Halloween in Paradise (Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries Book 6) by Kathi Daley Page A
Authors: Kathi Daley
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methods, but there really wasn’t a thing she could do about it. Navigating parenthood was a difficult task. One wrong move and… Tj didn’t want to think about that. She’d just gotten to the point where she wasn’t second-guessing every little decision she made.
“It’s time to turn off the television,” Tj said to Ashley, who was watching a popular sitcom on TV.
“Just a few more minutes.”
“You can finish this program and then we need to find another activity. You know the rule about TV time.”
“I know, but it’s raining. We can’t go outside and there isn’t anything to do.”
“I just don’t want your brain to rot.”
“That wouldn’t really happen. Can Kristi come over?”
“It depends. I need to go into town in a little while to help Dr. Hunter decorate the gym for the homecoming dance. Where’s Papa?”
“He went into town. I think he was going to meet up with Rosalie. Are they going to get married?”
Good question.
“I don’t know,” Tj answered. “I guess Papa will tell us if he decides to take that step. Did Grandpa go up to his room?”
“He said he wasn’t feeling well. It seems like his back has been bothering him a lot lately.”
“Yeah, I noticed that too. I’ll check on him, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to have company if Papa and I won’t be here and Grandpa doesn’t feel well.”
“But it’s sooooo boring. Can we go over to Kristi’s?”
Tj realized that if Ben wasn’t feeling well it might not be a bad idea to get the girls out of the house, but she knew Jenna and Dennis were both working, so Jenna’s sister, Bren, was babysitting. Maybe Kyle would welcome some company.
“Kristi and Kari are over at Bren’s and I hate to ask her to watch two more kids, but maybe Uncle Kyle is home.”
Ashley grinned. “Can we call him?”
“Yeah, I’ll call him.”
Chapter 11
Luckily, Kyle was home alone and was happy not only to have Ashley and Gracie over for the afternoon but Echo and Pumpkin as well. Kyle often said he got lonely living all alone in his great big house since his mom moved out and his ward, Annabeth, had been accepted into a boarding school that catered to students in need of an accelerated learning environment. Annabeth still came home during the summer and school holidays, but Kyle was usually up for some kid time while she was away.
“Thanks for letting the girls hang out for a while,” Tj said after Kyle ushered the girls inside.
“I’m happy to have them and I wanted to meet Pumpkin.” Kyle knelt down on the floor to pet the rambunctious puppy. “Gracie told me all about her.”
“You talked to Gracie?”
“She called me to tell me about the spelling bee and she mentioned that she found the puppy.”
Tj watched as Kyle’s dog Trooper greeted Echo. One thing was for certain: with two wound-up grade schoolers and three dogs, Kyle wasn’t going to be bored that afternoon.
“Did you hear Jada Jenkins isn’t coming to the reunion after all?” Tj asked.
“No.” Kyle sounded disappointed. “I’m sorry to hear that. I was looking forward to meeting her. She really does have an exceptional mind. I’m sure we would have had a lot to talk about. What happened?”
Tj looked over at the girls, who were watching them with interest.
“I have a bunch of new video games,” Kyle announced. “Would you like to check them out? There’s even one Annabeth wanted, about being a fashion designer.”
“That sounds dope,” Ashley announced.
Kyle turned to Tj. “If you have a minute maybe I can get the girls settled and then we can chat about what’s going on.”
Tj shrugged. “I can be a few minutes late. I’ll call Hunter to let him know while you get the girls started on the game.”
Tj called Hunter while Kyle headed toward the den with her sisters. During the two years since Kyle had inherited the house from Zachary he’d undertaken a major renovation. The lakeside estate no longer resembled
“It’s time to turn off the television,” Tj said to Ashley, who was watching a popular sitcom on TV.
“Just a few more minutes.”
“You can finish this program and then we need to find another activity. You know the rule about TV time.”
“I know, but it’s raining. We can’t go outside and there isn’t anything to do.”
“I just don’t want your brain to rot.”
“That wouldn’t really happen. Can Kristi come over?”
“It depends. I need to go into town in a little while to help Dr. Hunter decorate the gym for the homecoming dance. Where’s Papa?”
“He went into town. I think he was going to meet up with Rosalie. Are they going to get married?”
Good question.
“I don’t know,” Tj answered. “I guess Papa will tell us if he decides to take that step. Did Grandpa go up to his room?”
“He said he wasn’t feeling well. It seems like his back has been bothering him a lot lately.”
“Yeah, I noticed that too. I’ll check on him, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to have company if Papa and I won’t be here and Grandpa doesn’t feel well.”
“But it’s sooooo boring. Can we go over to Kristi’s?”
Tj realized that if Ben wasn’t feeling well it might not be a bad idea to get the girls out of the house, but she knew Jenna and Dennis were both working, so Jenna’s sister, Bren, was babysitting. Maybe Kyle would welcome some company.
“Kristi and Kari are over at Bren’s and I hate to ask her to watch two more kids, but maybe Uncle Kyle is home.”
Ashley grinned. “Can we call him?”
“Yeah, I’ll call him.”
Chapter 11
Luckily, Kyle was home alone and was happy not only to have Ashley and Gracie over for the afternoon but Echo and Pumpkin as well. Kyle often said he got lonely living all alone in his great big house since his mom moved out and his ward, Annabeth, had been accepted into a boarding school that catered to students in need of an accelerated learning environment. Annabeth still came home during the summer and school holidays, but Kyle was usually up for some kid time while she was away.
“Thanks for letting the girls hang out for a while,” Tj said after Kyle ushered the girls inside.
“I’m happy to have them and I wanted to meet Pumpkin.” Kyle knelt down on the floor to pet the rambunctious puppy. “Gracie told me all about her.”
“You talked to Gracie?”
“She called me to tell me about the spelling bee and she mentioned that she found the puppy.”
Tj watched as Kyle’s dog Trooper greeted Echo. One thing was for certain: with two wound-up grade schoolers and three dogs, Kyle wasn’t going to be bored that afternoon.
“Did you hear Jada Jenkins isn’t coming to the reunion after all?” Tj asked.
“No.” Kyle sounded disappointed. “I’m sorry to hear that. I was looking forward to meeting her. She really does have an exceptional mind. I’m sure we would have had a lot to talk about. What happened?”
Tj looked over at the girls, who were watching them with interest.
“I have a bunch of new video games,” Kyle announced. “Would you like to check them out? There’s even one Annabeth wanted, about being a fashion designer.”
“That sounds dope,” Ashley announced.
Kyle turned to Tj. “If you have a minute maybe I can get the girls settled and then we can chat about what’s going on.”
Tj shrugged. “I can be a few minutes late. I’ll call Hunter to let him know while you get the girls started on the game.”
Tj called Hunter while Kyle headed toward the den with her sisters. During the two years since Kyle had inherited the house from Zachary he’d undertaken a major renovation. The lakeside estate no longer resembled
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