Dancing in the Moonlight - Harlequin.com

RAEANNE THAYNE
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could feel heat creep over her cheekbones and had to
hope Señora Ayala didn’t notice.
If the señoritas knew how the man kissed, they would
be camping out on his doorstep.
“I wouldn’t know about that,” she said, her voice
brisk. “I’m just helping out today.”
Before the other woman could respond, Jake
returned to the exam room. Maggie could feel her
face heat up another notch, though she knew there
was no possible way he could know they’d been
talking about them.
Jake smiled at the trio of females, and Maggie
thought for one insane moment that something deep
and tender flickered in his gaze when her looked at her,
though it was gone so quickly she was certain she must
have been mistaken.
“I found a place of honor for your picture,” he told
the little girl. “You need to come see it.”
Raquel jumped from the exam table eagerly. “Please,
Mami? Dr. Jake wants me to see the picture.”
Celia nodded, and the girl slipped her hand into his.
“We’ll be back in a minute,” Jake promised.
After they left the room, Señora Ayala turned to
Maggie. “He likes you, I can tell.”
Maggie stared at the woman. “That’s crazy. He does
not!”
The other woman shrugged, an unmistakable matchmaking
light in her dark eyes. “You can say that but I
always sense these things. And you like him too, no?”
“No,” she said firmly. “Our families are neighbors
but that’s all. I’m only helping him today because my