Downstairs, I heard the garage door rumble open and close, the clink of Rob’s keys on the kitchen counter. “Miss?” he called softly up the stairs.
My voice was gone, my throat tight. My eyes burned, and still, I held the phone. It wasn’t until I heard him walking down the hall to the bedroom that I sprang into motion.
I shoved the phone back under the mattress and scooped up the toys.
Rob stopped short in the doorway. “Oh.” He smiled. “I called you.”
“Sorry, I was cleaning.”
He touched my cheek, slid past me. “You don’t have to do that.”
“It’s my job,” I said brightly, and if it was too bright then what did it matter anyway?
My husband was moving toward the bathroom, already unbuttoning his shirt. “Is there a plate for me?”
I turned, saw he’d paused, and forced a smile. “Yup. I’ll heat it up for you.”
“Thanks, love.”
“Of course.” I walked out of the bedroom but didn’t go downstairs.
Instead, I hesitated in the hall, silent and waiting.
And my gut tied itself into knots when I heard Rob’s footfalls across the carpet, the slide of his hand beneath the mattress as he pulled out the phone.
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Acknowledgments
This is the point in every book that I’m reminded of exactly how many people it takes to turn my books into something that you as readers can enjoy! I quite literally could not do it without you, KC (thanks for always being my sounding board and keeping my head on straight). I also want to send a big thank you out to Kay and Christine who help me meet my ridiculous editing deadlines and always have wonderful suggestions to make my books better. And Jena! Thank you for taking my crazy ideas and turning them into fabulous covers. I always know I can count on you!
And thank YOU for reading Bad Breakup! I hope you enjoyed CeCe and Colin’s story, as it’s one I seriously loved writing! If you’d like to catch up on all my other releases, please check out my website: www.elisefaber.com. There you can sign up for my newsletter (with monthly bookish giveaways, woohoo!), check out my other books (everything from paranormal romance to hockey romance to contemporary stand alones), and get to know more about my dorky self (hockey, chocolate, Star Wars . . . okay, I’m pretty boring ).
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-XOXO,
Elise
Also by Elise Faber
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Roosevelt Ranch Series (all stand alone)
Disaster at Roosevelt Ranch
Heartbreak at Roosevelt Ranch
Collision at Roosevelt Ranch (coming soon)
Regret at Roosevelt Ranch (coming soon)
Billionaire’s Club (all stand alone)
Bad Night Stand
Bad Breakup
Bad Husband (January 25th, 2019)
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Gold Hockey (all stand alone)
Blocked
Backhand
Boarding (coming soon)
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Life Sucks Series (all stand alone)
Train Wreck
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Phoenix Series (read in order)
Phoenix Rising
Dark Phoenix
Phoenix Freed
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Phoenix: LexTal Chronicles (stand alone, Phoenix world)
From Ashes
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KTS Series
Fire and Ice (Hurt Anthology, stand alone)