Lucky Chase

LUCKY CHASE

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Lucky Chase

MILLY TAIDEN

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Event planner for the rich and famous, Lucky Nuñez lives her dream job. But when it comes to love, she’s scraping the bottom of the barrel. She’s dying to have babies, but it seems that’s never going to happen. A chance encounter leads her into the arms of Jared Thomas. He’s a bad boy to the bone. Sexy, seductive, and so domineering, he makes her toes curl. And he’s got dirty talk down to an art form.

Jared Thomas is a ladies’ man, but when he meets sexy Lucky, he knows she’s worthy of more than just play time. Never has he wanted to keep a woman like he does her. He will make her his wife and mother of his children. There’s only one problem: his past is trying to kill his future.

They have more than communication problems playing havoc with their relationship. With trust issues the size of Texas, these two need to open up to each other. That’s if they can stay alive long enough to try.

This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are fictitious or have been used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real in any way. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales, or organizations is entirely coincidental.

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Latin Goddess Press

Winter Springs, FL 32708

http://millytaiden.com

Lucky Chase

Re-released formerly Lucky Break

Copyright © 2012 by Milly Taiden

Cover by Willsin Rowe

Edited by: Tina Winograd

All Rights Are Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Property of Milly Taiden

August 2016 

—For my readers.

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I love you!

Chapter One

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Lucky!

Luciana Nuñez whipped her head toward the familiar voices of Alexandra, or Alex, as family knew her and Sabrina, also known as Nina. She smiled wide when she spotted the two women past the mass of travelers by the luggage pickup, heading in her direction.

She rushed forward and enveloped both in a group hug. I missed you so much!

We missed you, too, prima! Alex’s soft voice whispered in her ear.

She pulled back. Both women wore fun, colorful outfits and sandals. Like her, they were on the curvaceous side, voluptuous, with full bodies as her mom liked to say. All three also had long dark hair and the cinnamon-toned skin that came from their Latin heritage. Only Lucky had the blue-black hair with skin just a tad more golden than the others. She was also a few years younger than Alex and older than Nina. It made her the center in their chocolate cookie sandwich.

Fascinated with how dazzling both women looked, she gaped openly at them. If they radiated any more happiness, she’d need sunglasses. Alex glowed with her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Nina’s eyes danced, filled with joy. Her heart ached that she’d been missing out on the comings and goings of her best friends.

Seeing Alex pregnant made her want to cry from happiness. Like her, Alex had always wanted children, so this was a dream come true for her cousin. Lucky knew without a man, her chances of getting those babies she’d wanted for years had diminished. She wasn’t at the point she needed to go get a frozen pop, also known as getting artificially inseminated, but she was definitely considering it.

Having children was important to her. She and her sister came from a big family. They loved kids. Lucky’s ovaries were screaming at her on a daily basis to get to work, while her biological clock had started hitting her so hard over the head she was going to get a concussion soon. She smiled wide at both of her best friends. You look about ready to burst with joy—especially you, Alex.

Nina laughed. Not so much what we’re doing, but what is being done to us. She winked. Tu sabes.

Yeah, she knew, all right. Those sparkling dark eyes of theirs told enough of the story for her not to wonder. And if what she’d heard about Alex’s husband and Nina’s fiancé were true, they were both getting done quite well.

Sadly, Lucky had been very unlucky in that side of her life. Her last relationship had gone down the drain when she’d mentioned family and babies to her ex. Her chest hurt whenever she remembered the way things had ended. Shit had hit the fan in the worst possible moment. Shaking her mind out of the pity party it tended to head to, she smiled at the women.

Come on, chicas. Let’s get out of here so you can both fill me in on the wedding and what I’m supposed to do to make sure it goes off without a hitch. She tugged on the plastic handle of her suitcase and headed for the exit, zigzagging her way around the bodies rushing to enter the terminal.

Sweat formed and dripped down her spine the moment they hit the outdoors. Having come from Florida and the warm beach weather, it was odd to have a higher temperature meet her in New York.

Nina winced. I know. This weather sucks. She slipped on her sunglasses. I should have just picked a date in the winter to get married, but I really didn’t want to wait that long.

Alex rolled her eyes and pointed to her protruding baby bump covered by her purple tank top. You should have. I would have loved to fit into a regular dress instead of a muumuu.

Honey, you’re going to look gorgeous in your dress. Nina grinned.

