Second Chance Girl. Susan Mallery
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Название: Second Chance Girl
Автор: Susan Mallery
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Контркультура
Серия: Happily Inc
isbn: 9781474075596
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He dropped the pencil and frowned. “She couldn’t be. She’s been here with me. We came back here and I let her out to do her thing, then closed the back door.” The frown deepened as he stood. “I know I made sure the door latched.”
They walked to the back of the house where a door stood open. Mathias closed it and checked the lock, then turned to Sophie.
“Now you’re scaring me.”
She wagged her tail.
“Maybe she’s like those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park,” Carol teased. “She’s learning how to open doors.”
“This dog is going to take over the world.” He glanced at his watch. “Come on. We have a meeting at Weddings Out of the Box. I’ll drive.”
Because they were going together? Maybe on the way he would turn to her and express his undying lust. They could pull to the side of the road and...
Carol held in a groan. The side of the road? That wasn’t exactly romantic. She couldn’t even fantasize creatively.
“I have no idea why you want me at the meeting,” she said as he clipped a leash onto Sophie’s collar and led the way to his car. “You’re creative enough for ten people. As for the female point of view, Pallas and Violet will both be there. You really don’t need me.”
Mathias held open the passenger door. For a second, when their eyes met, she would have sworn she saw...something. A flash of...
No, she told herself firmly. That was just wishful thinking. Mathias was a charming, sexy lover of one-night stands with beautiful, sexy, out-of-town bridesmaids. To believe anything else was to be a fool.
“You’ll be the voice of reason,” he told her.
“Great. I’m the stern, maiden aunt. How wonderful.”
She snapped her seat belt into place, then patted her lap for Sophie to sit on her. The beagle obliged, then gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, as if saying she was liked. Not exactly a declaration a girl could dream about, but at least beagle love didn’t ever break your heart.
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