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“Faith has a way about her.”
“I can see that,” she said.
“Draw a rabbit, Faith!” Will said.
Reuben was good with names. When he wanted to remember.
“Sure thing, Will,” Faith said.
“With a straw hat!” Tommy added.
“And a bowtie,” Will said.
She hunched over a piece of paper, drawing furiously. He moved around to try and see what she was drawing. Elizabeth moved with him. But Faith remained hunched over her drawing.
She was totally focused on the piece of paper and not on what was happening around her.
That should irritate him. She needed to be aware of her surroundings to keep herself safe at all times.
But he was here. And he wouldn’t allow any harm to come to her.
Then she held the page up. Both boys stared. Surprise filled him as he took in the rabbit she’d hastily drawn.
She was good. Really good.
Faith bounced on her heels where she kneeled on the floor. “Well? What do you think?”
Both boys clapped and she grinned.
Damn. He wasn’t sure he’d ever seen her look that happy.
Unreasonable jealousy flooded him, and he had to tamp it down.
Yeah, she’d never looked at him that way. But he hadn’t done anything to make her happy either.
Fuck.
What was he thinking? It wasn’t up to him to make her happy. What did he care, beyond whether she did her job?
Except he did.
It didn’t take long for Elizabeth to gather her sons, both of whom had chocolate smeared around their lips.
Just like Faith did.
When they were gone, Reuben turned to her. “You carry chocolate and coloring pens in your handbag?”
“Everyone has emergency chocolate,” she said as she gathered everything up and stood. “It makes everything better. And coloring pens come in handy when there are children. You should have a basket of toys in here.”
“I rarely have children in here.”
Her shoulders slumped.
“But perhaps you’re right. You can take the card and buy some toys tomorrow.”
“Really?”
Damn. There was that same smile. The one he always wanted to see on her face. And over buying some toys?
