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“Well, Stephanie told Ranger that houses in this area go fast and I didn’t want to lose it. If you ended up hating it, I would have simply lost my deposit and we could have kept looking.”

“I want to be mad at you, but I can’t be,” she said. “I think that this house is the one and I’m glad that you didn’t let it slip through your fingers.”

“Our fingers,” he corrected, linking their hands together. “Our house and our future,” he whispered.

“How about I give you both a few minutes?” Stephanie asked. “Just come outside when you’re ready and I’ll lock up.”

“When will we know if we got the house?” Ruby asked.

Stephanie smiled, “Well, I heard about an hour ago that they’ll accept your offer, but I wanted to make sure that you still wanted it.”

“We want it,” Ruby said.

Luke laughed and nodded, “We’ll take it.”

“Great, I’ll let the seller’s agent know while you two finish up in here.”

They walked through the house again and Ruby couldn’t believe that it was going to be hers. Luke had made all of her dreams come true and now, he was giving her a home and a family. She didn’t know how she had gotten so lucky, but that was exactly how she felt—like the luckiest nerd on the planet, and it was all because of Luke.

The End

His Curvy Assistant

Millie

Prologue

Six Months Earlier

Millie opened her front door when the incessant banging wouldn’t stop. Who the hell would be banging on her door this late at night? She checked her watch and noted that it was only nine at night and giggled at herself. Millie had always been the type of girl who liked to go to bed early and read into the wee hours of the night. Those were her exact plans for the night, and she had a book on her nightstand that was sure to not disappoint her.

She pulled the door open and found the most gorgeous man that she had ever seen standing on her doorstep. “You Millie?” he asked.

“Um, yeah,” she squeaked. “Can I help you?” She hoped like hell that he’d tell her, yes, because she knew exactly what she wanted to help him with.

“I hate to tell you this, but you might be in danger,” he said.

“Danger?” she asked. “How so?”

“You were over at Ruby’s place tonight?” he asked. She wasn’t sure how much she should and shouldn’t say to a perfectstranger—and he was pretty perfect. Millie nodded, not really knowing what to say to him.

“Well, her friend, Luke, is in trouble, and unfortunately, he might have put you both in danger,” the guy said.

“I didn’t catch your name,” she said, ignoring the fact that he just told her that she might be in danger.

“I’m Luke’s friend, Ranger,” he said. “Sorry, I’m kind of a cut-to-the-chase kind of guy.”

“Yeah, I got that,” Millie teased. He cracked a smile and she had to admit, he was even more handsome when he was smiling down at her like that. “You have a nice smile, Ranger,” she said.

“Thank you,” he mumbled, turning the cutest shade of pink. “But could we get back to the part about you being in danger?”

“Sure,” she agreed. “Well, I appreciate you letting me know,” she said.

“Don’t you want the details and to know what to watch for?” Ranger asked.

“Not really,” she said. “I’ve learned to keep my nose out of other people’s business. I appreciate your wanting to help me. Good meeting you, Ranger,” she said as she started to shut the door in his face. The poor guy looked so confused, that she almost wanted to giggle.

He put his hand on her door, stopping its progress. “If you need me, I’m going to be staying at Ruby’s place—you know just to keep an eye on things.”

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