Guarding His Secret by Jill Kemerer

Author:Jill Kemerer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-02-28T20:08:37+00:00

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Blue sky, dog at his side, great day back at the store. And now Hannah was helping him pick out furniture. Yeah, he couldn’t ask for more.

The breeze cooled Randy’s face as he drove with the windows down to the house. The doctor’s office had called earlier to let him know the doctor had ordered a few tests before his appointment next week, so he’d scheduled them for Wednesday. Now that his part-time employee, Finn, was back, Randy wouldn’t have to worry about the store when he drove an hour away to the hospital for the tests.

He hadn’t experienced any symptoms for the past two days. He didn’t fear keeling over the way he had a week ago.

Maybe he could look forward to the future. Ask Hannah out on a real date. Think about having more than just a house and the store.

Think about a wife.

His throat grew tight. Was he deluding himself? The disease still lurked in his body.

But it had been a while since he’d tried medication. There could be better treatments. Drugs that didn’t produce the terrible side effects he’d dealt with last time. Something to prolong his life.

“What do you think, Ned? Am I a fool for liking your owner so much?”

Ned’s tongue hung out of his mouth, and he licked his doggy lips. Randy would take that as a yes.

“I need a dog like you by my side.” The drive came into view, and he turned down it, marveling at the incredible vistas surrounding him.

In another week, he’d be living here.

Hannah’s Jeep was already parked, and she pulled a paper bag out of the passenger seat before waving to him.

He stopped his truck next to the Jeep. He and Ned joined her and Barley on the front porch. The puppy had circled around her legs, roping her with his leash. She was about to either burst out laughing or explode. He wasn’t sure which.

“Here, let me help.” Randy took the bag from her hands.

“Thanks.” She smiled, stepping out of the loop the leash had made, and led the puppy to the front lawn. “This might take a minute.”

“No problem.” He opened the door for Ned and took the food to the kitchen.

The countertops had been installed! He circled around to take it all in, amazed at how close the house was to being finished.

“He actually went to the bathroom for me.” Hannah came into the kitchen with Barley by her side. When she reached the island, she stopped. “Wow.”

“My first time seeing it, too.” He set out napkins next to the food containers. “Floors are getting started tomorrow.”

“Do you have a move-in date?”

“I told the guys to save next Monday night for me. If all goes well, I’ll be living here in one week.”

“One week.” She circled the island, trailing a finger across it, and stepped over to the cabinets. She opened them one by one, then turned to him with a radiant smile. “This is an absolute dream, Randy. I love it.”

An intense feeling he couldn’t identify swamped him.

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