A Mummy For His Baby. Molly Evans
Another thing Aurora had to admit was a huge bonus of hanging out with her mother. She loved to bake and was excellent at it. “She tried to teach me, but I only made lead bread so I gave up.”
“It’s amazing.”
“Incredible.”
“Which is unfortunate.”
“Why?” A confused frown crossed Aurora’s face.
“Well, if she was a good cook and a bad baker, then I could justify a strike against her. If she was bad at both, that would be two strikes.”
“I see. So since she’s good at both, then it’s two points in her favor?”
* * *
Fortunately, Beau hadn’t lost his sense of humor. It had kept him from going crazy with grief after his wife’s death. It made him see things a little differently, but he liked it that way. It had helped him turn himself around after the worst time in his life. It had helped him begin to view life in a different way.
“You got it. You catch on quick.”
He winked, and a little squiggle of pleasure shot through him as she held his gaze just a little bit longer. That was interesting. She’d had a crush on him and he’d never noticed? He was an idiot. At least he had been back then. Now he could appreciate what a great woman Aurora had become.
“You have a strange scoring system.” She laughed and shook her head.
The outer corners of her eyes crinkled up and the laugh came from her chest, not her throat, and was a genuine expression. That made him feel good. That he’d made her laugh when the past few months had been filled with anything but joy for either of them.
“Well, it works for me. I have to say that.”
After they’d finished, he took the dishes to the sink. Aurora rose with obvious stiffness in her back.
“Just put them in the sink. I’ll deal with them later.”
Beau could hear the fatigue in her voice, and her eyes were dark with pain. “Come here.”
She approached, and he turned her to face away from him, her back against his chest.
“What? What are you doing?”
“Just relax. I’m going to do another gentle treatment on you. A fine tuning.”
“Er...now?” Surprise lifted her voice into a question.
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