Summer with a Single Dad: The Love Beach Collection by Leigh Adams

Author:Leigh Adams [Adams, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Emily

I flipped the cover to the mirror on my visor and checked myself over.

“Why am I so nervous?” I asked Rufus and Moose.

They cocked their heads, regarding me with big eyes that wondered what I was talking about and why on earth I didn’t have a treat for them.

Ever since Chris walked up my driveway, my life changed. “Okay, I’m being dramatic,” I said to them.

In a way, my life had changed, though.

Everything was better. I felt more alive . . . and happier than I could ever remember being.

At Chris’s front door, my heart thundered. This was the first time I’d been to his house. He always came to mine. I thought most of that was because I had two dogs, and he just had Luke. Only when I knocked on the door did I start second-guessing things and wonder if there was another reason.

When he opened the door, my heart jumped around like a wild animal. It floored me that he could make my insides tremble after a few hours apart. It hadn’t been a full twenty-four hours since I saw him last.

“Your house is beautiful,” I said as Rufus and Moose clamored inside to say hello to Luke. I looked around, realizing he probably wanted to unpack everything before inviting me over so there weren’t boxes and packing materials strewn all over. Things were in perfect order.

“Not as beautiful as you.”

I curled into his embrace, perfectly content and completely at home.

Luke let out three barks.

“Give me just a sec,” he said.

“What on earth? A lightsaber?” I asked when Chris picked up the life-sized toy.

“Oh, yeah. Every dog owner should invest in one of these.”

I rolled my eyes. “Boys and their toys.”

Chris scrambled over to the couch, where Luke waited anxiously. “You see,” he said, kneeling to the floor, “a lightsaber is the best tool to reach lost toys.” He moved it back and forth under the couch before standing up, proudly displaying Luke’s lost ball.

“What do you use to get their toys?” he asked.

I laughed. “A broomstick.”

“That’s so boring,” he said. “Plus, this thing lights up. Makes it a little easier if it’s nighttime.”

“I’m sure,” I said, shaking my head.

“You want to see the dog run?” he asked, powering off the lightsaber.

“I thought you only used the light at nighttime.”

“Nah,” he said with a chuckle. “Where’s the fun in that?”

“I didn’t know I was dating a nerd.” I lifted onto my tiptoes. “But it’s my new favorite quality.”

“Baby, you have no idea.”

I lifted a brow. “Should I be scared?”

“Maybe.” He squeezed my sides, eliciting a squeal from me. “Come on.” He took my hand and led me through the kitchen. “We have to leave them inside until the guys leave,” he said.

“Sit,” I said. All three rumps hit the floor. “Good sit.”

We went out back. Chris’s backyard was spectacular. Like me, he had a pool and a sizeable lawn.

After completing a quick tour, I turned to him and said, “I can’t wait to see the rest of your house.

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