A Family for a Week by Melissa Senate

Author:Melissa Senate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-04-06T11:57:55+00:00

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“You two are such a great couple,” Evie whispered after dinner as Axel got up from the table to collect the empty tiramisu dishes. Marshall hopped to it as well, and the men brought the dishes and silverware into the kitchen.

“He’s a good guy,” Sadie whispered in turn, not surprised she and Axel had come across as a real couple during dinner.

They talked so easily, were truly interested in what the other had to say, and Axel had cute stories to tell about putting Danny to bed and building towers. He really did seem like Sadie’s fiancé and Danny’s dad-to-be. To the point that at times during dinner, Sadie had almost forgotten he wasn’t. And he was warm and friendly to her sister and Marshall, sharing memories about growing up on a dude ranch and about his work as a search and rescue specialist. Evie was in love with Dude and couldn’t stop petting him. The Lab had spent the meal under her feet for that reason.

“It’s so obvious how much you two care about each other,” Evie added, then took a sip of her coffee. “The way he looks at you—warms my heart. With such love and respect.”

Well, he did seem to respect her but he certainly didn’t love her.

Evie’s diamond ring twinkled on her finger as she covered Sadie’s hand with her own. “I’m so happy for you and Danny, Sadie. You truly found a real hero.”

Okay, a crummy weight lodged in Sadie’s heart. She wanted this to be real. She wanted Axel to be her and Danny’s hero, and for her and Danny to be his heroes. She needed a little rescuing in some ways and so did Axel. And she was up for the job.

If only, if only, if only.

As the guys came back, Sadie thanked them for being on table-clearing duty, and they went into the living room and plopped down on the comfortable sofa with their coffees.

“So I brought this fun game,” Evie said, getting up and walking over to the foyer where she brought in a paper bag. She sat and pulled out a bright red box. The Love Game: So You Think You Know Your Significant Other?

Uh-oh. Party games could be fun but this one was going to be a disaster. Please don’t let there be embarrassing questions about sex, she thought, bracing herself for the worst and most mortifying.

“Okay,” Evie said, taking the lid off the box and pulling out stacks of cards. “We each get three cards with a letter on it—A, B and C.” She handed those out. “These are our answer cards for the multiple-choice questions. We keep those hidden from one another. Then, we take turns picking a face-down question card from the stack. Each card has a multiple-choice question for you to answer about your partner. After you read the question aloud, your partner chooses from the three possible answer cards—A, B or C—and places his answer card facedown in front of him. Then you answer.

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