A Perfect Mistake (34 page)

Ethan Fairchild had
come home.

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Verity

I stirred awake and
reached for Boone, only finding air. I rose and heard a soft cry.
Slipping out of bed, I walked out into the living room. Boone was
walking back and forth in the moonlight, Duel cuddled in his arms,
nestled against the thick wall of his daddy’s bare chest. As an
added bonus the daddy in question was stark naked. My husband still
didn’t sleep with any clothes on. I was more than okay with
that.

“Shush there,
little huckleberry. Your momma needs her sleep.”

Love rushed over me
in a huge wave. It had been pretty interesting when Duel first
arrived. Boone had been fascinated, and he still was. He had jumped
in and had done everything from changing diapers to bathing to
walking him in his stroller. He wanted to be a good daddy. I’d
say he was a great one already.

“Hey,
darlin’,” he said sleepily when he saw me. I walked over
to him and saw that Duel had fallen asleep. I slipped my arm through
Boone’s and we walked back to the nursery and tucked our son
back into his crib. Boone stroked his hand over our son’s head,
and my heart melted. He turned to look at me.

“He’s
pretty amazing.”

I nodded, my throat
too tight to speak. Hand in hand we went back to bed.

I snuggled up to
Boone. I had my Outlaw and my son. What more could I possibly want?
“I love you, Boone.”

He kissed me, his
hand slipping down and curling around my butt.

“Boone, we
should really get some sleep.”

He gave me that
Outlaw grin and I was completely lost. “You sure know how to
use that Boone Swoon.”

“It’s my
superpower,” he whispered and chuckled.

I
didn’t protest as I let my Outlaw have his wicked way with me.

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Preacher’s
Daughter Potato Salad

Makes 4 servings

Prep 30 minutes.
Cook 30 minutes.
Ready in 2 hours.

Ingredients

4 potatoes

4 eggs

½ stalk of
celery, chopped

¼ cup sweet
relish

1 clove of garlic,
minced

2 tbsps prepared
mustard

½ cup
mayonnaise

1 tbsp cider vinegar

1 tbsp sugar

Paparika

1.
Bring a large pot
of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but
still firm, about 15 minutes; drain and chop.

2.
Place eggs in a
saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover,
remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12
minutes. Remove from hot water; peel and chop.

3.
In a large bowl,
combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, sweet relish, garlic, mustard,
mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper. Gently mix
together.

4.
Garnish top with
sliced boiled eggs sprinkled with paparika and serve warm.

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Zoe Dawson is the alter ego of multi-published, bestselling author Karen
Anders. Karen started her career because her grandmother gave her a book
to read. That book made her fall in love with romance and started her on
the trek to get published. She achieved that goal in 1996 with the
publication of Jennifer's Outlaw for Silhouette. Even with many books
under her belt, she can't wait for that next idea, that next exquisite
sentence and, of course, the next hero and heroine who fall in love.

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