Page 86 of Crazy Rich Cajuns

Kennedy felt a streak ofoh crapgo through her.

Lovinghim?

But yeah.She was in love with him.And other than his uncle Teddy, he didn’t really have someone there telling him that he was doing the right thing and was amazing and should keep going and that they were there no matter what.

Yeah, he needed a Leo.He neededher.

She was definitely stuck.

But she wasn’t sure she minded the idea so much anymore.

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Bennett rolledover and reached out.

The other side of the bed was empty.As it had been last night when he’d fallen asleep.

But he could smell her.Kennedy’s scent filled the air.

He rolled to his back and opened his eyes, blinking.The sun was up, but it wasn’t very bright through the east windows yet.What the hell time was it?

He heard footsteps and looked toward the bathroom door.

Kennedy was crossing the room, pulling a brush through her long hair.She was clearly showered and was wearing a dress he’d never seen and that was definitely not hers.No way.It was red.He’d never seen Kennedy wear red before.No, they hadn’t known each other long enough that he’d seen her entire wardrobe.Probably.But the black tops, dresses, shorts, and pants were all…black.Red didn’t fit.It was too bright.Plus, the dress was very brunch-with-his-mother rather than bayou-badass.Though her tattoos did show with the capped sleeves and the skirt that hit her midthigh.

“Hey,” he said, his voice still rough from sleep.

She turned with a smile.“Hey.”

“What’s going on?”

“Breakfast.”

“Oh.”

She came toward the bed and climbed up onto the bottom, sitting on her heels.“Just a few of us.Charles wants to go over some plans that we talked about last night in more detail.”

“What’s with the dress?”

She looked down.“Oh, it’s your mom’s.”Kennedy grinned at him.“She loaned it to me.”

“For breakfast.”

“Yes.”

“With Charles.”

“Right.”

“In my mother’s kitchen.”

“No.”

Bennett frowned.“No?”

Kennedy smiled and ran her hands over the skirt.“We’re going downtown somewhere.Michael is coming, too, and is having a couple of people from his office join us to help fill me in.”

Bennett pushed himself up to sitting.“What the hell are you talking about?”

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