Stalker

Austyn volunteered to help and ended up with noodle soup and bits of veggies over his expensive suit jacket. ‘I’ll get it dry-cleaned,’ Kira said when she saw the sorry state of his clothes. ‘It’s fine.’ Austyn was rather enjoying the novel sensation of feeding the kids. Joshua ate everything—the noodles, the thin slices of beef and the coriander. But Jennie pouted when she saw any trace of vegetable in the spoon held out to her. ‘Ramen was a bad choice,’ Kira muttered to herself. The kids loved it, though. Near the end of the meal, Kira went to the bathroom. When she returned, she saw Jennie planting a kiss on Austyn’s cheek. She was a little jealous. Austyn had just spent less than three days with the kids, but Jennie was already getting deeply attached to him. ‘Let’s go.’ Kira picked up Joshua in her arms. Jennie was clinging to Austyn like a koala. ‘Give me a minute to settle the bill,’ Austyn said. ‘I took care of it.’ Austyn paused. ‘You paid the bill?’ ‘Yep.’ ‘Of all the women I