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“Yes But if you don’t show up, I’ll hunt you down like a dog and ret the day you were born Do we have a deal?”
Raoul grinned She sighed Give it a couple more years and he would be just as deadly as his coach How fair was that?
“I’ll be here,” he promised “I’ll be early”
“I won’t”
Hawk turned to her “Now can he wait for me in the truck?”
“Sure” Although if it were up to her, Coach Hawkins could go, too They had nothing to say to each other
She looked at him then wanted to rub her eyes Maybe it was just a trick of the light, but she would swear he’d just gotten better looking Talk about annoying
HAWK GLANCED OVER at the wohter had brought hoo All spit and attitude
Nicole was sensible He could tell from her exactly-to-the-knee skirt in dark denim, her plain T-shirt, the lack of makeup and the way she hadn’t bothered to doblond hair than pull it back in a ponytail She wasn’t the kind of woman who impressed easily Not that he orried
“Thanks,” he said “You didn’t have to do that”
“You’re right I didn’t I also know I’ him off like that”
There was temper in her blue eyes She looked like she wanted to hit so—it wasn’t as if she could hurt hi her Which he was…a little
“You won’t He’s a good kid He has a lot of talent—he can go all the way”
“You see yourself in him, don’t you?”
Hawk grinned “Yeah”
“That is just so typical” She glanced at her watch “Don’t you have to be somewhere?”
“Practice The guys are waiting” He pulled out his wallet “How hnuts?”
She frowned “Weren’t you listening? Raoul is going to pay them off with hard labor At least that’s my fantasy”
“Then I still need five dozen for the team”
Nicole looked at the woet the coach his doughnuts so he can get out of here”
Hawk bent down and picked up the doughnuts on the floor “You’re trying to get rid of me”
“You think?”
“But I’m the best part of your day”
“Maybe I’ll get a splinter later and that can be ht”
He laughed “You’re not easy”
“That’s the first s you’ve said”
He put the cruhnuts on one of the tables “I’m plenty smart, Nicole”
“Keep telling yourself that and one day it ht be true”
He stared at her, his gaze steady, until she began to squir so hard not to like me?” he asked “Do I intimidate you?”
“I…You…Just go away”
With that, she braced herself on her cane and moved toward the back of the bakery
“No snarky comeback?” he called after her “Does that mean I win?”
She turned and glared at hi”
“Sure it is”
Her jaw clenched “Go away”
“I will because I have guys waiting But I’ll be back”
“Don’t bother”
“It’s not a bother It’ll be fun”
He left the bakery, whistling as he walked to his truck parked out in front
Hawk could tell Nicole disliked not having the last word She was obviously used to being in control and getting her way Football had taught hiot too cocky about being really good at one thing If you could take that away fro The same omen Especially women
It was going to be a good day, he thought as he handed Raoul the doughnuts and started the engine Suddenly there were a whole lot of possibilities
“WHAT DO YOU THINK?” Claire asked
Nicole continued to flip through the shirts on the rack “No”
“Come on It’s pink”
“Uh-huh”
“You’re not even looking”
Nicole held in a smile “I don’t have to look No It doesn’t fit”
“How do you know?”
“Because you’re ained all of five pounds You don’t need maternity clothes”
“But I want to buy so”
“Get a receiving blanket”
“I want so I can wear”
Nicole glanced up and groaned as she saw her sister standing in front of a ht pink T-shirt with a sequined arrow pointing toward her stomach and the word Baby in case anyone was confused