One Perfect Man. Lynda Sandoval
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Название: One Perfect Man
Автор: Lynda Sandoval
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Контркультура
Серия: Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish
isbn: 9781472081643
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“In June.”
“Okay. That’s perfect. I think we can wait to do a lot of the legwork until after that. I’ll spend the rest of this month planning. You concentrate on school. I’ve got the festival and some other assignments, too.” She checked her PalmPilot, which she’d retrieved from her bag. “Does that work for you, Tomás?”
“Absolutely, if you think you can swing everything. But perhaps you and I…can we meet briefly, say, once a week for a progress update? Just a coffee or lunch in town—”
“Or dinner,” suggested Hope. Ruby and Tomás turned to her, surprise in their expressions.
Erica made a notation in her PalmPilot, ignoring the dinner prompt altogether. “Coffee works. We can set some times….”
Tomás gripped the top of Hope’s head in his hand and shook playfully. “Let me get this one off to bed and we can talk a few minutes before you leave, coordinate things.”
“Dad,” Hope groaned, standing up. “I can go to bed myself, you know. I’m not a baby.”
“I know, I know, so you keep telling me.” He smacked her playfully on the backside. “You run on then.”
Hope blinked shyly at Erica. “Thanks for coming over, Erica. I hope you liked dinner.”
“You’re welcome, and it was great. We’ll talk soon?”
Hope giggled. “Okay.” She turned to her dad. “Erica loves puppies. She thinks everyone should have one.”
Tomás smirked in Erica’s direction. “Thanks a lot.”
Erica just grinned.
Ruby wheeled back from the table. “If you two don’t mind, I’ll retire also. It’s been a long day.”
“Of course, Rube. You go on.”
The older woman turned to their guest. “Erica, it’s been such a pleasure. Do come back sometime soon.”
“Oh, believe me,” Erica replied, laughter in her tone. “I’m going to need your help on this quinceañera. I fear you’ll see so much of me you’ll be begging me to leave.”
Tomás watched as the two women shook hands. Somehow, he couldn’t imagine ever growing tired of Erica’s company. He could tell by Ruby’s amused, knowing stare that she agreed, and also that she knew what he’d been thinking.
On that note, what in the hell had he been thinking? After fourteen years of avoiding even the remote possibility of entanglements that might put Hope in a vulnerable position, he’d willingly brought a beautiful woman into his house, into all their lives, even if only for business reasons. She was here, and the memory of her, he knew, would linger even when she’d left.
Hope liked her. Ruby liked her.
He even liked her, maybe a little too much.
He avoided entanglements, sure, but he’d never claimed to be celibate, and right now his libido was in rage mode. Damn. What had he been thinking, indeed?
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