“Hmm.” She eased the medicine dropper between Eve’s lips and squirted the sugary medicine onto the baby’s tongue. “The family in Iraq did things the old-fashioned way, I take it.”
He gave her a quick one-shoulder shrug. “Something like that.”
She flashed Eve a lopsided smile as the baby smacked her lips and swallowed her medicine. “I love this age. Teething crankiness aside.”
He grunted an acknowledgment. “Why is that?”
“Pardon?”
“Why is this age—six months, you said—so special?”
“Oh. Well...because they start interacting more with you. Babies begin babbling and trying to talk, and they will laugh at silly things like funny noises or games. They can sit up, and they start eating solid foods, which is always an adventure.”
“Always a mess, you mean.”
She bumped him with her shoulder. “Grump. I think a baby face smeared with strained fruit is the cutest thing on earth.”
He sent her a dubious side-glance. “To each his own.”
Outside, a loud crack reverberated through the woods. Dean jerked up his head, his attention darting to the window. His body seemed tense, his muscles rigid as he stared out into her yard.
His reaction puzzled Lila. “Another branch breaking from the ice?”
He flicked a quick glance at her, and a muscle in his jaw flexed. “Maybe.”
“Maybe?” She recapped the bottle of medicine and set it on the dresser next to the crib.
His expression modulated as if weighing his words. “Probably.”
She tipped her head, studying him. “Dean?”
He fingered aside the curtain and stared out at the icy lawn with a dark scowl.
“What time did they say that cop was supposed to arrive?” He let the curtain drop and fisted his hands at his sides as he crossed the room to her.
Lila flipped her wrist to check her watch. Well over two hours had passed since she’d received the phone call from Special Agent Dunn. “I was under the impression they were sending someone out right away.” She furrowed her brow, and a nervous flutter gathered in her stomach. “They should be here by now.”
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