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Single Kid Seeks Dad
Linda Randall Wisdom
He's Getting In Trouble For All The Right Reasons!For thirteen-year-old Nick Donner, it was worth getting into some trouble to match his mom, Lucy, with Judge Kincaid's son, Logan. Now Nick's doing community service at Logan's animal clinic, hoping he can bring the lovelorn loners together.For Lucy, keeping her son as the only "man" in her life was safer for her fragile heart. And Logan had had his share of women who tried to change a man and drag him to the Land of Commitment and Fatherhood. Still, neither of them could deny that nagging attraction…and since fate had brought them together, what harm could come of a little fling?Poor Lucy and Logan! They had no idea their matchmaker would leave nothing to chance…
When did things change? Lucy asked herself. When did I start falling in love?
The words may have been said silently, but to her, it sounded as if they’d bounced off the kitchen walls straight at Logan. The idea was frightening. She’d told herself that this was an affair, nothing permanent, and that she didn’t want to remarry. This time more than her heart was in danger—so was her son’s.
All that didn’t stop her from looking at Logan as if he was the best thing in her life. He leaned against the counter, his hair as rumpled as his clothing due to a late-night emergency. He’d always been handsome, but when had he become downright irresistible? He fidgeted with a fortune-cookie wrapper.
Lucy covered the distance between them and took the cookie from him. “You don’t need this to tell your fortune. I can tell you.” Through a wicked smile she whispered in his ear, and instantly Logan swept her up in his arms.
For once in her life, Lucy wanted to take what she could get. Enjoy the moment and not worry about what might happen tomorrow.
If Scarlett O’Hara could do it, so could she.
Dear Reader,
When the Walker siblings first appeared in My Little One, I had no idea they would be featured in three more books. I’ve had a lot of fun creating the right soul mate for each sibling, but as you know, I didn’t make it easy for them.
Lucy Donner was introduced in Two Little Secrets when she secretly set up her hairdresser, Ginna Walker, with her brother, Zach Stone. It seemed only fair that someone do the same for the single mother. I always knew it would be too predictable for Ginna to be the one finding Mr. Right for Lucy. Not when Lucy’s son, Nick, now a teenager, could come up with a devious plan that involves local veterinarian Logan Kincaid. Before Lucy knows it, she has a terrier puppy and is working at Logan’s animal clinic. And along the way, she falls in love with Logan.
As with the previous books, the rest of the Walker family are present to add to the mix.
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about the Walkers as much as I’ve enjoyed writing about them.
Linda Randall Wisdom
Single Kid Seeks Dad
Linda Randall Wisdom
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Linda Randall Wisdom is a California author who loves movies, books and animals of all kinds. She also has a great sense of humor, which is reflected in her books.
Books by Linda Randall Wisdom
HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE
250—WE GIVE THANKS
284—LADY’S CHOICE
293—APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING
310—CODE OF SILENCE
325—SINS OF THE PAST
350—A MAN FOR MAGGIE
372—O’MALLEY’S QUEST
382—VOICES IN THE NIGHT
401—FREE SPIRITS
422—SOMETIMES A LADY
443—THIS OLD HOUSE
457—UNDER HIS SPELL
470—A MAN FOR MOM
487—THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY
515—NO ROOM AT THE INN
541—VEGAS VOWS
561—HE’S A REBEL
596—COUNTERFEIT HUSBAND
608—MOMMY HEIRESS
627—TWIST OF FATE
641—DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN…
671—NAUGHTY ’N NICE
681—MR. & MRS.…& MRS.?
707—BELLS, RINGS & ANGELS’ WINGS
751—SHE’S HAVING HIS BABY
774—THE LAST TWO BACHELORS
831—MY LITTLE ONE
865—BRIDE OF DREAMS
920—TWO LITTLE SECRETS
991—PREGNANCY COUNTDOWN
1059—SINGLE KID SEEKS DAD
Contents
Prologue (#u76dc4532-1097-551d-b819-8f3aaff5d8fe)
Chapter One (#u6939b1de-54ab-5240-83b4-c9466e2e4301)
Chapter Two (#u27630a6a-4d89-5ba1-9d27-8e1c70258bb0)
Chapter Three (#ud8a3ffb0-f60e-5e61-8269-fda328372567)
Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Prologue
The small, dimly lit room was a contrast to the bright lights and merriment in the nearby reception hall. It was the perfect meeting place for the two conspirators who faced each other.
