Читать книгу The Texas Rancher's New Family - Allie Pleiter - Страница 3
Оглавление“You said it was somebody’s birthday. So I brought over some Buckton brownies.”
Cooper looked genuinely surprised. From behind him came the smiling face of a young girl. Then came an odd clicking sound as crutches came into view, flanking the ruffles of a frilly party dress. Tess told herself not to stare as the ruffled skirt ended in only one white cowboy boot.
“Sophie, this is the lady who told me about Lolly’s blondies,” Cooper said.
Sophie’s eyes grew wide. “They were super yummy!”
Tess felt herself smile. “Another of my favorites is my grandmother’s brownies, and she insisted I bring some over to the birthday girl.”
“I’m six now,” pronounced Sophie. She shifted to show off her solitary boot. “Do you like ’em? They’re my birthday present.”
There was something brave and bittersweet in how the child referred to her single boot as a pair. “Mighty nice,” Tess said. “White boots are extra special—you must be extra special yourself.”
She’d called a little boy in Adelaide “extra special”—a little boy she’d never get to buy birthday presents for now—and the words sat bittersweet on her tongue.
