon the next morning. Sunny would have loved to have lingered in bed a while longer but knew she had to get up and see to her babies. She stretched leisurely before going into the bathroom to get ready for her day.
She pulled on a pair of denim shorts and grabbed a pink tee shirt from the drawer. Then slipping her feet into a pair of pink flip-flops, she headed downstairs.
No one was about yet, except Alice. She poured a cup of coffee for Sunny and set the cream pitcher in front of her.
“The kids not up yet?”
“They’re outside already with John. I got both of them up a little while ago. Chase told me last night he had plans for the day, so I wanted them to be up early. He told me to let you sleep.”
“He didn’t say anything to me about plans.”
“I believe he’s planning to take all of us to Orlando before he goes back north. He invited John and me to go so we could visit our sons and their families. He went to take care of some things first.”
Sunny took her coffee out to the garden and sat relaxing in one of the chaise loungers while she watched the children helping John. It was a wonderful, sunshiny Florida day and Sunny was thoroughly enjoying it. She closed her eyes and lay quietly, soaking up the warm rays and loving her life. This was how Chase found her when he walked onto the garden patio.
“Sunny,” he said softly. “Are you awake?”
She opened her eyes. “Yes, just relaxing. John has the kids helping him so I decided to soak up some rays.”
“I have a surprise for you and the kids. I’ve just come from the airport and I have tickets for all of us to fly to Orlando this afternoon. I thought we could spend the next few days at Disney before I have to go back home.”
Not letting on Alice had spilled the beans earlier, she looked at him and said, “That sounds wonderful. I’ll be just like one of the kids. I’ve never been to Disney.”
“You haven’t? Then you’re in for a real treat. I’ll enjoy showing it to you. The kids went last summer, so it won’t be a new experience for them.”
“What time is our flight?”
“Not until three. Just relax. We’ll get the kiddos cleaned up and ready before lunch. It won’t take long to pack a few things for all of us. I’ll help you.”
“Are you sure? I feel like I’m not earning my keep here.” She laughed as he pulled up a chair and sat beside her.
“Sunny, I don’t expect you to work around the clock. Taking care of kids is a demanding job and any time you