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Chapter Six

They were ugly. Unbelievably ugly. Grace groaned at the steel-toed boots Jack had insisted she purchase to wear on the job site. She had half a mind to tell him to forget it. Footwear this hideous was almost a deal breaker; she was half-tempted to tell him she was going to Europe instead.

But Grace wasn’t a quitter—well, apart from quitting her pediatric practice to trek halfway across the country on a whim. And she hadn’t really quit, she was taking an extended leave. She’d arranged with other pediatricians at the practice to cover her caseload.

A couple of attractive college-age girls sauntered past the store window and it gave Grace an idea. So Mr. Jack O’Malley thought he could ignore his attraction to her, did he?

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JACK FELT THE SUCKER punch the moment Grace stepped out of her car and strolled along the sidewalk and through the front gate. He’d been watching for her car as he worked on the front porch, showing Tyrone how to fix the railings. Of course, he could’ve been working anywhere else on the property, but the front porch was the perfect place to keep an eye on Grace’s arrival. And now he was glad he had because he needed to stop her before she took another step.

Instead of the coveralls he’d expected, Grace wore a tight-fitting, scoop-neck T-shirt that left nothing to the imagination, denim shorts and puffy white socks. The only thing she’d complied with were the requisite boots. The scant clothing teamed with the boots was an incredibly sexy combination.