Time for Love , The McCarthys of Gansett Island, Book 9 Read Free

with a drug rep.”
    “Leave it to the doctor to pick a medical movie.”
    “Um, I believe it’s a chick-flick romance that happens to include a disease. There’s got to be something in it for me.”
    “Who is in it?”
    “Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.”
    “I should probably mention at the outset that I have a huge crush on Jake Gyllenhaal. I’d hate for you to be threatened by my ogling.”
    “I believe I’m man enough to handle your crush.”
    As she carried the bowl of popcorn and two Cokes into the living room, she tried to remember the last time she’d enjoyed a conversation with a man as much as she enjoyed every conversation with him. He never talked down to her or made her feel like she wasn’t as smart as him, even though she was nowhere near as smart as him.
    After she put the bowl and sodas on the coffee table, he handed her the movie and she popped it into the DVD player. She sat on the sofa, careful to leave at least a foot between them, and reached for the popcorn bowl.  
    David opened both sodas and put them on coasters.
    As she dipped into the bowl, his hand brushed against hers. Daisy pulled hers back and then felt like an idiot. So his hand had touched hers. Why did she have to react like a teenage girl on a first date?
    The movie’s opening credits had just begun when Daisy heard a noise at the top of the stairs. She handed the bowl to David, got up to go investigate and found Thomas sitting behind the baby gate, his blanket and teddy bear with him.
    “What’re you doing up, honey?”
    “I want Mommy.”
    “Mommy and Daddy are out with their friends, but they’ll be home soon.”
    “Who were you talking to?” Thomas looked around her to see who was visiting.
    “You know Dr. David, right?”
    “He gave me a shot,” Thomas said, his feathery brows knitting into an adorable scowl. “It hurted.”
    “Come here, sweetie.” Daisy extended her arms, lifted him over the gate with the blanket and bear and carried him downstairs. “We have a visitor,” she said to David.
    “Hi there, Thomas,” David said.
    Thomas burrowed his face into her neck.
    “I believe Thomas is annoyed with you. Something about a shot?”
    “Ah, yes. Sorry about that, pal. Just trying to keep you healthy.”
    “It hurted,” Daisy said, earning a smile from David.  
    “Do you know what else is really important to staying healthy?” David asked.
    Thomas turned toward David.
    “What’s that?” Daisy asked.
    “Sleep. We need lots and lots of sleep, especially when we’re three years old and our bodies are using so much energy to grow.”
    “I growed,” Thomas said. “Mommy measured me on the wall.”
    “If you want to keep growing and someday be big and strong like Daddy,” Daisy said, “you have to go to sleep.” She drew the blanket up to his shoulders and rubbed his back. He popped his thumb into his mouth and cuddled up to his bear.
    As Daisy brushed her lips over Thomas’s hair, her own hair slid over her face.
    Before she could tend to it, David had it secured behind her ear. The brush of his fingertips against her cheek and ear gave her goose bumps. She ventured a glance at him and saw that he was watching her with sexy eyes attuned to her every move.  
    Oh my .  

Chapter 2
    When Daisy carried Thomas back upstairs, David followed to open the gate for her. She tucked him into bed and drew the covers up and over his shoulders before leaving him with a kiss to his forehead. He was such a cute little guy—all blond hair and big, blue eyes and a sweet, sunny disposition.  
    Maddie had him alone after the boy’s father left the island without knowing she was pregnant. After they were married, Mac adopted Thomas and gave him the McCarthy name. He was a very lucky boy, Daisy thought as she left his room, leaving the door open so she could hear him if he woke up again.
    David waited for her in the hallway.  
    “I’m going to check on Hailey while I’m up here,” Daisy