Harlequin Special Edition March 2021--Box Set 2 of 2 by Marie Ferrarella

Harlequin Special Edition March 2021--Box Set 2 of 2 by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER EIGHT

“Looks like the night was a success,” Dahlia said as Connor carried a sleeping Amelia through her front door.

“I hope so,” he whispered, following her down the hall to the bedrooms. “We all made it out in one piece, although the last time I saw my tie it was being used as the pole for the limbo contest.”

Her heart melted at the tender way he carefully tucked her daughter into the twin-sized bed. When he returned from his second trip from his truck downstairs, everything inside her turned into a complete puddle of sappy mush.

“It’s so loud downstairs at the saloon right now. How do you guys get any sleep on weekends?” Connor asked as he crossed the threshold. Amelia’s zebra-print booster seat was secured in one of his arms while the strap of the rainbow unicorn purse was falling off the opposite muscular shoulder. He dropped the sparkly shoes, hair bow and purple cardigan in a pile on the entry table and Dahlia thought her knees were going drop, as well.

“Like this.” She closed the thick front door behind him. “I paid a fortune to soundproof the floor and walls. Can I offer you a drink? I have beer and wine or even fruit punch if you haven’t gotten enough of that tonight.”

“I would love a beer,” he said, looking much more rumpled than when he’d arrived on their doorstep a few hours ago. His hair was barely mussed, but the sleeves on his now-wrinkled white dress shirt were rolled up and his gray slacks sported a pink frosting stain down the front. “In fact, I was surprised that the booster club at the school wasn’t selling adult beverages at the dance. They could’ve raised so much money.”

She retrieved two bottles of Snake River Pale Ale from her kitchen fridge before meeting him in the living room. “Plenty of other dads have suggested the same thing.”

His eyes flashed with something—anger, frustration, annoyance…she wasn’t sure—before he quickly blinked the emotion back and schooled his features. He took the beer from her hand and slumped onto her sofa. “Then I’ll leave it to the other dads to bring it up to the booster club.”

Dahlia could’ve sat in one of the custom upholstered chairs opposite him, but after making out with the guy on some bleachers and sending her daughter to a school dance with him, purposely distancing herself from him would’ve seemed entirely too formal at this point. She chose the corner of the sofa beside him and asked, “Why did you say it like that?”

“Because I’m just a rent-a-dad, as someone pointed out tonight. So I don’t really get a vote in the matter.”

The muscles recoiled in Dahlia’s shoulders. “Who would say something like that? Did Amelia hear them?”

“No. I would’ve probably given him another black eye if he’d said it in front of her.” Connor tilted the beer to his mouth, and even though his frame was casually lounging against the decorative throw pillows, his knuckles were white from clenching the bottle so hard.



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