by Kait Nolan
“While we’re in confession mode, I have one to make myself.” Delaney dropped her gaze again, rubbing a finger up and down, through the condensation on her glass.
Sean couldn’t stop thinking about what that would feel like on him. Shifting in his seat, he dragged his attention firmly to her face. “Oh yeah?”
“I took that bowhunter safety course back in January to spend time with you.”
“Really? How did you even know I was taking it?”
She jerked her shoulders, still not meeting his eyes. “That day you were at the clinic for your physical, I overheard you talking to Eli about it.”
“We’d just met. You didn’t even know me yet.”
The color was up in her cheeks again. “You kinda rescued me that day, when I almost dropped the vials from that bloodwork in the hall. Our patient has terrible veins and bloodwork is always hard on her.” The look on her face was far more serious than a simple catch seemed to warrant. Then she banished it with a smile that skated the edge of flirty. “Besides, have you looked in a mirror?”
He flashed a grin. “I was too busy looking at you that day.” At her look of skepticism, he added, “No, really. You had your hair all twisted up with those stick things, and they slipped when you dropped the vials. Your hair came half down around your shoulders.”
She snorted in self-derision. “I was a mess that day.”
“You were gorgeous.” He’d spent the rest of that week wondering what she’d look like with all that red hair loose and mussed from his hands. He hadn’t known her then. The desire had only grown stronger over the months he’d spent working his way under that careful shell.
She was still blushing, but now it seemed underscored with a glow of pleasure. Sean vowed to make it a priority to elicit that glow on a regular basis. He lifted his glass. “To confessions. And getting out of our own way.”
Did he imagine that shadow crossing her face? Surely it was a trick of the light.
With her first truly honest smile of the night, Delaney lifted her glass and clinked it to his. “Cheers.”
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Other Books By Kait Nolan
A complete and up-to-date list of all my books can be found at http://kaitnolan.com.
The Misfit Inn Series
When You Got A Good Thing (Kennedy and Xander)
Once Upon A Wedding (Misty and Denver)
Those Sweet Words (Pru and Flynn)
Eden’s Ridge
Baby It’s Cold Outside (Ivy and Harrison)
Wishful Series
Once Upon A Coffee (Avery and Dillon): Available for FREE!
To Get Me To You (Cam and Norah): Available for FREE!
Be Careful, It’s My Heart (Brody and Tyler)
Know Me Well (Liam and Riley)
Once Upon A Setup (A Meet Cute Romance with Piper and Myles!): Available for FREE
Just For This Moment (Myles and Piper)
Wish I Might (Reed and Cecily)
Turn My World Around (Tucker and Corinne)
Dance Me A Dream (Jace and Tara)
See You Again (Trey and Sandy)
The Christmas Fountain (Chad and Mary Alice)
You Were Meant For Me (Mitch and Tess)
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Wishing For a Hero Series (A Wishful Spinoff Series)
If I Didn’t Care (Judd and Autumn)
Watch Over Me (Nash and Rowan)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Ethan and Miranda)
Can’t Stand The Rain (Sean and Delaney)
Meet Cute Romance
Once Upon A Snow Day
Once Upon A New Year’s Eve
Once Upon An Heirloom
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Once Upon A Setup: Available for FREE!
Once Upon A Campfire: Available for FREE!
Once Upon A Wedding
About Kait
Kait is a Mississippi native, who often swears like a sailor, calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin', and can wield a bless your heart like a saber or a Snuggie, depending on requirements.
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Acknowledgments
This book was harder for me to write than many I’ve written in recent years. It would never have come to fruition without the help of many, many people.
Thank you to my editor, Susan Bischoff. We’ve been together for thirteen years now. I think you’re officially stuck with me for life.
To Melissa Borgioli for beta reading and endless consults about medical clinic questions.
To the gals in all my writing groups—thanks for all the writing sprints, for listening to my griping, and for holding my hand when I wanted to throw in the towel.
To my Squee Squad, forever my champions and cheerleaders. I absolutely do this for you.
Much love,
Kait