“Sure. Sounds good. And Reverend Maitland wants us to come and see him to discuss the ceremony.”
“Great,” Logan said that with less enthusiasm. But if you wanted to have a wedding, you had to have the ceremony. If they didn’t ask Reverend Maitland to do it, he’d be upset.
George cried out again. As Courtney went to calm him in the nursery, Logan pulled on his jeans and went to the kitchen to tidy up from dinner. Switching the television on to catch the end of Cam’s football game, he began to pile up the dirty dishes and load them into the dishwasher.
“It’s not looking good,” the commentator said. “They’re carrying him off on a stretcher.”
Logan glanced up from where he was squatting in front of the dishwasher, his brows pulled together as he glanced at the screen. And then his muscles froze, because he knew exactly who was on that stretcher, wearing the Boston Bobcats uniform.
It was like watching himself be carried off the field. He slowly stood, his fingers clutching the counter as he stared at the television.
“Is that the game?” Courtney asked, walking into the kitchen. “Are they winning?”
Logan said nothing. She frowned, looking from him to the television, her eyes widening as she saw the stretcher.
“Is that?”
“Yeah.” His voice was gritty. “It’s him.”
“What happened?” she asked, her voice a whisper. She slid her arms around Logan, her embrace comforting even though his heart was pounding.
“I don’t know.” He shook his head. “I just turned it on.”
Gently cradling his jaw in her hands, she pressed her lips to his cheek. “It’s okay,” she told him. “Cam’s moving. See?”
Sure enough, he could see Cam’s arms waving in front of him, like he was saying something to the medics. They stopped, and he climbed off of the stretcher, shaking his head at them like he was pissed as hell. There was no sign of injury, no broken limbs, no blood pouring from a wound. There was only the precautionary neck brace, that Logan knew Cam already wanted off.
One of the trainers came up to him and pointed at the stretcher. Cam shook his head and put his hands on his hips, still looking irritated.
Logan couldn’t help but laugh with relief. “Damn, he’s giving them hell.”
“He always does.” Courtney kissed him again, deeper this time, and he felt the need for her pulse through him. “He’s just like his twin brother.”
His lips curled against hers. “I don’t know whether that’s criticism or a compliment.”
“Both.”
They laughed.
“I’ll call him in a little bit,” Logan said, when they finally parted. “Hopefully he’ll be answering his phone by then.”
“You sure you’re okay?” she asked.
“Yeah.” He nodded, pulling her back into his arms, because he could never get enough of her. Everything would always be okay because she was here. And with Courtney by his side, he could deal with anything.
His brother being pissed about being carried off was one of them. They’d both call him and rib him out, then they’d go to bed and curl up with each other until George woke sometime in the overnight hours.
Life really didn’t get much better than that.
“Good. Because I love you, Mr. Hartson,” Courtney murmured, resting her head on his shoulder.
Joy exploded inside him. “I love you, too,” he said, brushing his lips against her cheek. “So much I don’t know what to do with it.”
She looked up at him. “I have an idea what you can do with it,” she said, her eyes twinkling.
“Again?” he asked.
“After you’ve made that phone call.” She nodded.
He kissed her hard and hot, then pulled away. “It’s a deal. Hold that thought.”
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed Logan and Courtney’s story. The next book in the Heartbreak Brothers series is SOMEBODY LIKE YOU. Find out what happens when Cam returns to Hartson’s Creek following a football injury, and falls for a beautiful single mom with two tearaway sons.
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Carrie Elks writes contemporary romance with a sizzling edge. Her first book, Fix You, has been translated into eight languages and made a surprise appearance on Big Brother in Brazil. Luckily for her, it wasn’t voted out.
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