The Wedding Hope: 5-hour read. Marriage of convenience, romantic suspense. (Colorado Billionaires Book 2) by Regina Duke

Author:Regina Duke [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Regina Duke
Published: 2013-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES, THOR screeched to a halt in front of his office. He bounded out of his vehicle and into the building. He went straight to the sofa where Ashley sat with Rocky lying limply beside her.

Thor knelt next to them. He ran his hands over the dog’s head. Rocky’s stump of a tail twitched, but he didn’t lift his head. Thor checked his eyes, then pressed a thumb against his gums.

“He’s not in shock, but his tummy is a little bloated,” he said. “Come on. We’ll let the vet check him out.” He scooped Rocky up in his arms. Outside, he asked, “Where’s Britney Beth?”

Ashley averted her gaze. “She went up the street to get another muffin.” Ashley opened the back door of Thor’s vehicle so he could deposit Rocky gently on the seat.

Thor smiled to himself when he realized she’d been staring at his muscles again.

They got in and drove off.

“How did it go with the insurance adjuster?”

“Okay. I spent thirty minutes filling out paperwork. Then Britney Beth arrived with a bag full of pastries that she didn’t eat, but poor Rocky did.”

Thor allowed himself a grim smile. “Sounds like her modus operandi.” He took a corner too close and four-wheeled over the curb. “Sorry. Worried.”

“I understand. Did you spot that guy in the black cowboy hat?”

Thor thumped the steering wheel with the palm of his hand. “I didn’t even look. Darn it.”

“It’s okay. Rocky comes first. Besides, this is Colorado. Cowboy hats are everywhere.”

Thor careened into the parking lot next to a whitewashed concrete building with a big red cross covered with white paw prints. The sign read, “Small Animal ER.”

He lifted Rocky gently out of the back seat. By the time he reached the entrance, Ashley was holding the door open.

Thirty minutes later, the vet assured Thor that Rocky would be okay.

Outside in the parking lot, Thor took a cleansing breath and stretched. “What would you like to do now?”

Ashley was stroking Rocky’s head. “Can I be totally selfish? Can I have you to myself for half an hour? Just the two of us? No Britney Beth in the middle?”

Thor rolled his head back and forth like a man shrugging off a burden. “Mercy, yes. Let’s go. Lunch is on me. Where to?”

“Some place decadent.”

Thor’s features screwed up in thought. “We just ate at Il Vaccaro yesterday.”

“Not expensive,” said Ashley, playfully thwacking his arm with the back of one hand. “Decadent. I want a hot fudge sundae, with extra fudge. Oh, no, wait. A super thick chocolate milkshake and a cheeseburger! Oh, my goodness, I’m drooling.”

Thor laughed. “Your wish is my command.”

The Nest was a quaint mom-and-pop drive-in at the west end of town. Thor insisted they eat inside.

“Rocky will be okay for a bit in the car.”

The decor was kitschy and eclectic. The tables were miniature picnic tables with benches instead of chairs. The walls were covered with framed cartoons of hamburgers and cheeseburgers with wings, perched on the edges of nests.

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