Julia got away from a boyfriend who picked another woman, his mother, over her. She just wants to celebrate Christmas without the stress of knowing she'll be on the back burner. However, her ex doesn't seem to get the message and won't leave her alone. Doesn't help that her hot neighbor makes her wish they weren't currently in a pandemic ...<br><br>Keith is bewitched by Julia. The attraction is strong, even more than his addiction for soda. He offers his help, hoping that Julia will lean on him. One night with her isn't enough, and Keith wants more. But then he discovers that he's going to get more than he bargained for when he finds out something Julia had kept secret ...

A Touch of Lilt

“Then you should’ve thought about that before you committed a crime.No one’s giving you a sweetie for trying to do things for your adult kid.”


Marguerite was still protesting as Keith cuffed her wrists and read her rights.It was a rather strange moment.After many times hauling patients out in cuffs,this was the first time he had had to do it to a nurse.And she was still protesting that she hadn’t done anything wrong.


With a mother like her,it was no surprise Clancy had turned out the way he had.


The baby was okay.Julia was relieved about that.When she had come around,she had immediately panicked about the baby.It had taken a while for her to calm down enough that she could understand things coherently,but it wasn’t until she saw her baby up on the screen and she saw the heartbeat that Julia knew it was going to be okay.


Chapter 18