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Lasso chose that moment to duck his head between the curtains “Did soeous Is this the taco lady?”

She laughed “I hope that’s not what I’ called, cowboy”

He blinked and his smile widened All I could do was shake my head at the relentless flirt “Who said I was a cowboy?”

“Besides those jeans?” she asked, drawing a loud guffaw from the Texan

“I like her,” he said with his best boyish grin “If you get tired of the pretty boy over here, the name’s Dallas”

She laughed “Have you seen yourself? Your face is as pretty as his hair,” she said and ran her long roaned

Lasso’s grin faded “That’sto eat some tacos, boss”

“Listen for the door,” I told him and pulled the curtains shut Then I turned to Teddy “Ready?”

She nodded but I could see the nerves in her blue eyes “As ready as I can be, I suppose Be gentle”

“Always”

Chapter 10

Teddy

One week Those tords acted as my mantra all day because, for so for Kip and Gillian, plus another new couple anted ain teeks wasn’t a lot for me Yet, as I left the office with several assistants still , all I wanted to do was go home and pass out

I was searching in my tote for my car key and I heard, “Teddy! Teddy, we need to talk” Gillian Frye was tottering up the sidewalk in stilettos she could barely walk in, wearing skintight jeans and an adorable pink crop top that er than her twenty-five years

“What about, Gillian?” Though based on the scowl she wore and the way her hands fisted at her hips, I could guess