The Four Stages of Loving Dutch Owen - Debra Kayn Page 0,82
some sort in his hand.
Skull met his gaze. "Ride safe, brother."
"Always." Dutch dipped his chin.
Waiting for Marla Marie, he was often surprised that his children never questioned the dynamics of their family.
Someday, when they hit their teens, he suspected they'd ask them how Grandma could also be their dad's sister and how their mom had blue eyes and blonde hair, like them, when everyone else had dark hair and brown eyes. But he guessed those questions would come once they started questioning everything.
Amusement left him ready to go, so he could be with the girl he'd kidnapped. That was another story they'd have to share when the kids were older.
Marla Marie hugged both of her kids, seeming to take longer than necessary because Cora Lee and Colt grew restless, ready to go back and play with Grandma and Grandpa.
He walked over and distracted her, leading her by the hand. He got her to the gate in the yard and led her to the front of the house, out of sight of the others.
"Alyssa and King are riding down and will be at the coast on Sunday morning. I told them to stop at the hotel, and we'd have lunch with them before we ride back home." Marla Marie stopped beside his Harley.
"Maybe."
She paused, putting on her helmet. "What does that mean? You don't want to see them? We haven't gotten together with them since the rally, and that was four months ago."
He sat on the Harley. "I might not be done with you by then."
Her brows shot up, and her lips formed a perfect O. He reached out and patted her ass. "Come on, Marla Marie. You're wasting daylight."
She climbed on behind him. Once she'd settled and wrapped her arms around him, he rode away from the house.
Out on the street, he revved the engine for the kids to hear.
Marla Marie tightened her hold on him. He grinned into the wind, knowing she always got a thrill from the purr of the Harley.
He passed a canopy of dark green fir trees on each side of the road. The sun shined down on him through the blue sky.
The asphalt blurred gray underneath his motorcycle's front wheel as he passed brown, silver, red, and white vehicles going too slow.
He had his girl on the back.
Freedom in front of him.
The wind in his face.
And, Marla Marie had him seeing fucking colors.
Dear readers —
Thank you for purchasing The Four Stages of Loving Dutch Owen. With over seventy novels published, I like to veer from the series books and dive into single title sagas when the mood strikes.
The best part of writing a DK saga is stepping into the lives of the characters. To go from young innocence to a life-long love has many ups and downs, growths and setbacks, and I get to share that history of the couple with you, the reader, beyond the romance. Though, I think knowing the history makes the romance even hotter!
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Author Bio
Debra Kayn is published by Grand Central Publishing, Simon & Schuster Publishing, Carina Press - Harlequin Enterprises Limited, and repped by agent Stephany Evans of FinePrint Literary Management.
Believing everyone deserves to love and be loved, she takes the most unlikely characters and turns them into heroes and heroines.
She lives with her family in the Bitterroot Mountains of beautiful North Idaho, where she enjoys the outdoors, the four seasons, and the wild animals that gather in her yard.