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Autumn Wish
Book: Autumn Wish Read Online Free
Author: Stacey Joy Netzel
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to be watching the game.”
    “I know it was a shock, but someday you’ll realize this was more fun.”
    He glanced over at her as if she’d lost her mind. “I think the smell has gone to your head.”
    His smell certainly had.
    “You’ll see,” she predicted with complete confidence. “Besides, you’re getting a crash course here. It’s not always like this.”
    “This isn’t normal?” he asked, an obvious hopeful note in his voice.
    “No. The poor little angel was probably stressed over the past couple hours and had an upset stomach.”
    “Thank God . I was worried when you said it happens to you every day.”
    She chuckled as she gathered up the dirty laundry. “Almost every day, but there’s also seven babies in the infant room.”
    He looked up without lifting his head, his eyebrows rising to disappear behind the tousled hair covering his forehead. “You take care of seven of them by yourself?”
    “There’s two of us in there, so it’s not so bad.”
    “Still, that’s three and a half apiece.”
    His voice and headshake conveyed his amazement as he returned his attention to the table. His big, calloused hands were very gentle with Ella, and though he clearly didn’t know anything about babies, his instincts seemed to be kicking in pretty good. With some time and a little guidance, she bet he’d be a great dad.
    No, uncle . Then again, if his sister didn’t return, Ella would probably end up calling him daddy . She’d love to see his face when that happened.
    Oh, good Lord, what was she thinking? They’d just met!
    She held up the dirty towel and shirt to distract herself again. “Do you have a wash machine I can put this stuff in? While it’s not normal, it probably will happen again, and you’re going to want to soak everything right away so nothing stains.”
    “Yeah. The laundry room is through the kitchen to the right.”
    Leaving him to finish washing Ella, she went and loaded the machine. Force of habit had her opening the dryer while the washer filled with water. A load of Sam’s clothes reminded her not my house, but as she began to close it again, she noticed a couple of his T-shirts inside. With a viable option in front of her, the last thing she wanted to do was go back out by him with stinky poop stains all over her clothes.
    A glance toward the open doorway assured her he was busy with the baby, so she stripped off her pink sweater and threw it in with the other wash. Then she leaned to grab one of his T-shirts and straightened at the exact moment Sam stepped into the laundry room.

 
    Chapter 4
     
    “I was...” Sam completely lost his words when he caught sight of Nikki’s bra and the smooth expanse of creamy skin leading down to her low-rise jeans.
    Damn , her breasts filled out those pink satin cups to perfection. Her alluring almond scent had wreaked havoc on his senses while she’d stood so close to wash the baby. The effect had doubled when her fingers brushed his skin as she worked. Seeing all that bare skin, he wanted to touch and taste.
    She lifted the T-shirt she’d pulled from his dryer to her chest. Realizing he was blatantly staring, he forced his gaze back to her face. A blush bloomed in her cheeks, but before he could turn away and apologize, she shifted her attention past his shoulder.
    “Where’s Ella?”
    “On the table.” He glanced back toward the dining room. “I came to grab a clean—”
    “You can’t leave her alone!” She swept past him in the confined doorway.
    The brush of her breasts against his forearm was instantly forgotten as a fresh wave of alarm shot through him. What had he done wrong? They reached the table to find the jabbering baby kicking her feet beneath the towel and wind-milling her arms. She appeared fine, but Nikki did not appear happy.
    “Never leave her alone like that!” Reproach roughened her voice. “She could fall and get hurt.”
    God, now he felt even worse for staring at her chest when the baby had been in
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