“I have to say, young man, that your note was intriguing. Are you now going to reveal why we have to have this meeting in private?” The deep voice rumbled as the man settled back in a chair. He eyed the boy facing him. He was impressed that even under his stern gaze, the boy didn’t waver as he spoke.
“It’s very simple.” The boy kept his voice low. “I have a single mom. You have a single son. We both want to see them married off. There’s no reason why we can’t work together to accomplish our objectives.”
The man chuckled. “I suppose you have a plan.”
“Yes, I do. We’re already ahead because your son is hot for my mom.”
The older man shook his head. “I’ve heard that she has told him she isn’t interested.”
The boy shrugged off his statement. “Yeah, but that can change. I did some research on your son and what I’ve learned about him tells me he’s perfect for my mom. All she needs is some time to really get to know him.”
“How do you expect to bring them together?”
Nick Donner smiled. “I’ve worked up what I feel is a foolproof plan.” He then proceeded to outline his idea.
The older man’s skepticism soon turned to interest as he listened to Nick. “I admit that I’m impressed. Do you honestly think something that wild could work?”
“There is absolutely no reason why it won’t as long as you’re willing to do your part,” Nick said with unshakable confidence.
An hour later, their plan was mutually approved with a handshake. Separately, the two participants slipped out of the room and returned to the reception hall just in time to watch Nora Summers Walker and her new husband, Mark Walker, cut the wedding cake.
For the balance of the evening, the young man and his older partner didn’t do anything to betray their plan that, if successful, would bring them together for another wedding real soon.
Chapter One
The sun shouldn’t be shining today. It should be cold and dark and dreary. Or raining. Rain would work.
With a sense of foreboding, Lucy Donner looked up at the modern-styled concrete-block building. She imagined the stairs leading to the front doors were actually steps leading to the gallows. The line of people patiently waiting to go through the security checkpoints in the courthouse lobby were the condemned waiting their turns.
She really needed to stop watching late-night movies where everyone ended up murdered.
She didn’t want to walk up those steps even though she knew her son’s fate hung in the balance up there.
“There you are, dear.” Lou and Cathy Walker came up to her. Cathy immediately pulled her into a hug then cupped her hands around Lucy’s cheeks. The older woman looked concerned as she studied Lucy’s face. “How are you doing?” Cathy asked, clearly not missing the worry shadowing Lucy’s eyes.
“I’ve gone through four bottles of antacids in the past two days,” she whispered, gripping Cathy’s arms as if she needed a lifeline. “What does that tell you? It’s wonderful that you’re here, but as I told you last night, you didn’t have to come. I have an idea it’s not going to be pleasant.”
“Of course, we would come. You’re family,” Lou told her. The relationship was only that Lucy’s brother was married to their daughter, but Lou continued, “We Walkers stick together.” He curved his arm around Nick’s shoulders and tugged him against his side.
Lucy blinked rapidly. The threat of tears quickly dried up when she looked at her son. This was her darling baby boy. The light of her life. The reason they were spending their morning in court.
Once this was over she was grounding him until he was fifty.
And here she’d thought things would change for the better after they moved.
Lucy had seen it as a sign when she’d found a house not far from the Walker homestead in Sunset Canyon, California. She was even happier to find a school that believed in challenging its gifted students without giving them any special treatment just because their IQs happened to be higher than those of most of the rest of the human population. She was even relieved that puberty seemed to settle down Nick’s mischievous nature now that he’d turned thirteen. He spent many of his free hours with Lou Walker during which he learned what went into renovating an antique automobile. Lucy had decorated their new house and made it into a home for herself and her son.
Life was great.
Until it took a crazy U-turn. Lucy received a call from the school’s dean telling her that not only had Nick hacked into the school’s computer, but that he’d deleted all student and personnel files and replaced them with new ones that bore no resemblance to what had been there. The dean explained that Nick’s actions were considered a crime, which was why they would spend this morning at the courthouse.
Lucy was grateful Cathy and Lou had come to lend her moral support. Since the day the dean had called her, she’d alternated between fury at her son for what he’d done and fear he’d be sent to a juvenile facility that would make those late-night bad-boy movies look like a fairy tale.
