Clothing the Naked Sheriff [Celestial Nights 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting)
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“I’m leaving,” she stated, picking up her bags. She had just turned the doorknob when the sounds of Lionel Richie’s “Just to Be Close to You” started playing around her. Instantly, slow, gentle tears fell from her eyes as she stood there, her back to the man she loved with all her heart as he played her favorite song.
His soft footsteps moved toward her as he spoke. “Before you leave, I want you to know that I’ve always known your favorite song. You see, when we first met last year, when you and Landon were looking for Sophie Kincaid, I heard you talking with Landon. The two of you were talking about an upcoming concert in Denver, and you were wondering if Lionel Richie would play your favorite song. Landon asked you what it was, and you told him. You see, I’ve always known what it was that you wanted to hear. So hear me now, Angelica. I love you. I love you so much, baby. I am so sorry. Please forgive me. Please don’t leave.”
Her tears came in earnest as she turned to face him and gasped. For the first time since she’d ever met Pisces, he was fully clothed. There before her, he stood dressed in a dark Armani pinstripe suit, a crisp white linen shirt with the top two buttons undone, his hair meticulously tamed and trimmed. She noticed his hands in his pockets, and that he was even wearing socks and dress shoes. He was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, and when he grinned that devilishly wicked grin, her heart leapt in pure joy.
Angelica didn’t wait for him to extend his arms. She ran to him, deciding to go with her gut, knowing that her life was with him and Landon. She didn’t care about anything else anymore, as long as she was in his arms. Besides, if he got out of line again, she would just remind him that she could shoot straight.
THE END
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rebecca Joyce is your typical housewife and mother. The daughter of a retired military service member, Rebecca tries to incorporate the sights, smells, and adventures of her travels, but mainly she writes of the buff, gorgeous men she drooled after in her teen years! There is just somethin’ about a man in uniform…WOW!
Growing up in the military, Rebecca Joyce, along with her family, moved from state to state, enjoying the never-ending game of “where are we moving to next?”…which happened every two to three years! After high school, Rebecca met and married her own military service member and now devotes her time to her husband and children.
Her “spawn,” as she lovingly calls them, demand and expect a lot of her attention. When she is not catering to the whims of her family, Rebecca spends her quiet time reading or writing.
As an avid reader from an early age, Rebecca decided to try her hand at writing while her husband was away on a deployment to pass the time. Since then, she finds time in her hectic day to scribble her hopes, wishes, and dreams.
Though her real life sometimes interferes with her imaginative life, Rebecca tries to balance each with wit, sarcasm, and humor…“Screwing up takes practice…I think I’m well rehearsed!”
Rebecca Joyce currently lives in the United States with her husband of twenty years and their three children.
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