Gorgeous? Alex lifted her brows high, disbelief written all over her flushed face. I’ll look like the sun—one big yellow sphere.

Lucky choked on a giggle. Alex!

It’s true. She pouted. I don’t care what you say. I look terrible in all that yellow. Big and yellow. Lovely combination.

It’s gold, Alex. Nina’s voice sounded tired.

As if they’d had that conversation multiple times.

Gold, yellow, does it matter? Alex frowned as she pulled a bottle of water from her handbag and sipped.

But, Alex, you can—

Stop telling me I can wear it again. She groaned. I don’t think I want to look like the sun in the future.

Lucky grinned. It was nice to be back with family. She was already enjoying the silly banter between her cousins. They made their way to Nina’s navy-blue sedan. She followed behind Nina and Alex. So, when do I get to meet the groom?

Seatbelts snapped into place as Nina started the car. Tomorrow night. We’re having a private party at Come Again. You already met Andrew at Alex’s wedding. This time you’ll meet my honey, Maxwell, and his best friend, JT—who’s also his best man.

The car took off suddenly, causing Lucky to jerk in her seat. She bit back the usual slow-down retort she used on her sister. It wasn’t that Nina was a bad driver. Lucky just didn’t like speed. Or cars.

Tonight is just us girls. Nina cheered.

Ugh...I hate to be the party pooper here, but I am just not up for late nights anymore, Alex whined. She lifted her long hair into a bun and used a clip to hold it in place.

Aw. Poor baby, Nina cooed. Don’t worry, hon. You are excused and may go home to rest those swollen little feet.

Lucky sat back and retrieved a notebook. Time to take down notes on her plans for the wedding.

Oh, Luckyyy.

She met Nina’s smiling gaze in the rearview mirror.

Tonight is going to be a super special surprise. I’m taking you somewhere awesome.

A club? She wasn’t sure she was up to the clubbing scene just yet.

Nope. A private event. And that’s all I’m going to tell you.

Lucky opened her mouth to ask further questions, but Alex cut her off. Don’t even bother asking anything, chica. She’s already said it’s a surprise. She’s obsessed with those things.

Hey! I will have you know, you all love my surprises. She clicked on the radio. The sounds of their favorite ’80s salsa songs filled the car and they all sang along, completely out of tune. She amended her previous thought. It wasn’t just nice to be back with her family, it was awesome.

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Lucky glanced at her body in the full-length bedroom mirror, scanning for anything that might be off with the short black skirt, crimson top, and heeled black sandals. Her breasts strained against the low-cut neckline, showing off more than a peek of her boobs. Hm. Did she look desperate? She hoped not. Her outfit was the height of fashion in the fashion world she’d just come from.

Short of walking around in a nun habit, everything she wore molded to her boobs and hips, clinging in all the right places. Oh well, she had curves and she had no problem showing them off. She was getting older and she still didn’t have the family or children she’d dreamed about for years. She thought she’d get that with Nick, but all she’d gotten was heartbreak. Now her dreams of babies were gone forever.

Her gaze slid up to her face, perfectly made-up eyes, and the dark red gloss coating her lips. Having traveled the world as a top-notch event planner had its perks. She’d learned from the very best makeup artists how to do her face to show whatever mood she wanted. And tonight she wanted sexy.

A soft tap sounded on the door. Come in.

Nina’s smiling face peeked around the corner before she waltzed inside in a skimpy red mini dress.

Look at that. We match! I guess great minds do think alike.

Lucky grinned. Nina hopped on the bed, her smile wide. She studied Lucky’s outfit with approval. The sparkle of mischief in Nina’s eyes made her more than a little wary. Dammit, but she needed to get out. She needed to unwind.

Heck, after the way her last relationship had ended—with a level of drama worthy of a daytime Emmy nomination for best soap—she needed to have fun. Anything to revive her libido and the lashing it had taken when she’d found out Nick got his ex-girlfriend pregnant, all the while telling her he wasn’t ready for kids or a long-term commitment.

Oh, but let’s not forget how he’d been ready to play her for the other woman. Swift anger made her blood boil. She tamped down the surge of fury that tried to shove its way to the surface to rile her. This happened every time she thought of his lying, cheating ass. If only shit hadn’t happened in such a fucked-up way.

Sadly, she couldn’t change the past. And even if she could, she wasn’t sure she’d change her final actions.

She cleared her throat, swallowing at the dryness taking hold and smiled. So where exactly are we going?

Out. Nina grinned. "I hope you