Make a Wish by Helena Hunting EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Helena Hunting
- Language: English
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
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THIS MEMORY LANE IS CLOSED
HARLEY
AGE TWENTY-SEVEN
“I need you to work your magic!” London rushes me the second I walk into
the Spark House office and thrusts baby Ella at me. “I have a call in five
minutes, and I can’t take it with Ella losing her mind.”
Ella’s mouth is open in a wide O, and her face is beet red. She lets out a
hearty wail and flails her arms and legs like a tiny human pinwheel.
Without a word, I drop my purse on the floor and hold out my arms,
accepting my screaming niece. “What’s going on Ella-bella? Why so sad,
little cutie patootie?”
She stops for half a second and cranes to look over her shoulder at
London, then realizes she’s not in her mother’s arms anymore and starts up
again.
London cringes. “I’m sorry. I’ll try to make it quick.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ve got it handled. I’m happy to listen to Ella’s
woes while you take the call.” I kiss her chubby, warm cheek and give her a
raspberry. She startles, then giggles, then starts to frown until I do it again.
London shakes her head. “How do you do it? Every single time you get
her to stop.”
“I distract her. And I’m calm, and you’re … a little high-strung and
stressing about this call.”
She opens her mouth as if she’s about to argue, then clamps it shut again.
“Maybe I need to take up recreational weed smoking or something.”
“I’m going to go ahead and say that if you do, please don’t make any
videos. Remember the turtle-rant incident compliments of Avery?”
She makes a face. “Right. Good point. I’ll keep that in mind.”
Years ago, Avery’s friends accidentally fed her half a dozen pot
brownies, and she ended up ranting about the lack of plastic straws and how
turtles were smelly and not the only important species on the face of the
earth. The rant ended up on social media and did not go over well, especially
since we’d been trying to secure a sponsorship. We’ve moved past that, and
more than recovered from that accidental blow to our business, which means
we bring it up on occasion, mostly to annoy Avery.
“CBD oil is a good alternative,” I suggest and then shoo her off. “Go
make your call. Ella and I will be out back setting up for the birthday party.”
“What if it goes long? The call, I mean?”
“This is a party for kids. I’m holding an adorable baby. Everyone loves
babies, especially when they’re as cute as you, right?” I tickle Ella’s tummy
and she giggles again. “Now go, you’ve wasted three out of your five minutes
to prep standing here fretting with me and Ella.”
London rushes back to her desk and drops down in her chair. I take Ella
outside, into the yard where the party will be held. I pass the potting shed,
which is actually more like a small garage, on the way to the party area. I
keep forgetting to suggest we figure out a use for it since it just sits there
these days.
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