“Renee,” Alex said.
She froze at the sound of Alex’s booming voice. The casual chatter at the table fell silent as he skewered her with a sharp stare. That evil eye again.
“Yes?”
“Are you still a beer drinker?”
“Uh...yeah. Sometimes.”
“Do you think you can keep it in the bottle, where it belongs?”
Renee smiled just a little bit. “I think maybe I can. I’m not nearly as clumsy as I was eight years ago.”
“Then I think we’re going to get along just fine. Now, will somebody pass the peas?”
Renee ducked her head, that tiny smile still playing across her lips. She picked up her fork and started to take a bite of potatoes. Then suddenly she had the strangest feeling, a tightness in her throat as if maybe she was going to cry. She set her fork down, tossed her napkin beside her plate, and went into the kitchen, where she grabbed a paper towel and dabbed her eyes. She heard footsteps behind her and turned around, and as soon as she saw John, the floodgates opened.
“Renee? What’s wrong?”
“I-I don’t know,” she said, falling into his arms and sobbing against his shoulder. “It’s so dumb to be crying, because I’m happy. I really am.”
“Is this about the beer, sweetheart? I’ll handcuff Alex to something and you can pour a whole bottle on his shoes if you want to.”
Renee burst into laughter. It felt so weird to be laughing and crying at the same time. “Oh, John, this is all just too much for me.”
“You’ll be fine. You just haven’t had a lifetime of experience dealing with them the way I have.” He smoothed her hair away from her cheeks. “I should tell you, though, that it wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to spill all our secrets to them.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah. They slapped me around a little for taking such a risk with my career. Then they got all huffy that I lied to them about your identity. And you should have seen the looks on their faces when they heard about your juvenile record.”
Renee slid her hand against her throat. “Why didn’t you tell me that?”
“Because it would have scared you to death before you even showed up today, and in the end it didn’t matter, anyway.”
“Why not?”
“Because I told them we were a package deal. I told them I loved you, and they’d better get used to it. You’ll notice they got used to it pretty fast.”
“John! Renee!” Dave shouted from the dining room. “Get in here! Brenda and Alex are going to arm wrestle!”
“And now you’re going to have to get used to them.”
Renee laughed and fell into John’s arms again, and as he hugged her close, she realized how lucky she’d been. She’d propositioned a dangerous-looking man in a backwoods diner to escape a bad situation and ended up with the best situation of all. She’d fallen in love with a man she could trust her heart to, and she intended to proposition him every night for the rest of their lives.
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Epilogue
More Romantic Comedy From Jane Graves
About The Author
Copyright
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Epilogue
More Romantic Comedy From Jane Graves
Tall Tales and Wedding Veils
Black Ties and Lullabies
Hot Wheels and High Heels
Heartstrings and Diamond Rings
About The Author
Copyright