Jordan His Secretary's Surprise Fiancé by Lori Foster

Author:Lori Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-03-07T21:08:39+00:00

Epilogue

“Hey Dad!”

Jordan looked up from making salad as Lisa came barreling through the front door, followed closely by Adam and two dogs, one a mixed-breed puppy and the other an ancient dachshund. They’d all been outside playing and smelled of sunshine and fresh crisp air. Between the children laughing and the dogs barking, the house was always filled with excitement.

Jordan knelt down and caught the children to him, hugging them fiercely. Life, he thought, was pretty damn good. “Mommy’s home,” Lisa told him, after a loud wet kiss to his cheek.

Seconds later Georgia strolled in. Under her coat, she wore her workout clothes of leotard and tights, guaranteed to make his blood boil. Seeing the skintight outfits affected him more strongly than her stage costumes had.

Of course, nothing affected him as much as her bare, beautiful skin.

He stood, and with the kids still close to his side and the dogs jumping between them, he gave her a long, thorough kiss. “Hi,” he whispered and she smiled back.

Her smiles, he decided, were downright lethal.

“What time is everyone due to arrive?”

Jordan took her coat from her and hung it on the back of an oak chair. Thanks to Gabe’s handyman skills, the remodelled kitchen had become a favorite hangout for everyone. “You have time to shower, if that’s what you’re wondering.”

“Can I do anything to help you first?”

Jordan went back to preparing his salad. “The sauce you made yesterday is already heating, and the spaghetti will go on as soon as the water starts to boil.” He glanced at the kids. “My assistant chefs can wash their hands and start to work on the garlic bread.”

Lisa grinned up at him. She’d lost another tooth and her words now whistled when she spoke. “Grandma said she’s bringin’ dessert.”

Jordan shook his head. Grandma, he knew darn good and well, was smitten with Mr. Malone, who would also be in attendance. Ruth had moved into his vacated apartments over the garage. Neither he nor Georgia had wanted her to, but she’d insisted on giving them time to be alone. When Misty and Honey had begged her to stay close since the babies loved her so much, she’d agreed. She was now a paid housekeeper/sitter with her own measure of independence, which she loved.

She also loved the way Mr. Malone hung around on the pretense of visiting his daughters, though Sawyer and Morgan were both quite disgruntled by that situation. Jordan sympathized with them. He didn’t understand the attraction at all. Ruth was so sweet and open and loving, but Mr. Malone—they’d known the man for ages and still called him mister—was so detached. Ruth claimed he was softening and that he wasn’t at all detached when they were alone. He wasn’t detached with any of the kids, either, and he was openly impressed with Casey.

Georgia touched his cheek. “You’ve got that protective look about you again.”

Jordan grinned at her. “Do you know how many people will be here tonight?” When she shook her head, sidetracked just as he’d hoped, he said, “Fourteen, if we include all the kids.

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