The Barefoot Groom: Bachelor Billionaire Romance (A Last Play Companion) by Taylor Hart

Author:Taylor Hart [Hart, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ArchStone Ink
Published: 2016-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

London’s mouth fell open. This was the opportunity she’d been waiting for since … since she’d been in her freshman year in college and had done a report on the human trafficking going in and out of this country. When she’d first discovered that most pornography consumed comes from women and young children being captured and forced by drugs or coercion from other family members who were also captured.

She couldn’t believe it.

The way he stared at her with those green eyes made the center of her chest melt. All of the lies she’d told flowed away, and the words that would confess the truth gathered at the back of her throat.

She couldn’t do that. Cooper Harrison had just taken everything between them way beyond a flirty fling. The resources his group had at their disposal could change hundreds of lives. Thousands. Maybe more. He’d never hand over money to a dirt-digging journalist who had told him nothing but lies.

“Are you serious?” Phew. Those words were safe enough.

Cooper nodded. “As a heart attack.”

“Miss.”

Both of them turned. Mira was coming toward them. “It appears someone is at the front desk looking for you.”

Bewildered, she pushed the chair back. “Oh.” Could it be Marcia?

“Your boyfriend?” Cooper pushed back and stood next to her.

“Maybe.” The cool night had gotten uncomfortably warm. Sweat beaded on her forehead. Who in the heck could be here? And why had anything gotten in the way of Cooper Harrison talking about giving money to her organization?

Cooper gestured to the stairs. “Let’s go find out.”

London saw him before they even got to the stairs. After all, her brother Tom was pretty identifiable with his cowboy hat on and his military duffel bag flung over his shoulder. Plus, he was a tall man at six four, six five with his boots on.

A hotel employee was with him. The man nodded proudly as soon as he saw London and Cooper.

Tom looked up and met her eyes, a giant grin on his face.

Then he was rushing up, taking the stairs two at a time.

Sincere happiness filled her. Racing down the stairs, she almost fell.

They met halfway, and Tom tugged her up and into a tight hug. “I missed you!”

Tears filled London’s eyes. She tried to talk but found it impossible

So many nights she’d prayed for him, hoping he’d come back in one piece. This was no cosmic manifestation. God had heard those prayers. She let out a half cry, half laugh.

Tom pulled back, and London saw tears in his eyes too. “I decided if you couldn’t come to me, I’d come to you.”

From behind her, Cooper said, “Well, you do seem happy to see him.”

Tom looked up. After a quick glance back at London, he put out his hand. “Hey.”

With narrowed eyes, Cooper glanced at her and then back to Tom. The side of his lip tugged up, and she saw his dimple appear. “Hey.”

Letting out a nervous laugh, London introduced them. “Tom, Cooper. Cooper, Tom.”

Cooper still looked back and forth between her and Tom.

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