Haley's Cabin

about how you feel. I don’t want you on the rebound, sweetheart.”

She settled down finally and Jeremy breathed a sigh of relief. Much more of that and he’d be declaring

his love and forcing her to marry him. To hell with Brad’s advice.

“I’m not in love with Eric. Eric went above and beyond the call of duty to prove just what a waste of

space he was. I know what I have for you is different. I know it in my soul.”

“It’s been two days. You don’t know how you feel. Eric charmed you right into marriage, it was love at

first sight and all that, you said so yourself. I want you to think about this with me, because I won’t be as

generous as Eric,” Jeremy promised angrily. “I won’t let you go once I make you mine.”

“How much time?”

“Just a few days, no more. I won’t be able to take much more than that.” He hugged her. “In two days

time I’m coming for you, and you damn well better have an answer for me.”

“Fine. But I won’t change my mind. I love you and that’s that, damn you.”

She pulled out of his arms and left.

Jeremy let her go. It was the hardest thing he’d ever done, but he let her walk away, hoping to God he

hadn’t just made the biggest mistake of his life. And as her words played back in his head, he grinned.

“She cursed,” Jeremy muttered to himself. His sweet little Miss Manners had said damn . “Huh. Go

figure.”

Jeremy swung his now-repaired black truck into his brother’s driveway and shut off the engine. Within

minutes he pounded on Brad’s door and readied himself to do battle. He was prepared to go to great

lengths to get Haley’s address. He didn’t want to bend the rules of his profession as a detective by going

through the precinct’s database to find an unlisted address. Brad would have her address because she

was his patient. And if Brad gave him any of that doctor/patient privilege crap, Jay would knock him

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senseless.

Restless and edgy, Jay shouted, “Come on, Brad, open up, dammit!”

The door swung inward and Jay found himself on the receiving end of one of Brad’s very

uncharacteristic scowls. It happened so rarely that it took Jay by surprise every time.

“What do you want?” Brad ground out.

Ah, now he was beginning to get the picture. Brad

was bare-chested and his jeans were undone. Must