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“I’m the zombie lumberjack,” he said “Come back from the dead to hunt all se—pretty princesses”

“She is so pretty, Daddy Why couldn’t you dress as a prince?” Paige asked

“Because a princess always needs a real man in her life” He winked at her, and it hten

“Coet this show on the road,” he said

They all climbed into his truck and headed toward town

It was the first tile shop in town had decorations, and there were stalls for candy She saw kids walking around in packs, going trick-or-treating The town party was already in full swing

Once they’d parked, she held onto Paige’s hand as they walked toward Mike and his gang

After they e stayed by her side Caleb didn’t leave her either, and she was veryevery bit the sexy lumberjack

“Do you do Halloween often?” she asked

Paige pulled out of her hand, and she watched how she bobbed for apples with her cousins She didn’t let the little girl out of her sight

“Not much We carve a pu soo trick-or-treating I’ve just never had the time”

Paige had begged her to get Caleb to agree to go to the town party Halloween had fallen on a Friday, and with school out for the weekend, it had been a lot of fun Maddie hadn’t even needed to ask Caleb

When she got home, he already had their costue’s because she wanted to go as a princess rather than a cowgirl Every year she’d wanted to go as a cowgirl, only this ti different

“I lovea hand over the fabric

His hand ainst hiers stroked over her hip, and for a few seconds, she closed her eyes, basking in his touch