by Zoe York
She nodded, her eyes wet and her smile huge. “I want all of that. Except babies go in baby-carrier things, not pockets.”
“Ours will go in pockets. They’ll be extra small. Extra cute.”
“Yes.”
“Yes?” He stood and slid the solitaire onto her left ring finger.
She pressed her fingers against his chest. “Wow. Yes. To the marriage. Babies don’t go in pockets.”
“Let’s agree to disagree on that point.”
She laughed, and once she started, she couldn’t stop. “Come here, superhero,” she whispered, still giggling as she looped her other hand around his neck and pulled him close for a kiss.
He hoisted her into his arms as they kissed, two weeks of hunger lighting a fire deep in her core that she should have expected.
“Trick?”
He grunted in response.
“Is there a bed nearby? We can go swimming in a little bit, yes?”
Ten seconds later, she was flat on her back on a gorgeous king-sized bed in a probably gorgeous room. She didn’t know for sure. She only had eyes for her fiancé. And it was hours before they went swimming, but when they did, all she wore was a sparkling ring.
If you enjoyed Fall Away, I’m thrilled to share that the SEALs Undone series continues! Keep reading in volume 2: Kiss for a SEAL!
SEALS UNDONE
Fall Out
Fall Hard
Fall Away
Fall Deep
Fall Fast
Fall Back
Fall Dark
Fall Dirty
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The next story, Fall Deep, is now available. Click here to keep reading! or turn the page to sample the first chapter.
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Navy SEAL Miles Dumbrowski is on his way back to war. He isn’t supposed to fall in love.
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Piper Harrington left San Diego behind, looking for adventure in Europe. The no-strings, easy-breezy kind of adventure.
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Now her heart is headed to the Middle East with a man she won’t see for months. But Miles seems intent on proving he's worth the wait for that second date.
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Also by Zoe York
An excerpt from
LOVE IN A SMALL TOWN
(PINE HARBOUR #1 - small town military romance)
It was bad enough that after going through a very public divorce from the man Olivia still loved, she had to serve him breakfast four times a week. That she looked forward to those mornings…well, that wasn’t great either. But Rafe worked two jobs and lived in a tiny one-room apartment. And the other option for eggs and bacon was his mother’s café.
Liv shuddered at the thought of spending even one morning a week with her ex-mother-in-law. So she couldn’t fault Rafe for keeping his regular stool at the diner she worked at, even if it didn’t help the official party line held by all six hundred people in their small town of Pine Harbour—that their split had been her fault and Rafe was completely innocent.
The former point was true. The latter was not. Parsing the difference with the town busy-bodies was a futile effort though, so she let the whispers slide. They just added to the steaming pile of crap that was her life.
But the absolute worst was that today, Rafe had brought a date to breakfast.
And she’d serve him eggs and paste on a smile, but then she was calling a real estate agent. Whatever cosmic joke had made her fall in love with Rafe Minelli had delivered its final punch line.
He wasn’t in uniform today—either of them—but he still looked achingly good. Faded blue jeans that she recognized from the irregular rip on one of his solid thighs. Old enough that she’d washed them many times. The denim would be soft, and when he turned around, his wallet would be clearly imprinted in his back right pocket. And even though she wanted to grab a butter knife and gouge his heart out, first she wanted one more look at his magnificent ass.
Because she was a glutton for punishment, and Rafe delivered in bucket loads. Tall, dark, and handsome didn’t do him justice. Olivia grabbed a washcloth and wiped down the counter as she watched him guide his date to a booth under the window.
No! She wanted to shout. You sit at the counter and ask me if it’s been busy. I bug you that you need a haircut and we both remember that time I gave you a trim in the bathroom. How you slid your hands under my shirt and teased my nipples while I squealed for you to hold still. The walk down memory lane cut sharper than usual because it wasn’t shared. Even though she knew she needed to move on, let go of Rafe and start dating again, she wasn’t prepared to see him do just that. And the pretty blonde woman sitting across from him twisting the shit out of a sugar packet was wearing one of his plaid shirts, so Olivia couldn’t even pretend it was a breakfast meeting—not that Rafe would ever have business that needed to be discussed in a diner.
