Dangerous by Daniels Suzannah

Author:Daniels, Suzannah [Daniels, Suzannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-23T05:00:00+00:00

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Stone

As I showered for work, I thought about my date this evening with Dara. Yesterday had been an emotional day for her, and I wanted everything to be perfect. I still hadn’t decided on where to take her or what to do. I just knew that I wanted it to be special.

When I pulled into the parking lot at work, Dara’s grandmother’s beast of a car was already there. I entered the bookstore and found her cleaning the counter.

“Hey, beautiful,” I said as I approached her and dropped a quick kiss on her cheek.

“Good morning.”

“How’re you feeling this morning?” I asked, watching her face intently for any clues.

A small crease furrowed her brow. “I’m okay, I guess. It kinda seems like a dream.”

“I know it’s scary, but I think it will be good for you to talk to your mother.”

“I guess,” she halfheartedly agreed. “But let’s just focus on the bookstore today. Do you think our sales will be up?”

“We had a fantastic day yesterday. I would expect sales to still be up as a result of the advertising, and hopefully, we’ll get some word-of-mouth advertising out of the deal, too. Why don’t you schedule a new ad for next week?”

“Okay. I’m going to put some of Crimson’s and Scarlet’s business cards on the counter, too, if that’s okay,” she said, opening a drawer and pulling out two stacks of cards.

“Absolutely,” I agreed.

“I thought if the bookstore stays open, you might have some bookmarkers printed up, and they could put those in their shop to help you advertise.”

Dara seemed to be a natural at business. “That’s a great idea. Why don’t you go ahead and check on that?”

“I’ll do it,” she promised.

As the day wore on, it proved that the promotion did increase business. During the times when business lulled, I snuck to my office to make a few arrangements for our date.

When Tom came in to relieve us, I sent Dara home, so that she would have time to get ready. I stayed a while longer to talk sales numbers with Tom.

As I was leaving, I noticed another note on my bike. Just like the others, it was tucked between the handlebars and the clutch. I groaned, my irritation rising before I even bothered to read it. If I hadn’t promised to pick Dara up in less than two hours, I’d visit Chance Murray on my way home to put a stop to this once and for all.

It was time for him to man up and realize that as long as I was in the picture, he didn’t have a snowball’s chance. He and his jock strap could hit on the next girl. Dara was free to choose whomever she wanted.

I laid my helmet on the black leather seat, snatched the note up, and unrolled it. Leave Dara alone.

I looked at the time on my phone, wondering if I had enough time to stomp his ass and still be able to pick Dara up on time. I could always

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