Second Chance First Impressions: a collection of series starters by L.B. Dunbar

Author:L.B. Dunbar [Dunbar, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.
Published: 2022-12-22T18:30:00+00:00

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We make love in the bed, and neither of us misses the fact that it’s different once again. We’ve been rather wild and reckless but this, this is slow and purposeful. Soft hands caressing skin, and fingers lingering to outline bodies. Long kisses and deliberate movements. I come undone in a way I never thought I could while we take our time with each other. A new deal is sealed, at least for me.

I’m in love with this man.

Hook, line, and sinker.

The next morning, we agree I need to make an appearance at the send-off breakfast.

“One cup of coffee, and then we flee.” Giant laughs, but I’m serious. I don’t want to share him with my family, not yet, and I only have him until Sunday afternoon.

My sister Dayna and I look nothing alike. While I’m dark featured, she’s light, and she greets me with all the falseness of a nosy Nelly, which is what she is when it comes to Giant.

“And who is this tall drink of water?” she flirts, and I want to smack her hand when she goes for Giant’s chest. Fortunately, he intercepts it and makes an awkward show of forcing her to shake his hand instead. “Well, my, what a grasp you have.”

Giant slips an arm around my waist and tugs me to his side. “I’ve been told it’s all the better to hold an ax.” He jiggles me against him, and my sister flushes, not understanding the private joke. She’ll never know the strength of his hands, though. Not on my watch.

“Come. Meet Hudson.”

Giant’s face wrinkles in disgust, and I interject. “We’re only having a cup of coffee, and then I’m going to show Giant the city.” He claims he’s been here once or twice, but he’ll see it through new eyes with me as his guide. Navy Pier is our first stop.

While I’m hoping to escape Hudson, I can’t escape my mother or Uncle Frank.

“Cassandra Pierson, meet George Harrington.” Giant doesn’t correct his name when he meets my mother and the Southern charm pours off him.

“A pleasure to meet you, ma’am.” Mom is easily impressed. My mother is a smaller woman with bleach-blond hair to cover all the grays, cut in a sharp bob coming to her chin. She wears a surprised smile while she shakes Giant’s large hand.

“George Harrington,” Uncle Frank interjects. “Your name sounds familiar.” He pauses a moment. Frank is your typical Italian-looking mafia man minus the mafia. He’s loud and brutally frank. “You’re quite the big guy, aren’t you?” Frank makes a muscle with his arm and aims it toward Giant as if he should be impressed. Then Frank realizes something. “You’re that property we lost.” Frank’s eyes shift to me and back to Giant.

“Actually, I wasn’t lost. Letty found me,” Giant murmurs, tugging me into his side once again.

“Damn shame. Olivet, here, cost us a big deal,” Frank continues, ignoring Giant’s attempts to be sweet and lessen the awkwardness. My eyes close a second, but Giant gives me another squeeze.

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