Page 33 of The Runaway Bride's Vow

She wanted to kiss him, but she didn’t want to be too forward. But it was the end of the date, and the evening had gone so much better than she’d ever imagined. And even though Kaylie had been a part of their date, it hadn’t bothered her at all. In fact, it probably helped because all of Kaylie’s chatter filled in the places where there would have been awkward pauses as happened all too often on first dates.

Her gaze strayed to his lips. If she were to lift up on her tiptoes and lean forward… Before she chickened out, she acted on her thoughts. She didn’t have to lean much because Logan was there to meet her halfway.

Her eyes fluttered shut as his arms wrapped around her, pulling her close. His kiss was warm and gentle. And if she wasn’t mistaken, it held a promise of more kisses to come. Her stomach dipped at the thought of having a repeat of this sweet and awesome moment.

There was something different about this—about this man. For the first time since she’d been dumped at the altar, she could imagine herself in a romantic entanglement.

Logan’s arms wrapped around her waist and drew her closer. As their kiss deepened, the world drifted away and it was just the two of them. She could stay right there in his arms forever.

“Daddy…” Kaylie’s sleep-filled voice drifted from the living room.

The magical moment was over. When Brooke pulled back, she gazed into Logan’s eyes and found he’d been moved by the kiss too. This thing between them was real. A smile pulled at her lips. And it was only the beginning.

Chapter Ten

One date turned into two dates.

Two dates turned into them spending all their free time together.

In the past two months, Logan couldn’t believe things had gone so quickly between him and Brooke. One moment, she was spilling coffee on him, and now he just couldn’t imagine his life without her in it.

It was like he had been a shadow of himself after his divorce. He’d been going through the motions but not truly experiencing the world around him. And he didn’t even know it.

It wasn’t until Brooke stumbled into his life that he woke up. The gray clouds parted, and the sunshine of her smile rained down on him.

This wasn’t just a passing fling. He could see Brooke in his future. Kaylie loved her, too, which just made it all the better. He was so certain about them he was already thinking about long-term plans.

Of course, he hadn’t said any of this to Brooke. She’d opened up to him about her past engagement. He couldn’t help but think Josh was a fool for letting Brooke slip through his fingers. Logan didn’t intend to make the same mistake.

In turn, he’d told her how his marriage had slowly fallen apart with him working long hours and Margie going back to teaching at the local college after Kaylie’s birth. Neither of them had cheated on each other. They’d simply grown apart.

He’d wanted to fix things. Margie didn’t. She’d filed for divorce and surprised him with the papers. He’d known their marriage was in trouble, but the finality of it shook him to his core. The family he’d based his world on had ended. It had left him with his walls up around himself.

Brooke was the one to tear those walls down, brick by brick. He found himself pausing from the final work on the chapel and smiling as he thought of her. She was the best.

“What are you doing?” Brooke’s voice interrupted his thoughts.

“Um… What?”

She sent him a strange look. “You were just standing there with a goofy smile on your face.”

“I was not.” Was he?

“Yes, you were.” She smiled and shook her head. “You should be paying attention to what you’re doing.”

“I am.”

She arched a brow at him. She stepped back into the aisle and stared at the lectern. “Something seems off. Are you sure that’s centered?”

Logan glanced at it. “Of course, I am.”

“I don’t know. I think the lectern is off to the right too far.”

“I don’t think so.” He noticed the closer they got to the finish line the more particular she had gotten. “I measured it.”

“Come here.” She gestured for him to come to her. “You need to see what I see.”

He straightened and went to stand next to her. She glanced over at him with an expectant look on her gorgeous face. “Tell me that you see it too.”

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