Before You

by Lisa Cardiff

  Cam, Alec and Marc came into the room, smiling and slapping him on the back. Cam walked over to Bre and whispered something in her ear. She smiled up at him and kissed him on his cheek.

  Marc popped the cork on the champagne, letting it overflow onto the floor as he filled the glasses.

  “Try to get some of it in the glass,” Alec yelled as he leaned against the wall with a rare smile on his face.

  “It’s about time,” Cam yelled as he lifted his glass into the air for a toast.

  When the bottle was empty, the guys joined the party backstage, leaving Bre and Jax alone.

  “What did Cam say to you?” Jax asked, pulling Bre into his arms, loving the feel of her body next to his.

  Bre shrugged her shoulders. “He said it looked as if he wouldn’t need to rescue me from a life as a cat collector after all.”

  “What?”

  Laughing, Bre said, “I told him that I would consider marrying him if we were both alone and miserable at forty and I started collecting cats.”

  “There’s no chance of that happening. You’re mine forever. You’ve agreed, and I’m not letting you back out,” he said, grinning as he lifted her hand and kissed it.

  “I wouldn’t dream of trying.” Bre looked away uncertainly. “Cam said he would never agree to release me unless he knew you loved me more than anyone and everything.”

  “He’s right—before you, I had nothing.”

  Her smile was luminous. “I feel the same way.”

  Acknowledgements

  Thanks to my family and friends who support me without question or comment, even when my mind wanders and I get stuck in the lives of my imaginary characters. And, of course, thanks to Limitless Publishing for believing in this book and producing a cover that brought Jax and Bre to life.

  About the Author

  After spending years practicing law and running a real estate development company with her husband, Lisa decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer and she must confess that inventing characters is so much more fun than writing contracts and legal briefs. A native of Colorado, she lives with her husband and three children in Denver. When she isn't managing the chaos of raising three children and owning her own business, she can be found reading or writing a book or tinkering in her garden.

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