Finish What We Started by Amylynn Bright

Author:Amylynn Bright [Bright, Amylynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2014-12-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The next morning, Candace woke up with a knockout male specimen in her bed.

“Good morning, handsome.” She kissed his forehead. “You hungry for breakfast?”

He nuzzled her chin, her nose, the warmth of her neck. She attempted to snuggle back into the pillow, but her favorite boy was having none of it. He walked over her head and nipped playfully at her ear.

“Okay, I’m getting up,” she said with a groan. “I need to go for a run anyway.”

Romeo Darling, the world’s most stupendous Havana Brown cat, meowed loudly with approval and hopped off the bed and trotted out the door to the kitchen. She shuffled along behind him, looping her hair up into a ponytail. Her mother, the traitor, was in the kitchen already, sipping coffee at the counter and reading the paper.

“Good morning, honey. Eggs?” Her mother rose from her seat before she could answer and opened the refrigerator.

“No, I’m going for a run this morning, so I’ll have a granola bar.” Romeo Darling sat next to a full bowl of food, his tail swishing. “Dude, you have kibble. What’s your problem?” The cat answered with a breathy meow. She dropped five new pieces of food into the bowl. Apparently satisfied, Romeo Darling stuck his face in and crunched away.

“I already fed him this morning, but he wouldn’t eat it. I guess it’s only good when you do it. Typical cat.” Her mother handed her a cup of coffee, then asked expectantly, “How was your date? Armand is so dreamy. I knew he’d be perfect for you.”

She eyed her delusional parent over the rim of the coffee mug. Ew, not enough cream. She doctored her coffee, then leaned her butt against the counter and frowned at her mom. “Why did you think he’d be perfect for me?”

“He’s so handsome and wealthy. He’s from a very good family, you know.”

“Yes,” Candace agreed. “He did tell me multiple times how he was very handsome, wealthy and of good breeding.”

“Well he is. He also breeds dogs and you’re a veterinarian.”

“FYI, Mom, the fact that he has a dog and I am a dog doctor does not provide sufficient reason to suggest he take out your only daughter.”

Her mother set her cup down and frowned at her. “Was it a bad evening?”

“Intolerable.” The night had culminated in a long and tedious ride home wherein Armand pontificated. To tell the truth, she didn’t even know what he was talking about because he didn’t actually require that she participate in his conversation. He was more than happy to listen to himself. At one point, she seriously considered leaping from the vehicle when he slowed to take a corner. She could tuck and roll like in the movies. A few scrapes would have totally been worth it.

Her mother deflated. “Oh, that’s disappointing. I had such hopes for him.”

She rolled her eyes. “Why? Because he was rich or because he was handsome?” Not nearly as handsome as the other man at dinner.

“Both. Would that be so

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