Single Man Meets Single Mom by Jules Bennett

Author:Jules Bennett [Bennett, Jules]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-07-31T14:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Who was he kidding? There was no way he could stay away from Cassie. All during the business dinner with Lily, his mind had been on Cassie and what she was doing.

By the end of the night he’d nearly driven himself crazy with curiosity about what Cassie and Emily had done all day. Added to that, Lily hadn’t signed with him. Not yet. She’d looked over his proposed contract and agreed with most of it, but she’d also said she needed to look over one other contract before deciding.

He was still in the running, but he’d rather have this deal signed and completed so he could move on to other deals waiting in the wings...not so he could focus on the woman who had his head spinning and his gut tied in knots.

After walking Lily to her trailer, Ian crossed the estate toward the two cottages. Only one of Cassie’s outdoor lights was on and she was on her porch switching out the bulb in the other.

“Hey,” he greeted her as he stepped onto the top step. “Need help?”

“I can manage just fine.”

As she stood on her tiptoes and reached, her red tank top slid up over her torso, exposing a tantalizing band of flesh.

“I can get that so you don’t have to stretch so far,” he told her.

She quickly changed out the bulb and turned to face him, tapping the dead bulb against her palm. “I’ve been doing things on my own for a while now. Besides, I won’t be anybody’s second choice. I figured you were smart enough to know that.”

“I’m sorry?”

Somehow he was not on the same page as her and she was mad at someone. From the daggers she was throwing him, he’d done something to upset her. Considering he hadn’t sneaked out of her bed that morning without saying goodbye, he really had no clue what was going on.

“Forget it.” She shook her head and opened her front door, then turned before he could enter. “I’m pretty tired, but thanks for stopping by.”

Oh, hell no. He wasn’t going to just let her be mad and not tell him what was going on. More than that, did she really believe he’d just leave her when she was this upset?

His hand smacked against the door as she tried to close it. “I’m coming in.”

Cassie stepped back and let him pass. Emily sat in her Pack ’n Play and chattered with a stuffed horse, oblivious to the world around her.

“I need to get Emily ready for bed.” Cassie maneuvered around him and picked up Emily. “I may be a while.”

Code for “I’m going to take my time and let you worry.” That was fine; he had no intention of going anywhere.

If Cassie was gearing up for a fight, he was ready. Seeing her pain, masked by anger, had a vise gripping his heart, and he cared too much about her to just brush her feelings aside.

Ian glanced around the somewhat tidy living area and started picking up toys before he thought better of it.

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