Double Dating with the Dead by Karen Kelley (best fiction novels to read .txt) 📗

lap and pulled his mouth down to hers. She had a feeling they would have lots of time to do makeups.

Epilogue

One year later

“I love you, Mrs. Sanders.” Trent opened the front door of the hotel. “Happy wedding day.”

Selena smiled as he scooped her up and carried her over the threshold, then set her on her feet. “I’m so glad we decided to postpone the honeymoon until we could move into the hotel.”

“Are you sure? We still have a lot of work before we open it as a bed-and-breakfast.”

“I don’t care. I love the old place. It has character.”

“As long as it doesn’t have ghosts.”

“We gave Dixie and Wesley a proper burial. I’m sure they’re in a much better place.”

“What about Hiram and Matilda?”

She paused. “I’m sure they’re long gone. Their job was to take care of the hotel, and they’ve done that. We’re the caretakers now, and I think they know.”

“Good, then it’s just you and me.” He grinned wickedly. “I’ll race you upstairs.”

She didn’t think she could love anyone more than she loved Trent right now. He’d completely changed his point of view and now wrote about the paranormal—in a good way. His book had already hit the bestseller lists. She knew it was only the beginning.

With an equally wicked grin of her own, she raised the hem of her wedding dress and took off toward the stairs. “You’re on,” she called over her shoulder.

“You’re cheating.”

“I know.”

“Don’t they make a lovely couple?” Dixie asked.

Wesley nodded. “You think we should’ve told them burying those old prospectors’ bones wouldn’t have a thing to do with us crossing over?”

“No, we’ll let them get settled in before we spring the news on them that we’re going to be around for a long, long time.”

“Now, you two be good, hear?” Matilda scolded. “They’re good kids, and I don’t want you scaring the daylights out of Trent. He’s still not used to ghosts.” She dusted her hands on her apron. “I have to fix Hiram his supper, so promise me no shenanigans while I’m gone.”

“Okay, okay,” Dixie said, shaking her head. “We’ll be good.”

Matilda left in a puffy pale green cloud.

“Do we really have to be good?” Wesley asked.

Dixie raised her eyebrows. “Me, good? Have you ever known me to be good?”

His grin was slow. “Damn, I love you, woman.”

Dixie glowed. Of course he did—for all eternity.

 

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