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RAEANNE THAYNE 249 She would have refused if Carmela hadn’t returned to the table then to take Jorge. “Thank you for watching him,” Carmela said in Spanish. “But he’s going to wake up hungry. We must be leaving.” She gave both Carmela and Horatio hugs as they said their goodbyes, then turned back to Seth. “All right. Let’s dance. But I’ll warn you in advance I’m still not very good on the dance floor. I can’t blame having two left feet anymore since I don’t even have one.” “Bad joke,” Seth said. He had just started to lead her out to the floor when Jake appeared over his shoulder and her heart gave its usual happy sigh of welcome. He didn’t say anything, just raised one of those expressive eyebrows at his younger brother. Seth sighed. “Yeah, yeah. I know. Get my own girl.” “That shouldn’t be a problem for you,” Jake said dryly. “If only you could narrow the field down to just one.” Seth grinned. “Now why would I want to do that?” He kissed Maggie on the cheek. “Thanks anyway,” he said, surrendering her to Jake. She settled into her husband’s strong arms with a sigh of contentment, wanting to be nowhere else on earth but right here with the summer breeze ruffling her hair and the moonlight gleaming through the trees. Somehow Jake always seemed to move at just the right pace—not too fast that she had to move awkwardly to keep up with him but not so slow that she grew frustrated. Here was another joy she thought long behind her but like so many other things, Jake had helped her through. “It’s been a good day, hasn’t it?” he asked, his breath warm in her ear, and she saw they had moved out of
250 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT the bowery closer to the creek, secluded in the shade of the trees. She smiled, her arms tightening around him. “Wonderful. They’re so happy together.” “What about you, Mrs. Dalton?” In answer, she pulled his head down and pressed her mouth to his.As he pulled her closer, they stopped moving but she didn’t mind. There would be time for dancing. They had the rest of their lives. * * * * * Look for RaeAnne Thayne’s next book from Silhouette Special Edition! FORTUNE’S WOMAN Fortunes of Texas: Return to Redrock May 2009
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250 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT<br />
<strong>the</strong> bowery closer to <strong>the</strong> creek, secluded <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> shade<br />
of <strong>the</strong> trees.<br />
She smiled, her arms tighten<strong>in</strong>g around him. “Wonderful.<br />
They’re so happy toge<strong>the</strong>r.”<br />
“What about you, Mrs. Dalton?”<br />
In answer, she pulled his head down and pressed her<br />
mouth to his.As he pulled her closer, <strong>the</strong>y stopped mov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
but she didn’t m<strong>in</strong>d. There would be time for danc<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
They had <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong>ir lives.<br />
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Look for RaeAnne Thayne’s next book<br />
from Silhouette Special Edition!<br />
FORTUNE’S WOMAN<br />
Fortunes of Texas: Return to Redrock<br />
May 2009
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