Her Not-So-Little Secret by Brenda Harlen

Author:Brenda Harlen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-04-10T18:39:39+00:00

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Deacon had just slid the pan of pork chops, potatoes and carrots into the oven when Sierra texted to let him know that she was on her way back from Battle Mountain—which meant that she should arrive just about the same time that dinner would be ready.

“How was your shopping trip?” he asked, when she showed up at the door.

“You wouldn’t need to ask if you saw the mountain of packages in the back of my car.”

“A success, then,” he guessed.

“It was.” She crouched down to pet the dog who, upon hearing her voice, raced to the foyer to greet her.

“I bought a few things for you, too,” she said, opening the bag she carried to show Remy a buffalo plaid hooded pullover, a soft gray cable-knit sweater, a fuzzy blue sweater and a dark green faux suede coat.

“That’s quite the wardrobe for a tiny dog,” he remarked.

“I’m glad to hear you say that he’s a dog,” she said. “Because you named him after a rat.”

Busted.

Deacon tried to keep his expression neutral, his tone casual. “You said you liked the name Remy.”

“Because I didn’t know it was the name of a rat in a kids’ movie,” she retorted.

“Ratatouille is a family movie,” he felt compelled to point out. “Have you honestly never seen it?”

“I’ve honestly never seen it.”

“We should watch it. If you saw the movie, you’d understand that naming our dog Remy isn’t the insult you apparently think it is.”

“I have no interest in a movie about a rat.”

The oven timer buzzed, drawing him back to the kitchen.

“We’ll watch it after dinner,” he decided, ignoring her protest.

“Dinner?” she echoed, her attention momentarily diverted from the indignity of Remy’s name.

“It’s nothing fancy—just sheet pan pork chops, potatoes and carrots.”

She breathed in the scent of the meat and veggies when he took the pan out of the oven. “Fancy or not, it sure smells good.”

He retrieved a couple of plates from the cupboard and began to dish up the meal.

She found the cutlery drawer and got forks and knives.

“This is a really nice surprise,” she said. “Thanks.”

“You’ve cooked for me twice—it seemed that I had some catching up to do.”

After dinner was done and the kitchen cleaned, Sierra suggested that it was time to be taking Remy home.

“Not just yet,” he protested. “We’ve got a movie to watch.”

“You were serious about that?”

“Of course.”

“How are we going to watch it? Do you have Disney+?”

“I have twin almost-four-year-old nieces,” he reminded her. “Of course I have Disney+.”

“Do you have popcorn?”

He grinned. “And I have popcorn.”

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