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Chapters (107)
  1. Glossary
  2. One
  3. Josh
  4. Two
  5. Delaney
  6. Three
  7. Delaney
  8. Four
  9. Delaney
  10. Five
  11. Josh
  12. Six
  13. Delaney
  14. Seven
  15. Josh
  16. Eight
  17. Delaney
  18. Nine
  19. Josh
  20. Ten
  21. Delaney
  22. Eleven
  23. Josh
  24. Twelve
  25. Delaney
  26. Thirteen
  27. Delaney
  28. Fourteen
  29. Delaney
  30. Fifteen
  31. Josh
  32. Sixteen
  33. Josh
  34. Seventeen
  35. Delaney
  36. Eighteen
  37. Delaney
  38. Nineteen
  39. Josh
  40. Twenty
  41. Delaney
  42. Twenty-One
  43. Delaney
  44. Twenty-Two
  45. Delaney
  46. Twenty-Three
  47. Delaney
  48. Twenty-Four
  49. Josh
  50. Twenty-Five
  51. Josh
  52. Twenty-Six
  53. Delaney
  54. Twenty-Seven
  55. Delaney
  56. Twenty-Eight
  57. Josh
  58. Twenty-Nine
  59. Delaney
  60. Thirty
  61. Delaney
  62. Thirty-One
  63. Delaney
  64. Thirty-Two
  65. Delaney
  66. Thirty-Three
  67. Josh
  68. Thirty-Four
  69. Delaney
  70. Thirty-Five
  71. Josh
  72. Thirty-Six
  73. Delaney
  74. Thirty-Seven
  75. Josh
  76. Thirty-Eight
  77. Delaney
  78. Thirty-Nine
  79. Josh
  80. Forty
  81. Delaney
  82. Forty-One
  83. Delaney
  84. Forty-Two
  85. Delaney
  86. Forty-Three
  87. Josh
  88. Forty-Four
  89. Delaney
  90. Forty-Five
  91. Delaney
  92. Forty-Six
  93. Delaney
  94. Forty-Seven
  95. Delaney
  96. Forty-Eight
  97. Josh
  98. Forty-Nine
  99. Delaney
  100. Fifty
  101. Delaney
  102. Fifty-One
  103. Delaney
  104. Epilogue
  105. Delaney
  106. Also by Wendy Smith
  107. About the Author

“Do you want me to talk to Lucas’ mother and let her know?”

Melly shrugs.

I look over my shoulder at Josh. “The whole town knows you’re Amelia’s father now too.”

His eyebrows rise. “I thought we …”

“I lost my temper.”

“It was a thing of beauty,” Pania says. “Jessie did accuse Delaney of W-H-O-R-I-N-G herself out.”

I could kiss her for spelling it while in front of Melly.

“She what?” Josh says.

“Apparently I was with any man who would take me into their trailer. I told her only my boyfriend and the father of my child.” I cock my head. “Maybe I should have specified that you’re both of those.”

He smiles, reaching for my cheek and running his thumb down it. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s not your fault. We’ll be fine if she stays away. Which she should do because apparently the food is terrible and our service is slow.”

It’s Josh’s turn to scowl.

“Just leave it, Josh. She’s not worth worrying about. She’ll be leaving town soon enough.”

He frowns.

“Honestly, don’t worry about it. She won’t be back in, and you’ll be finished working with her soon enough.”

“She shouldn’t treat you like that, though. No one should.”

I shrug. “You’re a bit biased. She’s not the worst person I’ve ever dealt with.”

He’s conflicted. His brows waver, and I just know there’s something cooking in that brain of his.

“Why don’t we all go home and pretend none of this happened?”

It takes a moment, but he nods.

“Daddy.” Melly reaches for him, and he scoops her into his arms and plants a kiss on her forehead.

It doesn’t matter anymore if people know about us.

That cat is well and truly out of the bag.

Twenty-Eight

Josh

Despite Delaney wanting me to leave her confrontation with Jessie alone, I can’t see how I can.

As it is, I need to tell Delaney something tonight, and she’s not going to like it.

But it wouldn’t sit right with me if I didn’t tell her.

I’ve never mixed my private life with my professional, but I want to spend my forever with Delaney, and we haven’t had the conversation about my career and the things I do to make a living.

I love what I do, and while love and sex scenes aren’t really my thing, I do them without too much of a complaint. It’s my job. And I’m relieved that this rom-com at least isn’t big on either. While my character does fall in love with Jessie’s character over the course of the movie, we only get one big on-screen kiss. Which is a relief.