Deputy Daddy by Cassidy Carla

Author:Cassidy, Carla [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781426865183
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-11-14T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

He'd called her Carolyn.

It was the first thought she had when she opened her eyes the next morning. Now, she paced back and forth in front of her bedroom window, reluctant to leave her room and face Beau.

After their middle-of-the-night passion, the early-morning light seemed harsh, glaring, bringing with it a sanity that had been sadly lacking in the hallway the night before.

He could have taken her last night. He could have lowered her to the carpet in the hall and made love to her and she wouldn't have uttered a single word of protest. Rather, she would have aided him, encouraged him. She'd wanted it every bit as much as he had wanted it.

It shocked her, how easily he'd been able to delve beneath her defenses, make her feel things she'd never felt before. For the first time in her life, while in his arms, she'd felt a complete ness that had been previously lacking, a surge of life that had been exhilarating.

And it shocked her that he apparently knew that she wasn't Carol Cook, nanny extraordinaire. What had given her away? How long had he known who she really was?

It was Sunday, her official day off. She didn't have to leave her room if she didn't want to. If the boys cried, she didn't have to be responsible for them today. But she wanted to be responsible for them today and every day. In the space of a mere couple of days they had crawled into her heart.

Much as Beau had. She frowned. Ridiculous. She wasn't about to fall in love with Beau Randolf. What she was experiencing was latent hormones kicking in, a physical reaction to a sexy, attractive man. It was nothing more than that.

She eyed the bedroom door and nervously ran a hand through her hair. She knew Beau was awake; she'd heard the shower in the bathroom running a few minutes earlier. Sooner or later she was going to have to face him.

"It might as well be sooner," she muttered. Taking a deep breath, she left her bedroom. She found Beau in the kitchen. He was clad in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and sat at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee.

"Morning," he said as she entered. He gestured to the coffeepot. "Why don't you get a cup and join me?"

She nodded, trying to ignore how sexy he looked. His hair was slightly damp and tousled, and the dark gray T-shirt matched perfectly the color of his eyes.

Pouring a cup of coffee, she carried it to the table and sat across from him. She took a sip, her gaze not quite meeting his. "How long have you known?"

"Since the first night." To his credit he didn't pretend not to under stand her question.

"What gave me away?"

He paused a moment and sipped from his mug. When he lowered it, an amused smile curved his lips. "This is a very small town, Carolyn, and mysterious deliveries from the local diner to this house were the talk of the town.

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