If the Shoe Fits by Rachel Lacey

Author:Rachel Lacey
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781641970563

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Elle found Megan and Ruby sitting on her bed with all three dogs when she made it upstairs—first she’d stopped in the kitchen for a much-needed bottle of water.

“We were starting to think you were spending the night at the guest house again,” Megan said with a smile as Elle sat in the chair beside her bed. Darcy hopped down and came to sit beside her.

Elle rubbed her sweet little pug face. “He dropped me off out front tonight.”

“So?” Megan’s gaze was curious. “What happened?”

“We’re good,” Elle said, clutching the bottle of water between her palms. “I apologized for bolting and said we needed to slow things down, which is why he dropped me off instead of taking me back to his place again.”

“That was a smart decision,” Ruby said, nodding.

“I think so.” Elle took a long drink. “Anyway, I’m semi-trashed and completely exhausted. I’ll make better decisions tomorrow.”

“I think you made great decisions tonight,” Megan said. “But we’ll let you get your beauty sleep.”

“’Night.” Elle stood as her friends headed for the door. Shiloh the lab mix followed at Megan’s heels.

“Oh, and by the way, I gave Sean my number. He’s going to take me dancing this weekend,” Megan said with a wink.

“Awesome,” Elle told her with a smile, not at all surprised that Megan had finagled a date out of their run-in with the guys tonight.

Once they’d gone, Elle sat on her bed with Darcy on one side, Remington on the other. She chugged the rest of the bottle of water and then gathered the dogs close for a hug. Tears welled in her eyes. What the heck was that about? Too much beer and not enough sleep, probably. She’d been at the castle for a month now, and what a rollercoaster ride it had been so far. She was so close to achieving her dreams, but at the same time farther than ever.

“Why hasn’t anyone adopted you yet?” she asked Darcy and Remington. They were adorable and generally well-behaved. If the Fairy Tails program failed…well, it would be a huge disappointment.

With a heavy sigh, she climbed out of bed and clipped leashes onto both dogs to take them for their last walk of the night. She went out the side door by the kitchen, leading them over to the patch of grass designated as their potty area. While they did their business, she allowed her gaze to wander down to the guest house.

The lights were still on. What was Theo doing? She imagined him sitting in the living room, reading a book. No, that didn’t sound quite like him. He might be watching the news. Maybe he was already in bed. Did he sleep naked? He had last night. A flush crept across her skin.

Feeling somewhat ridiculous, she hustled the dogs back inside and changed into her pajamas. Instead of crating them, though, tonight she let them get in bed with her. As she drifted off to sleep, her final thought was that she was snuggled up with another warm body three nights in a row.

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