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She pushed the curtain to the side a bit and climbed out and reached for a towel to dry off.

When the water shut off, she handed him another towel and then moved out of the bathroom to get some clothes and change in her room.

Michael came in with a towel around his waist. “Hot damn,” she said. “You have no idea of the sexy sight you are. I wish I had my phone on me right now.”

“Not happening,” he said. “I’m not into half dressed pictures.”

“You’re no fun, Dad,” she said, poking his side and then pulling his towel off and slapping his ass with her hand.

“You want to play?” he asked, picking her up and tossing her on the bed, then coming down on top of her.

Talk about exciting. “I could have another round in me.”

“Then you shouldn’t have started to get dressed. Now I’ve got to take it off.”

“I think you’re up to it,” she said, laughing as he was yanking her clothes off and her body was flopping everywhere.

For someone who planned ahead, this wasn’t anything like she thought the first part of their date would go.

Not the sex part.

The part where she thinks she just fell in love.

17

SUNSHINE AND ROSES

“Hi, Kelly.”

Kelly looked up from her computer and turned her head to see Jolene Fierce standing in her doorway. “Hi, Jolene. How are you?”

“I’m good,” Jolene said. “I stopped in to get some lunch for Gavin and me and check up on things. Gavin is at the brewery meeting with Mason and dropped me off.”

She knew Gavin still played a big role at the brewery, but most of the restaurant and pub were run by Aiden and Brody. From a corporate level, Ella and Cade did the rest. She found it funny that Cade was so good at his job, being the jokester of the family. But when push came to shove, he had what it took and could be serious.

“Are you getting anything yummy for lunch?” she asked. One thing about working upstairs, you could smell the scent of food daily.

“Liam has some good specials on the lunch menu so I closed my eyes and picked at random. I find that fun and then if Gavin isn’t happy he can’t say that I made a conscious decision.”

“But you made a conscious decision to pick that way,” she said, giggling.

“Look at you all sunshine and roses,” Jolene said, moving in. “You look lighter.”

“Huh?” she asked.

“There is a sparkle in your eye. It wasn’t there the last time we talked. Are you dating someone?” Jolene asked, angling her head.

Oh boy. No way Jolene could actually sniff this out, but maybe she could.

She’d have to be careful what she said.

They weren’t letting coworkers know, but she didn’t want Jolene to start to set her up either because right now she felt she found the man for her.

What a predicament to be in!

“I am,” she said quietly.

“Oh,” Jolene said. “Is it a secret? You’re talking low.”

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