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Bianca

Two Weeks Later

Ft Worth…

Bianca couldn’t hide her sht he could bullshit his way into a win

The gameboard lay between them on the bed and victory in this round of strip Scrabble ithin reach Taz was already down to just his jeans while she still had on her skirt, T-shirt, bra and panties She loved having hiame of the strip Scrabble tournament took precedence That’s what happened when two co doctors’ orders and laying off any gyloves to rights—and they were going to be hers

“There is no way that qat is a word Take that Q off the triple-word square and get ready to go down because I have the perfect word to go there”

“Get ready to eat some crow” He held out an extra-thick paperback dictionary “Look for yourself”

She rolled her eyes and whipped out her phone “It’s okay, I have the Miriam-Webster app on my phone”

He snatched the phone away and replaced it with the dictionary “Look it up”

“You are so bossy” She cracked the book only enough to see the letters on the top right corner “Ah ha! Q” She opened the dictionary fully “If by so to want Miriam-Webster confirma—”

The rest of the word died on her tongue

A square had been cut several inches deep into the es and a small blue box with a white bow had been placed inside

Her pulse went into overdrive and she forgot how to breathe She glanced up at Taz and her heart hiccupped With the exception of his new buzz cut, he looked exactly like the man who’d strutted into Bisu Manor and chan

ged her world, but his totally confident fighter vibe was a skinny tread of nervousness

She pulled the ribbon and took off the lid, inside was a black-velvet ring box “Taz—”