He was a full-time police officer and a part-time soldier. Had been a full-time son and a part-time husband, too. No room for a wife, definitely no room for a side job. No, this was definitely a morning-after-a-sleep-over breakfast and Olivia had to serve him fucking coffee. She wrenched the carafe from the warmer, grabbed two menus from under the counter, and pasted on her sweetest eat-shit-and-die smile before squaring her shoulders and approaching the couple.
“Coffee?”
They both nodded and Olivia silently lifted each of their white ceramic mugs and poured. For someone who just got laid, Rafe didn’t look happy. His eyebrows were pulled together, hooding his gaze, and he had faint dark circles under his eyes. Maybe he was realizing just how awful a human being he was to bring…
“Do you need to see a menu, Natalie?” His voice sounded strained too. He dumped two creamers in his cup and stirred roughly.
Natalie, huh? Olivia swung her gaze to the other woman. She looked nervous. Had he told her that he used to be married to their waitress? Used to wake her up with his tongue and his hands and his love, but not as often as he didn’t—he’d have to be home for that—and now they pretended to be friends a few times a week?
“I’ll just have some toast, please,” she said quietly.
Rafe sighed. “Don’t be silly.” He looked up at Olivia, his dark brown eyes unreadable. “Two breakfast specials please, one with bacon, one with—” He broke off and turned back to Natalie. “Sausage? Ham?”
“Sausage, I guess. Look, I can just wait for my friend outside, we don’t need to have breakfast.”
“It’s fine.” He reached across the table and squeezed her hand before looking back at Olivia again. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“We’re swamped,” she said breezily, waving at the mostly empty diner. “I’ve got ketchup bottles to refill and napkins to stack, so—”
“One minute, Liv.” He pushed out of the booth and towered over her. “In private.”
He didn’t wait for her to respond, stalking to the small office behind the washrooms like he owned the place. Well, he could wait. She had a job to do, even if it wasn’t exciting or overly important.
“Natalie, is it? How did you want your eggs?” Rafe wanted his over-easy. At some point in the future, she’d forget all the stupid little things she knew about him. She hoped. Hadn’t happened yet.
“Scrambled. And rye toast if you have it.”
“Sure thing. Be right back.” She went straight to the pass-through window, dinged the bell and tacked the order up on the carousel. Frank gave her a knowing look from his perch at the grill. “Shut up,” she told her boss without malice. “I need five minutes.”
“I’ll holler if anyone comes in, I guess.”
If anyone came in, they’d pour themselves a cup of coffee and wait. She wasn’t worried. It wouldn’t be the first time Pine Harbour had heard Rafe and Olivia Minelli have a knock-down, drag-out fight. Probably wouldn’t be the last. Another reason she needed to leave. This c
ouldn’t be her future—petty jealousy and tension-filled terse conversations with her ex. She took a deep breath and shoved the office door open.
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About the Author
Zoe York lives in London, Ontario with her young family. She’s currently chugging Americanos, wiping sticky fingers, and dreaming of heroes in and out of uniform.
www.zoeyork.com
Also by Zoe York
Camp Firefly Falls
Winning Back His Wife
Skinny Dipping Dare
Take a Chance on Me
Ambushed by Love
Hot Caribbean Nights
Ruined by the SEAL
Bound by the SEAL
Bought by the SEAL
Cherished by the SEAL
Pine Harbour
Love in a Small Town
Love in a Snow Storm
Love on a Spring Morning
Love on a Summer Night
Love on the Run
Love in a Sandstorm
Love on the Outskirts of Town
Love on the Edge of Reason (Coming Soon)
SEALs on Vacation
Seduced by the Best Man
SEALS UNDONE
Fall Out
Fall Hard
Fall Away
Fall Deep
Fall Fast
Fall Back
Fall Dark
Fall Dirty
Fall Quiet
Fall Easy
SEALs Undone Collection
Fall for a SEAL
Kiss for a SEAL
Love for a SEAL
The Kincaids of Pine Harbour
Reckless at Heart (Coming Soon)
Wardham
Between Then and Now
What Once Was Perfect
Where Their Hearts Collide
When They Weren't Looking
Beyond Love and Hate
No Time Like Forever
Perfect No Matter What
Beneath These Bright Stars
Forever Begins With a Kiss
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