Suddenly Hired by Carmen Falcone

Author:Carmen Falcone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carmen Falcone

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An hour later, Ethan peeled himself from the crowd and hired a car service to bring him home. When he arrived by the door, he found Poppy and Willow in the living room, with a countless amount of colorful strings and beads littered on the coffee table and rug.

“What are you two doing?” he asked, imagining Archie was already in bed by now.

“Miss Poppy bought this make-your-own-jewelry set at the gift shop by the beach,” Willow said, and for the first time in what felt like forever, he heard the undercurrent of contentment in her voice. His daughter seemed… lighter, healthier, with a light sunburn on her nose and cheeks, no matter how many times they applied sunscreen earlier that day. Dare he say… happy? His gut clenched. Best not to jinx it.

“Pretty cool,” he said, shortening the gap between them.

Poppy’s gaze met his, and his blood went on a simmer. A coy smile tugged at the corner of her lips, and in that fraction of a second, he wondered if she shared the same thought as he. Was she thinking about how well they fit together?

She snapped her gaze away, turning her head to the vast number of shenanigans on the table, and he had his answer.

Yes.

Damn it, she wanted him again.

Could they do it—for two months? He didn’t want to jeopardize her relationship with his children, but at the same time… when had been the last time he’d done something to put his needs first? Not that breaking his kids’ hearts could ever be justifiable. Hell, he knew how long it took each time to pick up the pieces every time Darcy walked in and out of their lives.

Poppy also wasn’t interested in long-term commitment. He couldn’t blame her. She was living the dream in New York City. What if, though, they kept their arrangement under wraps? The kids would never find out, and at the end of the two months, they’d go their separate ways. The idea injected a dangerous amount of adrenaline into his veins. Could it happen?

Poppy was a sensible, pragmatic woman. Maybe she wanted to scratch the itch as much as he.

“Do you want to join us?” Willow asked, pulling him from his thoughts.

“I’d love to,” he said, rolling up his sleeves and joining his daughter.

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