Can't Hardly Breathe (The Original Heartbreakers #4)

Dorothea and Daniel shared a smile. He might consider her the prize, but she felt like the one who’d won.

“One last thing.” Brock pressed something cold and metal in her palm. “Daniel wanted you to see this, but he dropped it in his haste to get to you.”

She glanced down and saw the locket. It was open, the picture of Daniel’s mother staring at her from one side, a picture of Dorothea’s face staring at her from the other.

Her gaze zipped to Daniel. “When did you have this done?”

“This morning. The main reason I was late.”

“You knew I was leaving?” she asked.

“Holly called me.”

Well. Now the delay was starting to make sense. Her family and friends had her back. The girl who’d once felt alone now had a strong support system. Could life get any better?

“Guess I can fix your car now,” Ryanne said, holding up a... Dorothea had no idea. The thingamabob, maybe.

“I’m going to make you happy, Thea. I’m determined.” Daniel gazed at her with adoration and awe, as if he couldn’t believe how blessed he was.

Yes, life could get better.

She would be spending every day of hers with the man she loved—the man who loved her right back. The man who hadn’t just said the words but had proved it with action. “I’m going to make you happy, too.”

“I hope we’re included in that happiness,” Brock said. “Because we are a package deal.”

“I figured as much,” she said with another laugh.

“Just don’t go getting any matchmaking ideas,” Jude groused.

“Too late. You’re a project. You both are.” She reached out and patted both their shoulders. “But that’s okay. Daniel and I have decided you’re worth the effort.”

“Oh, you and Daniel decided?” Brock arched a brow at her. “When was this?”

“Just now.” She fluffed her hair. “I don’t know if you heard, but what makes me happy makes him happy.”

“It’s true.” Daniel kissed her lips gently, tenderly. “Always and forever, it’s true.”

Always and forever. Dorothea melted against him.

“I’m going to make sure your nails are only ever painted yellow, pink, gold or white,” he said. “Mostly white.”

She laughed. “We’re going to have a good life together, aren’t we?”

“The very best,” he vowed.

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Can't Let Go


by Gena Showalter




JUDE LAURENT IGNORED the delicate hand being offered to him—no touching, no thoughts about touching—his mind remaining on high alert. He’d provoked two predators tonight. At some point, both men would return, and they would act out in an attempt to save face.

“I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said. “Nine a.m. We’ll go over details and prices then.”

A sputtering Ryanne dropped her arm to her side. “Nine a.m.? No way, no how. I don’t go to bed until four a.m., and I’m never up before noon.”

“Nine a.m., Miss Wade,” he insisted. When he finished with her, he’d have to make the two-hour drive to the city to purchase whatever equipment they’d agreed upon. To be perfectly blunt about the matter, he didn’t care if she got her beauty Zs or not. “Not a minute late.”

A cool breeze blew in, caressing strands of inky hair over the delicate rise of her cheek. “Mr. Laurent.” Motions clipped with irritation, she hooked the strands behind her ear. “Remind me who will be paying whom.”

“Remind me who will be saving whom.”

Now she anchored her fists on her hips, the picture of feminine pique. “This is freaking perfect. We’re not going to drive each other crazy at all.”