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  “What now?”

  “Now, you should rest.”

  I awaken a few hours later, when the room is dark and Finn is due to arrive. Moving quickly, I see the blood on the sheets and realize I’m going to have to have housekeeping come in before he can be in bed with me again. I hit the shower and get dressed before I call them.

  Then I give Dean and Damon a shake to wake them. They quickly switch to high alert, ready to protect me, as they haul their clothes back on.

  “That dress,” Dean tells me as I hit the lights and reveal the only item of clothing I now own that isn’t green.

  “I wanted something different,” I tell him, as Damon scrutinizes it.

  “It’s nice, but you suit green,” he decides.

  Dean rolls his eyes at him. “It’s amazing and you do suit green, but you’d look good in anything, Maeve.”

  I’m beginning to get nervous as I head out of the room with them, back down to Bronson’s office where I said I’d meet Finn. My emotions are all over the place by the time the elevator doors ping open and we step out into the casino.

  I glance around and my gaze falls on a shock of red hair. The little girl comes running toward me before I can locate her father. She hugs my legs and cries out, “Tank ye fer savin’ me daddy.”

  “Oh, hello.” I have to laugh as her enthusiasm almost knocks me on my ass. Dean steadies me as she lets go.

  She must only be five-years-old. She’s so sweet as she steps back and looks up at me with those same bright blue eyes that Finn has. “Yer so pretty.”

  “Thank you. You’re very pretty too.” I glance up as Finn walks toward us, a wry smile on his face.

  “Sorry, she got away from us there. This is Caitlin, she’s me daughter.”

  “Hi Caitlin,” I say, “It’s so nice to meet you.”

  “Nice to meet ye.” She smiles back and then looks at her father. “Okay. I can go with Anna now.”

  “She just really wanted to meet ye. Her sitter’s back there. C’mon, Caitlin, little girls aren’t allowed in the casino.” He takes her hand and walks her over to a smiling woman who takes her hand and leaves with her.

  “She was so cute,” I murmur. It warms my heart seeing Finn with his daughter. I can’t help wondering if the baby will have his coloring. If she’ll pick up his accent. I’m already drowning in cuteness just imagining it. My face flushes as he walks back over. Slow down, Maeve. You’ve got a lifetime to have a child now. It doesn’t have to be tonight.

  I see he’s in a shirt and nice pants. Date clothes. It reminds me this is a first date, and that helps snap me back to reality.

  “So, does this date come wit chaperones, or are these two just part of the whole package?” He glances Dean and Damon over. “Only I’d kind of like to get to know ye on yer own, at least at first.”

  “They’re staying here,” I tell him.

  “Have her back by midnight,” Dean warns.

  “Call us if you need us,” Damon puts in.

  I kiss them each and then take Finn’s hand. The world feels bright and warm and wonderful as we walk out onto the strip. So this is what freedom feels like. I think I could get used to it.

  I hope you enjoyed Lucky in Love. This novella was originally published in Lucky Between the Sheets, with the title Charming the Djinn. The characters demanded their story be expanded on so there are two more novellas in the Charming Their Djinn series, Hard Luck and Lucky Streak.

  If you’re looking for another short and steamy read, be sure to check out my seriously steamy snake shifter novella, Venom’s Kiss. This was originally published in Falling for Them Volume Five.

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