Rescued by the Billionaire (Billionaire Romance Novel) (22 page)

“That’s for sure!” she agreed.
 

As they pulled up to the camp, all of the kids were lined up, waiting for parents to pick them up.
 

“I see Davie and Alyssa!” she said, pulling over to that side of the parking lot.
 

“I’ll let their counselors know that we’re here and I’ll be right back,” he said unbuckling his seatbelt as he got out of the car.
 

Kelly was at home, enjoying one last quiet day by the in ground swimming pool before the munchkins came back. She knew once they were home, her afternoon would be filled with making finger sandwiches as she tore the crust off of them. And chasing the wet kids around the patio with towels, trying to catch them before they got inside. Although things would be hectic once they returned home, she couldn’t wait. They’d been at
summer camp for three weeks and she missed them. In less than an hour, the entire family would be reunited.
 

Suddenly, Kelly heard a loud splash before she was drenched with water. Davie had cannonballed into the swimming pool and soaked his mom with a tidal wave.
 

“I didn’t even hear you guys come in!” she said wiping off her face. “Are any of you hungry?”
 

“I’m starving!” Emma said.
 

“Me too,” Alyssa concurred.
 

“I have some hotdogs and hamburgers. I’ll fire up the grill to make us an early dinner.”
 

Just a few weeks later, Emma’s hands were sweating as she waited in line at the DMV for her driving test.
 

“You’re going to do fine,” Dave whispered to her.
 

“I know dad, but I’m so nervous. What if a car pulls out in front of me? Or what if the light changes and it’s too late for me to stop?”
 

He chuckled, “I suppose any of those things could happen, but they won’t. I have confidence in you. And so what if a car does pull out in front of you. Show off your defensive driving skills to the instructor!”
 

“Emma Carr,” the woman called her for the test.
 

After Kelly and Dave had gotten married, she hunted down Emma’s dad, Adam, to ask him to sign over his parental rights. It wasn’t an easy task tracking him down; it took her months, but when she did, he initially didn’t want to sign over his rights. He wanted to weasel his way back into their life, but when Kelly promised to forgive all of his child support arrears, he eagerly signed the
adoption papers for the newlyweds. His child support warrant would soon be a thing of the past.
 

“Good luck, babe,” he said to her as she headed out the door with her keys in hand.
 

Twenty minutes later, Emma was bouncing through the door as the instructor followed shortly behind her.
 

“I passed daddy! I passed!”
 

“See, I told you that you’d do fine!”
 

“I’ll be right back, I have to go have my picture taken for my driver’s license.”
 

He looked on as his beautiful daughter flashed her pearly whites for the camera, beaming with pride. She’d become quite the little lady and he couldn’t have been prouder. That little girl who turned into a lovely young woman had captured his heart, just as her mother had.
 

“Ready to go celebrate with some ice cream?” he asked as they walked out of the building.
 

“Definitely!”
 

“Okay, swing by the house to pick up your mom, brother, and sister and we’ll go where ever you want.”
 

Kelly was anxiously waiting at home with the kids, hoping Emma had passed her driving test. When she saw her driving the SUV as they pulled up in front of the house, she instantly knew she passed.
 

“Who wants ice cream?” Dave called out to the family as he and Emma exited the SUV.
 

“I do! I do!” the kids started screaming with excitement.
 

“Did you pass?” Kelly asked, even though she already knew the answer.
 

“I got a 94 on my exam!” she bragged.
 

“Yep, she did great. She was so nervous before we got there, but I told her there was nothing to worry about,” Dave smiled as he wrapped his arm around her and squeezed her shoulders.
 

The family of five headed out for ice cream that evening and later went to a drive-in movie. Emma was so happy and proud to have her license. She joked with her mom as they made their way back to the SUV with popcorn and soda for the whole family.
 

“Just think mom, you’ll never have to drive anywhere again,” she said as she tossed a few pieces of popcorn into her mouth.
 

“That would be nice, but I’m sure I’ll still have to do some driving.”
 

After the movie had ended, Emma drove them back home. It was almost midnight and Alyssa was conked out in the backseat.
 

“I’ll carry her upstairs,” he said to Kelly as he scooped her out of her booster seat.
 

“Remember when you used to do that with Emma?” she reminisced.
 

“I do,” he said as he watched the tall, young blonde teen help her brother inside. “I do.”
 

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