Cowboys & Babies Volume 1 From Harlequin: The Texas Ranger's Twins\A Baby in the Bunkhouse\A Cowgirl's Secret by Tina Leonard & Cathy Gillen Thacker & Laura Marie Altom

Author:Tina Leonard & Cathy Gillen Thacker & Laura Marie Altom
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Series, Harlequin American Romance, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Harlequin American Romance
Published: 2013-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

FORGIVENESS MATTERED TO DANE more than he was willing to admit. He wasn’t going to have a gabfest over it, cleanse his soul by confession, but the family condition was starting to get to him. Maybe it was seeing how happy Gabriel was now that he’d made amends with Pop. His gaze slid to the little fair-haired tots climbing over Suzy’s lap and wondered how much his latent feelings of contrition had to do with Suzy’s children.

Damn Pop, anyway.

The old man would grin if he could see Dane sitting around worrying like a girl over the past. Nothing could be changed, anyway. And he’d already improved matters. Suzy had decided to marry him, hadn’t she, and that alone would make him a better man.

Maybe. He had the notion that he was screwing everything up despite his best efforts to fix things. That sneaking suspicion just wouldn’t leave him alone, either.

“I’ll perform the ceremony, if you two like,” Cricket said. “It would be my pleasure.”

“Do you have a problem with that, Dane?” Suzy asked.

Did he? He looked into her eyes and didn’t think so. He didn’t know what to think. “Sounds convenient.”

“I’ll plan the reception,” Miss Manners said.

“No reception,” Dane said.

Suzy quickly added, “Thank you, Priscilla. We don’t really have anyone to invite.”

A sad commentary if he’d ever heard it. He noticed Suzy hadn’t mentioned inviting her folks to the wedding—wasn’t that sort of a bad sign? Marrying someone who had the same difficulty promoting family harmony as he did?

“All right,” Priscilla said brightly, not bothered at all. “I’d love to help plan a bridal shower. Or the honeymoon. Travel plans are so much fun to make, don’t you think, especially for newlyweds!”

Suzy and Dane stared at her. Honeymoon! He hadn’t even considered such a thing. He nonchalantly peered at Suzy to see if she was going to protest that suggestion, as well, but Suzy sat there silently, her gaze going to her children.

So she didn’t exactly abhor the thought of being alone with him…which cheered him immensely.

“Dane, I thought I heard you say something about Mexico,” Priscilla said, but Suzy shook her head.

“Nothing elaborate.” Suzy looked around at her friends. “This is a business deal, remember? Romance isn’t required.”

Dane wanted to interrupt and say that romance might not be required but he was certainly open to it. The serious look on Suzy’s face kept him from trying to make light of the honeymoon idea.

“Here’s a thought,” Priscilla said. “Cricket and I can watch the girls after the ceremony, and you two can go out and have a nice, businesslike dinner. A seal-the-deal kind of meal. Even enemies shake hands over negotiations, don’t they?” she asked sweetly.

Dane wondered whose side Priscilla was on. He glanced at Suzy, interested to see whether she would allow her girls to be watched while he took her out for a postnuptials dinner. To his surprise, Suzy seemed to be waiting on him to answer. “Suzy?” he said. “I’m up for whatever you want.”

“Dinner would be all right,” she said reluctantly.

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