Quick-Draw Cowboy by Joanna Wayne

Author:Joanna Wayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

A FedEx truck stopped in the middle of the street, blocking Lenny Haggard’s view of the front door of Dani’s Delights. Package in hand, the deliveryman got out, walked between a pickup truck and Dani Boatman’s car and approached the bakery’s front door.

Lenny Haggard folded the newspaper he’d been pretending to read, got up from the bench where he’d found his irresponsible, screw-up of a brother last night and crossed the street for a better view.

The printed sign on the shop’s front door read Closed until Thursday, but he knew Dani was on the premises. He’d spotted movement upstairs through the open windows. That didn’t mean she wasn’t about to take Constance and go on the run rather than hand over money that she knew wasn’t rightfully hers.

The door to the bakery opened and Dani stepped outside. She looked as if she was dressed to travel. Nice slacks, a white blouse with a bright green cardigan. A minimum of makeup, but she looked damn good.

Not a stunner like Amber had been at her peak, but then he’d met only a handful of women in his life who could measure up to Amber’s beauty and sparkle when she’d first dropped into his life.

* * *

DANI SIGNED FOR DELIVERY. The package was about the size of a shoe box, so not the right shape for legal documents that might indicate she was moving money around—for good or bad.

When the deliveryman turned to leave, Lenny rushed toward Dani. His ignorant brother had done nothing but mess things up. Lenny would handle this from here on out, the way he should have all along.

A few steps before he reached the opposite curb, a tall, muscled guy appeared at the door and joined Dani. Lenny turned away and kept walking. His plan would work much better if he caught her alone.

She was getting a reprieve this morning, but this was far from over. All he had to do was convince Dani Boatman that he wasn’t playing around. He had to have that money. He had to have it fast or all he had to look forward to was three holes in the back of his brain.

He wouldn’t go down alone.

* * *

IT WAS EXACTLY 1:16 p.m. when Dani and Riley stepped out of the Corinthian Court Lab and into bright sunshine and a cool spring breeze. She felt lighter than she had at any time since James Haggard appeared in her life like a venomous snake, spewing his poison into every corner of her existence.

“We’re just a few blocks from the River Walk,” Riley said. “How about we head there and find a restaurant along the waterway?”

“A great idea. All of a sudden I’m starved.”

“You should be, since you only ate a few bites of my mouthwatering breakfast.”

“Sorry. I promise it wasn’t your cooking. It’s just that my stomach was in knots.”

“And now it’s not?”

“Surprisingly, no. Temporarily, at least. It helps that I’ve finally done something proactive instead of just waiting for Haggard to hit with his next attack.

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