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Authors: Stella Bagwell
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Smiling, he brought his lips down to hers. “You're such a demanding woman.”
She kissed him softly, then easing slightly back, whispered, “How long do you think it will be before our guests realize we're missing?”
With a wicked chuckle, his arms tightened around her. “Long enough.”
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At the same time, down in the kitchen, Brady was doing his best to persuade Hannah to join the rest of the merrymakers while Bridget was at the far end of the cabinet, holding one hand over her ear while straining to hear the voice on the other end of the telephone.
With her hand over the receiver she scolded, “Brady! Shhh! I can't hear a thing.” Turning her attention back to the caller, she finally managed to pick up the sound of a male voice and as she did her face grew pale, and her heart kicked to a rapid thump. “On the res, you said?⦠Ohâ¦. Yesâ¦. Yes, I rememberâ¦. I'll be there as soon as I can make the drive.”
When she hung up the telephone, she started toward a door that exited to the outside of the house. Thankfully, she'd left her coat and medical bag in her car and wouldn't have to waste time fetching it or dealing with prolonged goodbyes.
“Sis! Are you leaving?” Brady called after her.
Her hand on the doorknob, she paused to glance over her shoulder. “Yes. An emergency has come up.”
Leaving Hannah, he trotted over to his sister. “Is it that important? This is your brother's wedding reception,” he pointed out, as though she needed reminding.
Tossing him an impatient look, she said, “You know as well as I do that emergencies don't pick and choose their times to happen. Explain to the family why I had to go and give my love to Conall and Vanessa.”
“Sure.” He gave her quick kiss on the cheek. “Are you headed to the hospital?”
Shaking her head, she stepped through the door and out into the cold night. “No. But I might end up there,” she called back to him.
Before he could ask more, Bridget hurried away from the house. She didn't want her brother to know that it had been his old friend Johnny Chino that she'd been speaking with on the phone. And she especially didn't want Brady to know that she was driving straight to the Mescalero Apache Reservation. He wouldn't understand why Johnny had summoned
her
. And frankly, Bridget didn't, either.
ISBN: 978-1-4592-0569-7
DADDY'S DOUBLE DUTY
Copyright © 2011 by Stella Bagwell
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