Dakota Homecoming

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Authors: Lisa Mondello
Tags: Dakota Hearts, Book 10
turned a bright crimson as she glanced at everyone who was within earshot of them.
    Georgie glanced at Kate. “Nice. Go ahead and embarrass my future daughter-in-law again. She might just change her mind and decide to go back to Providence.”
    Summer shook her head. “Not a chance, Kate. Someone has to keep him in line when you’re not around.”
    Kate laughed and pointed to her. “Good girl! You learn fast.” Kate glanced at Georgie and said, “I want to hear the story. How did you and Julian meet?”
    Georgie lifted her gaze and searched the room for Julian. He was standing by the door with Ian, Luke, and Gray. The conversation they were having was one they were all engaged in. He was completely oblivious to the scrutiny she was under with his aunt and his sister.
    Being on her own, she decided to answer honestly giving enough details to satisfy them without giving herself and Julian away. “I saw him from across the parking lot and he followed me into the store. I’d gone in to get a few things and saw him following me around. When I went back out into the parking lot, I asked him why he was following me.”
    “He followed you around the store?” Grace asked.
    “He didn’t buy anything?” Kate asked.
    Georgie shook her head. “No. I had a big paper bag in my arms and when I spun around the bag split right down the middle and everything spilled out onto the ground. Cars were driving around us as we tried to pick everything up.”
    “What did he say to you?” Grace asked.
    She thought back to that day. It seemed so long ago but it was only a few weeks. “He told me that he'd been searching for me for a long time.”
    Grace looked as if she were about to melt. “My brother said that ?”
    Georgie nodded. Of course, they didn’t know the context of Julian’s words. He had also told her he knew she was running and that she must be tired of doing it alone. He knew she’d reached out to the FBI for help and then she’d bolted. But now that he’d found her, he’d work day and night to make sure she was safe.
    She’d been the one to melt that day. Or whimper. It didn’t really matter what kind of fool she’d made of herself. For the first time since she’d heard that Angela was afraid to leave Eduardo’s compound for fear of what might happen to her, since Georgie had finally learned the truth about her mother’s murder, that she’d felt hope. Her mistake had been going to the compound blindly, to convince Angela to leave with her, only to meet up with Eduardo Sanchez instead. Instead of rescuing her cousin, Georgie had put unwanted attention on herself. She’d escaped Colombia and returned to the United States like a scared dog with her tail between her legs.
    “Well, Julian sure does surprise,” Kate said. “But then, all these boys have been a happy surprise.”
    She didn’t know why, but the conversation between Grace and Kate had left a bad taste in Georgie’s mouth for the rest of the evening. She was happy that Julian’s parents had left the diner early. With any luck, they’d be asleep by the time she and Julian made it back to the house.
    Julian pulled the car into the driveway and killed the engine. “It’s much colder than it was earlier. You should button up your jacket.”
    He got out of the car and walked over to the passenger side door. Georgie had seen his father open the car door for his mother. Julian had done it countless times for her. That type of chivalry was taught and she was sure John McKinnon had set a good example for his sons.
    However, it wasn’t the type of behavior Georgie was used to. And while it was flattering to have a man treat her with respect, it still made her uncomfortable. Everything she and Julian had done since she’d arrived in South Dakota had been for show. They hadn’t gone out of their way to pretend they were an actual couple. The closest she’d come to suggesting that was telling Grace and Kate how she and Julian had met. But after days

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