Harlequin Special Edition August 2020--Box Set 2 of 2 by Stella Bagwell

Author:Stella Bagwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Early the next morning, Jazelle had just finished dressing for work and was about to wake Raine for breakfast when her telephone rang.

Expecting it to be Reeva, asking her to pick up something from town before she drove to the ranch, she was more than surprised when she snatched the phone off the cabinet counter and spotted Connor’s name illuminated on the screen.

Her heart suddenly pounding, she leaned a hip against the cabinet just in case her legs grew too weak to support her.

“Hello, Connor.”

“I apologize for calling so early, Jazelle, but I took a chance you’d be up.”

“Actually, this is late for me. We had a long day yesterday and Maureen told me not to hurry in this morning. I’m still at home.”

“I’m glad that I, uh, caught you before you started work.”

Jazelle’s mind darted in all directions as she waited for him to explain the reason for his call. When he didn’t, she said, “Did you get my text message thanking you for the flowers?”

“I did. That wasn’t necessary. But it was nice.”

The soft tone of his voice caused something in her stomach to flip one way and then the other. “The flowers weren’t necessary, either. But they were nice.”

Another stretch of silence passed and then he said, “I needed to do something to make up for the way I behaved the other night—running off the way I did.”

“I’ve already forgotten that,” she assured him. She’d been too busy reliving their kiss to dwell on his abrupt departure. Besides, if he’d let that kiss of theirs go for a moment longer, she would’ve probably ended up in bed with the man.

He cleared his throat. “Well, I’m calling to see…if you’d like to go out again. To dinner. Just the two of us. Um…not that I don’t enjoy Raine’s company. But his mother deserves some grown-up time of her own, I think.”

Ever since he’d hightailed it out of her house, Jazelle had wondered if he’d ever bother to ask her out again. The flowers had suggested he would, but she’d still had her doubts. Especially when it was common knowledge that he had girlfriends all over Yavapai County and beyond. Now that he’d actually extended the invitation, common sense was screaming at her to give him a firm no. But common sense couldn’t extinguish the excitement and joy bubbling inside her.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” she asked.

She heard him release a long breath and then he answered, “I’m sure that I want you to say yes.”

Beyond the open doorway of the kitchen, she heard Raine’s bare feet patter into the bathroom. Her son was the most important thing in her life. If she thought going on a date with Connor would jeopardize his happiness, she wouldn’t hesitate to end this thing with Connor here and now. But she couldn’t see how eating a meal with the man could harm Raine. It wasn’t like Connor was going to become a permanent fixture in their lives.

“Okay, I’ll say yes.

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