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BOOK: 038 The Final Scene

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“The more the merrier,” Nancy said. “But Bess wants to know if you brought pizza.”

Bess groaned. Deirdre walked into the room, followed by Brady and Nicholas. When Bess saw Brady she gasped and pulled the sheet up to her neck to cover her ugly hospital gown. Instinctively she put her hand up to her hair, but it was a lost cause.

“Hi, Bess,” Brady said as he walked over to her bed. “It’s good to see you again.”

“Do you remember me?” she asked breathlessly.

“Of course I do.” His green eyes twinkled and he smiled his easy, heart-stopping smile. “And you’re just as pretty as I remember you. Even prettier. I can’t tell you how bad I feel that you were kidnapped instead of me. I would have traded places with you if I could have.”

“Oh, Brady. How sweet. I didn’t mind, really.”

Brady pulled a bouquet of red roses out from behind his back. “These are just a small
token of my gratitude,” he said, handing them to her. “As soon as you’re out of that hospital bed, I’d like to take you out for dinner, maybe some dancing if you’re up to it.”

“I . . . oh . . . sure. I’d love to.”

“Thank you.” He leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek. Bess looked as though she were about to faint away. Then she blushed bright pink, and Nancy thought she had never seen her friend look more lovely. Bess put her hand to her cheek and drew a long, shuddering breath.

“Wow! A kiss from Brady Armstrong! I almost feel like it was worth getting kidnapped!”

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.