Harlequin Superromance November 2014 - Box Set 2 of 2: Christmas at the Cove\Navy Christmas\Until She Met Daniel by Rachel Brimble & Geri Krotow & Callie Endicott

Author:Rachel Brimble & Geri Krotow & Callie Endicott [Brimble, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Series, Harlequin Superromance
Amazon: B00N79P9M0
Publisher: Harlequin Superromance
Published: 2014-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Whidbey Island

Two weeks before Christmas

“WHEN I SUGGESTED you be nicer to her I didn’t mean a full-on seduction. That’s not fair to you, her or her son. With your anti-marriage stance, it can only lead to disaster for both of you.”

Jonas listened to Doc Franklin berate him as he eyed Jonas over the mug of coffee he’d poured from the office pot. The doctor lifted the carafe toward him.

“Want a cup?”

“Sure.” Jonas grabbed a mug emblazoned with the NAS Whidbey insignia off the cart and held it out.

“I could get used to this, Doc. You make a good waitress.”

“Watch it.” Doc Franklin put the carafe back on its burner and sank into his executive office chair.

Jonas laughed as he lowered himself into one of two matching sling chairs across from Doc Franklin’s large oak desk.

“Back to you and Señora Delgado.”

“Yeah.” Jonas sipped the brew and grimaced at the spicy flavor. “What’s in this?”

“It’s called ‘Christmas Spirit.’ The new owner of the coffee stop near the gate is selling it. I like it—cloves, nutmeg, maybe some star anise.”

Jonas shook his head. “I never pegged you as a coffee connoisseur.”

“I have my nuances.”

Both men laughed.

“I’m not avoiding your question, Doc. There isn’t an answer—there’s nothing serious between me and Serena. I want my house back. You told me to play nice about it. That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying to convince her that what’s best for her and Pepé is to get a newer place that won’t require as much upkeep. She’s a lawyer and once she gets busy with her career again she’ll figure it out.”

“Maybe I was wrong.” Doc Franklin had a smug gleam in his eyes that went perfectly with his smirk.

“About what?”

“Would it be so bad if things got interesting between you and Serena? Let’s say you’re perfect for each other. Why not check that avenue out? You might end up with the house, after all. Maybe that’s what your stepmother planned all along.”

Jonas gripped the mug as tight as he could without worrying about smashing it to bits in his hands.

“She has a son. He can’t be toyed with, Doc.”

“Who’s toying? If you’re willing to think about something more than a passing fling with his mother...”

Was he?

Jonas had enjoyed his bachelor freedom more than most. There had been a serious fling here or there, and of course his most recent un-relationship with Joy Alexander. Great lady, but not for him.

Lately the only woman he thought about was Serena.

For him, settling down had meant living in the farmhouse, working on Whidbey as a civilian once he retired, taking overseas assignments on contract for the government if he felt the urge to travel abroad again.

A permanent relationship with a woman hadn’t entered the picture, not ever.

A woman and a child, that was entirely outside his scope.

“She’ll never see me as anything other than the man who wants to take her home away from her.”

“Unless she falls for you. And you for her, of course.”

“Have you been

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