Third Time's the Charm (An Aliso Creek Novella) by Heather B. Moore & H. B. Moore

Author:Heather B. Moore & H. B. Moore [Moore, Heather B.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Series, Romance, Aliso Creek, clean romance, novella, contemporary romance
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: 2013-11-24T18:30:00+00:00

You are such a liar.

I’m not, Liz texted Gemma. It just happened. Totally unplanned. And . . .

Totally great?

Yeah. I’m sooo screwed. And he was talking to his ex-wife like 5 minutes before! Ugh!

Well, at our age, everyone’s gonna have some baggage.

True, Liz thought. But that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

Seriously, Liz, he sounds pretty awesome.

He was awesome. Thinking of Sloane sent warm shivers along her body. They’d talked on the phone a couple of times over the weekend—he had to go to San Diego to check out properties—but she hadn’t seen him since Friday night. Her mouth pulled into a frown. He was meeting Darci tonight for that dinner.

Liz didn’t know much about Darci, but she knew she didn’t want Sloane hanging out with his ex, even it if was business-related. Too sticky . . .

Today was a slow day at the salon, and Liz had taken it upon herself to organize the back room. Josi’s voice sailed through the open door. “Liz, your next appointment’s here.”

Liz turned and slipped her phone into her pocket. She didn’t have an appointment until three. She froze when she saw Sloane walking toward her. He wouldn’t dare . . . She’d already told him she didn’t want to cut his hair.

“Hi,” she said in a small voice when he reached the back room. She’d wondered how she’d react when she saw him again. Now she knew—all melty and breathless.

He didn’t stop walking but crossed to her and pulled her into his arms. After kissing her thoroughly, he said, “Hi. I missed you.”

Liz suddenly became aware of Josi at the front desk, who had a full view through the door, ogling.

“Uh . . . the door,” Liz said.

Sloane turned and shut it. “Better?” He grinned.

Liz folded her arms, her heart hammering at how much she wanted to kiss him again. “I’m not giving you a haircut.”

He laughed. “You want me to go to your competition then?” He was standing in front of her, his hands snaking around her waist.

“Do I have competition?”

“No.” He backed her up against the wall and lowered his mouth to hers.

She kissed him and let herself be wrapped up in his arms for a blissful moment, forgetting all of the complications this was bringing to her life. For a moment, she reveled in his nearness, his touch, and the tingling shooting all the way to her toes.

When he lifted his head for a moment, she said, “What are you doing here?”

“I told you. I missed you.”

Liz wanted to laugh. How could he really miss her? They’d only been on one semi-date. Should she be worried this was moving so fast? Reluctantly, she placed her hands on his chest and put some distance between them.

“You know I’m at work.”

“Yeah,” Sloane said, scrubbing his hand through his hair. “Sorry about that.”

His smile was completely endearing.

He exhaled. “Look, I know this sounds crazy, but I feel like I know you more than I really do. Like we didn’t just meet last week.

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